Month: August 2020

Gandalf demonstrates his air guitar form.  And his very fluffy belly.

My ballot is safely in…huzzah! And yes, this is a screen shot.  Sue me.

Moody Street in Waltham is closed this  summer to allow all the restaurants to have patio space on the street.  Some places have simply put out tables and nothing else, others have tents and some lighting.  This place really went all out, and it made for a lovely dining experience.

I received this package in the mail today from Square and AmEx.  If I had an actual brick-and-mortar store, it would be helpful.  But hey, it came with an enormous bottle of hand sanitizer, so that’s cool.

A fantastic view of the rainbow while we were out paddling on the pond tonight after dinner.

A good way into the hike up Goat Hill at the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, we came across these painted rocks.  It feels like something a local troop of Girl Scouts would do.

If you’ve never been to Purgatory Chasm in Sutton MA, I recommend it.  It’s a really giant hole in the ground where you can go and climb and hike around.  I was happy to notice that all the other people we saw were at least wearing sneakers (as opposed to flip-flips or something equally ridiculous for a place like this).

When you’re out in the woods,  if there’s one thing you want to make sure you have, it’s an old-school, wall mounted pencil sharpener.  I suppose we could use it on marshmallow sticks?

My vote-by-mail packet arrived today.  Now I have to do some homework to see who I want to replace Joe Kennedy (because he’s deserting us to run for Senate, the jerk).

A local group is trying to make masks for students, and asked for help from the community with ironing, cutting and sewing the material.  I actually kind of like to iron; I appreciate the immediate results of it.  So I offered to help with ironing, and it’s feeding the instant gratification monkey in my brain very nicely.