A little light reading

Father's Day gift

 My favorite Syl painting yet!

the Cure

 One of the many wonderful things about Syl is her willingness to go to most any live music concert and to really enjoy it. We spent a beautiful June evening at the Xfinity Center, an outdoor venue in Mansfield, MA, enjoying some goth nostalgia courtesy The Cure. While it was a bit shocking to realize how advanced in age one of my favorite college era bands is, they still sound just as good as ever. We had a great time.

Spring on bikes and (local) hikes

It has been a beautiful spring full of biking and hiking (and trail running)!

 

Happy 80th Grammy

 Syl and I headed south to surprise Grammy for her big milestone birthday.

We caught her on the way home from the driving range. Surprise success!

Grammy was not thrilled with her first gift.

An afternoon at the beach is a good way to celebrate when one lives in Naples.

Syl painted this beautiful scene as her gift.

It's gotta be a big occasion to get Syl in a dress!

We headed to the Bay House, where another surprise was waiting!

A nice evening with nice people, celebrating Grammy... 

Happy 80th, Grammy - and many more! All of the trip photos are here.

New Life 5K

 After a couple of years off due to Covid and conflict, Syl and I again did the New Life Furniture Bank 5K in Medfield, which is a charity near and dear to our friend, Trystan. It was a gorgeous (though hot!) day for a run. 

Bonus, our friends Derek and Maeve from Holliston ran with us! Maeve was one of Syl's buddies dating from daycare at the Holliston Community Children's Center, before either of them could really talk. So it was a little jarring for both of them to realize it had been so long that they barely recognized each other!

Syl caught sight of this banner and said, "the dogs have MONEY???"