50 ! Who'd a' thought it ?

I turned 50 yesterday and my sister and her family got me 50 various beers as a present. These are very interesting beers from just about everywhere. I am sampling them even as we speak (even as we blog !) and I will report any "finds".

Day Out Fishing

Yesterday my friend Steve invited us out on his boat. We cruised around Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. We fished and drank beer. We caught sunburns.

Wow. My 2nd 4th of July post with video of my flag. Downside: I'm pretty boring.
Anyway, happy Fourth of July; I hope you're all enjoying it ! Very quiet here by the sea.
Tomorrow will have to be a little more adventurous. I will be walking Wollaston Beach.

Old sayings are going through my head this morning. I already 'woke up and smelled the coffee', and then I 'took time to smell the roses'. These are swiped from our bushes out front of the buildings. I am convinced that you're supposed to cut them to force more to bloom. No one I ask seems to know. Guess my Google project will be to find out. It must be true if it's on the Internet !

Grilled chicken over salad with ranch dressing. I tend to use too much dressing. I guess I'm incorrigible.

Marina Bay, Quincy, 8:30 this morning. They're getting ready for the onslaught later today. Ice chests were being filled with beer, and you could hear glasses clinking in each of the bars. I think there are six of them : Waterworks, Captain Fishbones, Skyline, Krabby Joe's, Siro's, and The Chantey. It's a great place to people watch, and it's only ten minutes away from home.

This is what a pound-and-a-half of salad looks like (no, I am not kidding !). Artichoke hearts, cheese, peas, tomatoes, pasta, and (I think) couscous. Whatever it is, it's good.
It's raining pretty hard out there today. People are driving like they usually do in the rain (slow !) so I'm glad I'm inside today and not out making deliveries like I did yesterday and Friday.

Lasagna (I know; pretty predictable). Let's just say I know what I like, and I like lasagna ! This will be lunch for the week, unless I go stir-crazy and buy something.

The Boston skyline in the distance; Marina Bay (left) and Squantum (right) flanking the view. A plane coming in to Logan above the buildings.

Wollaston Beach, Quincy, around 6:30 this morning. I wanted to get the sunrise . . . . I missed by about 10 minutes. There were half-a-dozen joggers,walkers, 1 dog walker while I sat in my folding chair in the breeze (and shivered; it was 38). The breeze did not stop for even a second.