Strawberries picked directly from the fields are infinitely better than those purchased in the grocery store. A special thank you to Grasshopper No.1 and favorite son-in-law for sharing. The only caveat is that you need to eat them while they are fresh because they will spoil quickly.
The 4th of July weekend is usually filled with impromptu family gatherings, good food and stupid fireworks (although our neighborhood exploding rockets were pretty cool).
Grasshopper No.2 was bold enough to host a 4th family outing. The weather was cooperative and her new deck got a workout. Patented hamburger patties along with skewered marinated chicken pieces were fantastic supported by all the other “dishes”. Most (adults) was slowly sipping a funny looking drink with ice cubes and fruit. What the hell is Sangria? Is it supposed to make you talk stupid?
Grasshopper No.2 finished celebrating her “half birthday” on June 30. It has something to do with her real birthday being a non-event because it is so close to Christmas. I guess getting new lawn chairs in December would never happen.
Grasshopper No.4 got his family to celebrate his birthday at St. Anna with steak. Your Mom and I tagged along. As much as I prefer fish these days, St. Anna forces me to do the “rib-eye” thing.
We finished off the holiday weekend with steak sandwiches at Chesters in Plymouth. Now the summer is complete.
Reflecting on the weekend, the common thread is food. Maybe it is a German thing?
So now it is “Hi-ho, hi-ho, off to work we go”. Only 4 more days and we have another weekend. Enjoy!
Love,
Dad