Wessex Aquamarine Tiara

March 28, 2019 Thursday

7:55 AM Sassy
Good morning! Have a terrific Thursday!

10:30 AM Phil
Almost Friday! Have a great one!

12:15 PM Sassy
Dig this stunning aquamarine necklace tiara that the Countess of Wessex wears!

                                        Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

More photos and info at
http://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2017/03/the-wessex-aquamarine-necklace-tiara.html

Gravitational anomaly

March 27, 2019 Wednesday

8:59 AM Sassy
We made it to Wednesday! Whee!

8:59 AM Phil
Happy Hump day!

8:59 AM Sassy
My Tuesday sucked so I’m hoping today is better!

8:59 AM Phil
Sorry to hear that!

I’m trying to get ready for the new job. It’s a whirlwind trying to get my brain to think of the old terminology again but so much fun.

9:01 AM Sassy
Yay!

9:08 AM Sassy
I broke the plastic cover on my phone, but not the phone thank goodness!
And I had my first ever total catering fail…delivery just didn’t happen – starved the entire staff at lunch yesterday! Whee. So ready to retire.

1:05 PM Phil
They will survive! 

First ever fail isn’t a bad record over so many years!

I cracked the screen protector on my phone too. Yesterday.  That’s weird.  Some gravitational anomaly?!

1:06 PM Sassy
Luckily I have the insurance so T-Mobile replaces it for free. Phew
Just have to get to that store and wait for them to do it.

1:06 PM Phil
Yeah, I always carry Apple care

Choir fun

March 26, 2019 Tuesday
8:49 AM Sassy
Have a super Tuesday Philip! It’s a beautiful cold day!

9:25 AM Phil
You too! Had a blast at choir last night. Basses were blowing out the room! So much fun with songs with a deep booming bass part. Enjoy the beautiful day!

11:11 AM Sassy
Cool! You know I adore men singing and especially you!

11:20 AM Phil
Ha! I love Easter Music. It’s powerful and rejoiceful. The ladies are losing their patience with us because they can’t hear anything but us. We told them to sing louder which did not go over well.

  

11:20 AM Sassy
Ha. I remember those days – it was usually the tenors.

11:28 AM Phil
Yep!

11:29 AM Sassy
I remember you pressing me against the wall in the choir room.  😉

11:35 AM Phil
I remember that too!  I’d do it again!

Pretty day

March 23, 2019 Saturday

7:59 AM Sassy
Good morning kid! 

Quiet day for me. 
I survived lunch at the Tilted Kilt yesterday and enjoyed The Northerner!

8:35 AM Phil
I like Tilted Kilt. Don’t have one here but used to go in the Midwest.

Glad you enjoyed your day! Off to the home show

8:36 AM Phil
Spectacular sunny day today!

[photo of his street with a bunch of houses]

9:24 AM Sassy
Wow! We had a dusting of snow overnight

9:45 AM Phil
Pretty day in the Burbs

9:46 AM Sassy
Here’s my pretty city view. 

[photo of the city view out my balcony window]

Sunny and 38!

Snappy Patty’s

March 21, 2019 Thursday

8:42 AM Sassy
Good morning! It’s Thursday again! Enjoy!

12:24 PM Phil
Friday for me! Have a great day!

12:25 PM Sassy
Me too! What’s your plan?
I’m going to see The Northerner tomorrow!

12:24 PM Phil
Well enjoy!
Going to a festival tomorrow and the home show on Saturday

6:56 PM Sassy
Dinner at Snappy Patty’s in Medford

Chocolate espresso martini and Danger Juice
Lemonade
Tater tots with Parmigiano-Reggiano
Clam chowder with Ipswich clams and pork belly
Beet salad 
with toasted Sunflower Seeds, Honey Creme & Citrus
Beef sliders
Steak frite
Roasted acorn squash with maple butter

Giving notice

March 20, 2019 Wednesday


8:28 AM Sassy
Have a wonderful Wednesday Philip!

10:55 AM Phil
You too! Enjoy the day!

10:55 AM Sassy
Happy spring!

10:56 AM Phil
Oh wow! I forgot! Happy Spring!

2:10 PM Sassy
I handed in my resignation letter.
June 21

4:22 PM Phil
Oh wow. Is that retirement date?

4:23 PM Sassy

Yup. June 21 = 90 days
er…93…

67 work days!

4:26 PM Phil
That will go fast!

4:53 PM Phil
What are you gonna do with yourself?

4:54 PM Sassy
Pester you? 🙂

I dunno… will have time to figure that out later.

More project stuff

Eat more lobster!

4:56 PM Phil
Those are all good things

4:56 PM Sassy
Write a food blog?
Travel more?
Did you decide on the new job?

4:57 PM Phil
Yep, taking it

4:57 PM Sassy
Wow! When?

4:58 PM Phil
In about a month

4:58 PM Sassy
Any time in between?

5:00 PM Phil
Nope. Go right to work

5:00 PM Sassy
Back to the other branch of the military!
Wow….

6:06 PM Phil
Yes ma’am in a very exciting fast paced environment

Jae’s Cafe

March 19, 2019 Tuesday


7:30 AM Phil
Oh I hate that! Hope it goes well this morning. Have a fabulous day!

9:11 AM Sassy
Good morning!
Dentist was easy – he polished a little and it was fixed! Did it for free! 
Got to work before 9 am. Whee!

Hope you have a Super Tuesday!

9:17 AM Sassy
Dog face! With some race opinions… hee! See explanation of each caption below.

Robert Redington’s dog Au Revoir photographed by Scott Sloane
Captioned by Matt Hammersley 

Fun 5 minute video of Dalzell Gorge with Aliy Zirkle 

https://youtu.be/jjyItL68iqU

Tussocks are the tufted vegetation that make the trail a bumpy mess when there isn’t enough snow to cover them 

https://www.adn.com/…/its-just-bam-bam-bam-iditarod…/

The coast is the barren open landscape along the Norton Sound and Bering Sea on the last leg of the race that is often a nightmare of wind and snow. https://www.facebook.com/pg/arctic.mood.photo/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2284168918571959&__tn__=-UCH-R Arctic Mood

Nome is the finish line! The nose of the lead dog has to go under the burled arch! http://www.alaska.org/detail/iditarod-burled-arch

6:38 PM Sassy
First time at Jae’s Cafe in Davis Square Somerville for Korean and Thai (they’ve taken over the Meju space)

Thai basil gimlet
Tom yum soup with chicken
Tom Kar gui chicken coconut soup
Beef mandoo dumplings
Ginger tea
Crispy shrimp spring rolls
Shrimp in a blanket
KFC (Korean fried chicken)

Dental delay

March 18, 2019 Monday


9:13 AM Sassy
Good morning Philip! Here’s to an easy Monday.

9:33 AM Phil
Good morning! You too! Enjoy the day!

9:36 AM Sassy
I get to see the dentist. Need a little chipped tooth fixed. Whee

11:16 AM Phil
Oh that sounds like great fun!

2:50 PM Sassy
I went over there and he was running late so I have to go back at 8:30 am tomorrow… bleh.

5:59 PM Sassy
The last musher made it to Nome on Day 16 and received the Red Lantern for last place. Congrats to Victoria Hardwick and all the mushers and their teams of dogs who made the past two weeks such a thrill ride for me!

7:04 PM Sassy
Does this pup photo beg for a caption? YES IT DOES!

“Robert Redington’s dog named Au Revoir, she gave me a lot of fun expressions. “

photo by Scott Sloan 
9:51 PM Sassy

Spectacular collection of 134 photos from just outside Nome on the Iditarod Trail! Just when I think I’ve seen Alaska from every angle, up pops a new perspective. Click through for mountains, mushers, dogs and the Bering Sea!”

“Lance Mackey and LANCE MACKEY’s Comeback Kennel running past a fishing cabin a few miles from Safety as a storm is developing”

From Artic Mood Facebook – Julien Schroder photographer

https://www.facebook.com/arctic.mood.photo/photos/a.2284168918571959/2282353998753451/?type=3&theater