I have missed the deadline for #WeekendExperiences by @galenkp but I love to play along anyhow. This week's post can be found at @galenkp/weekend-engagement-topics-week-261 I also love #SublimeSunday (inspired by @c0ff33a) and #BeautifulSunday (initiated by @ace108) with no time limits and are equally as fun to follow.
This weekend felt like I left all the fun stuff for Saturday and Sunday.
First things first! The Prompt!
What is your earliest childhood memory and why has it stuck with you?
I was just thinking about this tonight as a storm front rolled through. I remember as a toddler being woken up by my dad to go sit out front and watch a lighting storm. I was tired as shit and thinking it was a little strange to be woken up but remember the wonder with each lighting bolt. I love storms and always will.
Hall of Fame!
First on tap was a visit to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame for the induction of Jose Bautista! I know what you are thinking. Why the hell is there a Canadian Baseball hall of fame and why is a Dominican being inducted. I was not too worried about it as I had a blast watching this guy with the BlueJays and a quick road trip to start the weekend won me some WifePoints© too.
As luck would have it, right in that same town there is a craft brewery with some cool picnic tables and cottage chairs on which to enjoy a little #beer on a beautiful #beersaturday. Broken Rail brews up a nice NEIPA and Blonde Ale so we each snagged a pint and some sun in the afternoon.
After a little afternoon nap, my little guy wanted to have his walk in the park. I had to oblige and snapped a pic from the same spot I have hundreds of times over the last 4 years. Summer green has settled in and is pushing in from every angle. Strangely enough, the combination of a cool spring snap, a couple dry spells and steady breeze, mosquitos have not yet taken over. It is inevitable but I am loving the relief to start this summer.
I put in some work in the yard this weekend as I generally do all spring long. Mowing the lawn doesn't make for great photos but my peonies sure do! They were just ping pong sized blooms a few days ago but are starting to blow up as they like to do early summer. I will show more of these if I get around to penning a #hivegarden post but am loving these right now. Planning on heading them this year, adding a little fertilizer at the right time, mulching properly, and splitting them in the fall as I transform into an old garden lady before your eyes.
Another garden visit was on the agenda for the weekend as a stop at Revival House is always a treat. This terrace reminds me of old Quebec and is perfect for patio drinks when the sun is shining.
The occasion was an album release matinee concert for a local band who has been playing this scene for decades. They spent covid writing and recording enough songs to fill a double album they pressed on vinyl. I helped with a little coordination and promotion and was pumped to see them perform to a live audience in a room built for big sound. Great show.
Beer
Before another trip to the dog park and an evening watching UFC 316 with the fellas, I had a shift in the brewery. My main motivation was to transfer and carbonate the latest batch of New England IPA and the West Coast experimental brew. I have them both on tap right now and enjoying each for different reasons. These kegs are actually Golden Ale that needed to be taken off fermentation and weighed in at a hefty 5.9% abv. Tasted good flat and warm so I am looking forward to tasting this one cold and carbonated!
So, the sun has set on another sublime and beautiful weekend and I hope you saw some sherbet sunsets as well.
