New Smith Center

September 26, 2018 Wednesday

1:02 PM Sassy
Hiya! Hope your Wednesday is going well.

Waiting to see the surgeon, taking skin from under my arm to test. Whee

2:17 PM Phil
Oh that sounds like no fun

2:18 PM Sassy
Eh. Done. Surgeon is so lovely – older lady

2:20 PM Sassy
Had a ham & cheese croissant at Swissbakers at the new student center at Harvard! They’ve done an amazing renovation of that space! 

2:30 PM Sassy
Fun photo tour of the new Smith Campus Center in Harvard Square that opened officially last week – lots of restaurants and events open to the public! 

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/09/scenes-from-harvards-new-smith-campus-center/

                                   Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer


Take Social Security when?

September 25, 2018 Tuesday

7:42 AM Sassy
Good morning! Here’s to a terrific Tuesday!

1:04 PM Phil
Absolutely

4:27 PM Sassy
Interesting article about a big financial question as we plan to retire, with a good link to the Social Security estimator. The one bit of advice they don’t offer is, “talk with a financial planner.” Most of them have rubrics to put in your info and come up with good choices

When should I start taking Social Security? 60-somethings want to know


Tips and triple treats

September 24, 2018 Monday

5:24 AM Sassy
Good morning Philip! Hope your Monday is marvelous!

7:54 AM Sassy
Friend who lost a brother recommended this cartoon, and said I did well at it.  That’s nice to know because I always feel like I don’t know what to say or do.

11:04 AM Phil
Good morning!
Catching up on work at home. Busy week closing everything out at work so I can leave this week. Start my new job on Monday. Enjoy the day!

11:44 AM Sassy

2:45 PM Sassy 

Tasty chicken katsu over rice at Takemura in Harvard Square with Sis and a visiting friend! 

7:20 PM Sassy
Superb Supper at Snappy Patty’s in W Medford

Poutine
Tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich
Beet salad
Caesar salad with steak for Hubby
Roasted acorn squash with pistachios
Fried chicken
Dining room 
Bar

7:59 PM Sassy
Dessert at C B Scoops in W Medford


#truth
Cheery interior 
Huge menu
Butter pecan in a chocolate-dipped waffle cone
Strawberry ice cream in a waffle cone bowl 
dipped with chocolate and with jimmies 

Fall flowers and food

September 23, 2018 Sunday

8:56 AM Sassy
Good morning kid!

9:48 AM Sassy
Fall flowers on a beautiful Sunday morning!

11:30 AM Sassy
Breakfast at the Arlington Diner – not our intended destination but it worked out.  

Don’t you love it when a restaurant website says they open for brunch at 10 am and when you arrive at 9:55 am their sign says they open at 11 am?   Grrr…. no Summer Shack for us! 
French toast with sausage
Sausage eggs Benedict with home fries 
My Eggs Benedict with home fries
Side of bacon

11:57 AM Phil
Good morning! Nice rainy day!

12:23 PM Sassy
Beauty at Wilson Farm in Lexington

Sweet smart kitten

September 22, 2018 Saturday

5:37 AM Sassy
Good morning Philip! Have a super Saturday! Mwah!

7:24 AM Phil
Good morning! You too! Boarding a flight home

10:23 AM Sassy
Sweet smart kitten!


From the Happy Jack Cats, Inc. Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/happyjackcatsinc/photos/a.915976318449732/1824486634265358/?type=3&theater

STOWAWAY! Hercules figured out how to get himself a forever home. His sister, Artemis had just been adopted and was leaving in a carrier. Sneaky Hercules, who is black, got in there first and hid in the dark, back corner. Surprise! When the family got home, guess who popped out. That’s right, a little stowaway, Hercules. Before Hercules made his appearance, the family was surprised how happy and confident Artemis was on the car ride home, then the reason became apparent. She had a friend to keep her company. Who could resist such an enterprising fellow that took the bull by the horns and made things happen. Not this family! Needless to say, Hercules is adopted too. Take a look at the little plotter himself.

11:03 AM Sassy
Happy autumn! I made breakfast again!

Ham & Cheese omelette with an 
English muffin with raspberry jam

7:44 PM Sassy
I got a lamp! It’s blue!
https://www.target.com/p/ceramic-pattern-table-lamp-project-62-153/-/A-53980755?preselect=53536509&fbclid=IwAR2HLcFQ80kZPqIX-ASx8pjaVA7omfzS-tad-HDw1iSga7r-c0LeLK2ScPg#lnk=sametab

8:21 PM Sassy
Happy Autumnal Equinox! 

9:07 PM Sassy
[he posted on Facebook when he landed near home]
Glad to know you made it home!

Meju meal

September 17, 2018 Monday
1:13 PM Sassy
Hope your Monday is marvelous! You working?

3:16 PM Phil
Worked hard, done for the day

9:00 PM Sassy
Korean dinner at Meju in Davis Square Somerville

The dining room and bar
Sides dishes of kimchi and veggies
Mandu beef dumplings
Shrimp and vegetables tempura
Steamed buns with beef short rib
Spicy chicken
Japchae – cellophane noodles, beef and mushrooms

Wit’s End

September 16, 2018 Sunday

4:04 AM Phil
Thank you. She was such a part of our lives. I can’t believe she’s gone. Best personality I have ever seen in a dog and smart as a whip. The other dogs are lost without her

[thumbs down]

6:33 AM Sassy
You posted such lovely photos! So sad…people don’t talk about it much but it’s so tough when they go.

Be gentle with yourself. I found it helped to remember the good days and special traits. Feel free to tell stories about her. Pet the others lots.

7:32 AM Phil
We did everything we could. I made her broth, steak, eggs, whatever she would eat. We spent her last three days by her side loving on her. She had a fabulous life but I wanted her to stay longer. She was my buddy, my workout partner, the one always knew when I needed a lift and she was ferocious for a little dog. Loving on the other two cause they miss her too but they were by her side when she passed. There were nothing but good days and I have hundreds of delightful photos. We take a lot of pictures for this exact reason.

10:02 AM Sassy
You are the best dog lover. So good you could be with her.

12:01 PM Sassy
Brunch at Wit’s End in Inman Square Cambridge

Lime rickey
Cambridge Street
A Marvin Gaye spicy bloody Mary
Lobster eggs Benedict with cheese grits
Brisket Benedict and crab cake Benedict with cheese grits
Biscuits & sausage, side of bacon
12:38 PM Sassy
Strolled across the street to Christina’s for ice cream – Oreo cup with crushed Oreos on top!

12:50 PM Sassy
Glad you made it to CA! Looks gorgeous!

1:48 PM Phil
It is. Happy to be here. 

All I saw at home was missing my dog

2:00 PM Sassy
Ah… yes. Good spot to watch the game?

2:48 PM Phil
Yeah it is.

2:49 PM Sassy
Lots of people there?

2:51 PM Phil
Always a full place, great food and beer and all the games

2:52 PM Sassy
What takes you out there?

7:53 PM Sassy
Superb Chinese supper at Sichuan Garden II in Woburn

Lovely dining room
Hot and soup soup
Pork dumplings
Beef teriyaki
Beef with spring onions, pork fried rice and mapa tofu
12:49 AM Phil
Work

Skating Saturday

September 15, 2018 Saturday

7:39 AM Sassy

Good morning kid! 
 Hope you have a super Saturday! I’m going back to bed.
  

10:40 AM Sassy
I made breakfast! 

Ham & cheese omelette with an English muffin with raspberry jam! 

6:02 PM Sassy
Having chicken katsu at Takemura in Harvard Square! 

10:31 PM Sassy
Tonight’s Evening with Champions show at Harvard’s Bright Arena to benefit the Jimmy Fund – hosted by Paul Wylie and Emily Hughes

Oleg Protopopov skated a tribute to Ludmilla
Kimmie Meisner
Vincent Zhou

The finale with all the skaters
11:19 PM Sassy

Dig the first jump from Vincent Zhou – both arms up!

[He posted that his dog died]
So sorry about your doggie! 
Please accept my deepest condolences.

Kitty Mug

September 12, 2018 Wednesday

9:57 AM Sassy
A coworker gave me a kitty mug! I adore the toes!


8:43 PM Sassy
FYI – The Washington Post and some local papers in the hurricane region that charge for access to their websites are dropping their paywalls during the storm. Here’s an amazing animation from the WaPo of the GOES satellite loop of Hurricane Florence (scroll down to the purple animation)

Tracking Hurricane Florence 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/tracking-hurricane-florence/

8:45 PM Sassy
Did you make it home?

9:16 PM Phil
Leaving in a couple hours

9:17 PM Sassy
Hope it’s easy!