Ramblings

 Drew is going shopping for a gas grill today.  Wish us luck.

Our next barbecue will be July 5.  I’m hoping we won’t have to use the charcoal grill …

The weather has been awful this week.  Cold and rainy, more like April than June.  I drove by the community pool and the lifeguards — the very lonely lifeguards — were all wearing heavy jackets.   But we are expecting summer weather by the end of the week, and an actual heat wave next week.  Drew is picking up our pool pass tomorrow.

The pool is less than half a mile from here, a pleasant 10 minute walk. I think I’ll be going fairly often.

I’m getting bored with walking in the neighborhood and I’ll probably start driving down to the beach more often, now that the weather is improving. I’m trying to decide if an Empire Pass is worth it. The pass allows unlimited access to state parks.  As a senior citizen I don’t have to pay the parking fee at Jones Beach during the week.  I’d have to visit 7 or 8 times on a Saturday or Sunday to break even, and I’m not sure I’d do that … But I will go to the beach. 

As I said yesterday, we’re planning a road trip in the fall.  So we’re trying to think of good staycation/day trip activities for the summer.  Work has been stressful.  I spent two hours yesterday cleaning up someone else’s mess.  It’s time to have some fun.