5/24/08 Yard Sales and Lawn Sales

I read a book about life in Maine and I went to the Bob Marley concert where he poked fun at life in Maine and they both made reference to yard sales and lawn sales. I must've left last year before the yard / lawn sale season started, but oh my oh my, did I see them this weekend. They were everywhere. Mostly it was individuals, but here's one that was a group having a big tent sale (but they advertised it as a yard sale) as a fund raiser for their organization. Memorial Day is the unofficial start of the summer season and I guess it's the unofficial start of yard / lawn sale season, too.

5/24/08 Vintage Varitek, Papi, and Youk

Oh my oh my oh my. This is what I saw in Hannaford's today. This is a display of 3 California wines. The orange label is Captain's Cabernet and has a photo of the Boston Red Sox's team captain and catcher, Jason Varitek. The purple label is Vintage Papi with a photo of David Ortiz, a.k.a. Big Papi, who is the designated hitter and a hoot to watch play the game. The green label is my favorite, SauvignYoouuk Blanc. Kevin Youkilis plays first base superbly and is just an all-around good guy. When he comes to bat, you think the fans are booing, but in fact, they're yelling out "Yooouuuuuk!" He's my favorite player on the Sox, but I also admire the cleverness of the name of his brand of wine.

And since all the proceeds are going to a good cause, I bought a bottle of SauvignYoouuk Blanc. I don't know if I'll drink it or not, but I had to have it. There goes my minimalist lifestyle!

BTW, this is in the Hannaford's that carded the old lady and made national headlines. I did NOT get carded. Hmmmmmm.

5/24/08 Happy Memorial Day Weekend

Well, you can really only see one of them in this photo, but there are at least 4 American flags here on Broadway in honor of Memorial Day weekend. Way to go, Farmington!

5/24/08 the view is changing

Check out the dogwalking park/river banks of the Sandy River. I think those are all dandelions down there dotting the grass with yellow.

Compare it to the photo from just 8 days ago when I first moved in.