One: My favorite coffee shop is back in business! The people who own my favorite Italian restaurant purchased it and re-opened it. They seem to be creating their own foodie empire on First Avenue in downtown Albany--they already own the one really fancy restaurant in town, down on the end of First, and are opening an Asian restaurant right next door to the coffee shop. Since I've never been anything but pleased by the food I've received at one of the restaurants they own, I say: bring on the totalitarian regime of good food!
Also, Boccherini's is giving away FREE drinks today while they are training their staff. if you're in Albany, you oughta go get yourself one. You know a person is a good friend when they call you at home just to tell you about free drinks! Thanks, Heather. I guess this is my much-more-impersonal version of spreading the love. Enjoy a free vanilla iced latte, just like I did, and it will make your day that much better.
Two: I love the Takena wading pool. This is a small wading pool operated by Albany Parks and Rec in the neighborhood park closest to my house. It is just perfect for babies though kindergarten-age kids. Swanson Pool, the one time I was there, was crowded, crazy, and expensive. Takena is fun, low-key, and FREE. I heard that this is the last year for the Takena Pool--that regulations require a new chlorine and filtration system for it and it would be too expensive, or something. Say it ain't so, city of Albany!
Three: Should I let my kids stay up late to let them watch fireworks tomorrow? Because 9:30 or 10 p.m. is REALLY late for them. And that's only when the local fireworks shows start, not when they end. But I know they'd like it.
Four: I am a fan of sun tea. I never used to like tea at all, but now I'm totally into putting a pitcher of plain old Lipton's and water out in the driveway, letting it sit out all afternoon, then sweetening it and putting it in the fridge to chill. Then you have yummy sweet tea for the next couple days. I've been on a constant make-rinse-repeat cycle with my sun tea for weeks now. It's my new summer thing.
Five: I'm having a hard time coming up with seven things today.
Six: What else is good and summery in the world? I've covered iced lattes, wading pools, fourth of July, and iced tea. Oh, I know what else! Raspberries. I love raspberries, and they are ripe now. Once upon a time, I picked raspberries and got a rash and then I was afraid I might be allergic to raspberries, but thank heavens that was not the case. I love raspberries. I think I said that already. My father-in-law picked me a bucketful and gave it to me last night. They've been sitting in my fridge and I've been munching on them all day. I don't think there is anything I love more than perfectly ripe raspberries. Except maybe ripe strawberries.
Seven: Or ripe blueberries! Our little blueberry bushes are bearing their first fruit, and the girls enjoyed some yesterday.
Sweet little summertime pleasures.
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1 comments:
I was having trying to figure out what to do about fireworks as well. I decided it is a once a year thing, and even though bedtime is normally 7:30, we are going to let them stay up. :)
That wading pool looks like a lot of fun! I wish we had something like that!
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