Russ Works/Dana Plays

Russ had a busy work day so I was out all day visiting friends up north. I started my adventure with a yummy tomato sandwich at Chase’s Daily in Belfast. It is the best vegetarian place in Maine. I sat at the community table and talked with the hodge podge of other single diners and one couple who were visiting from afar.

We all agreed that the single woman on the side of the restaurant who was taking up a four top, loudly talking on face time needed some lessons on manners. Chase’s is a busy place and it can get loud, but talking even more loudly on your phone with the speaker on is obnoxious because the woman sitting there had to practically scream so the face time companion could hear her. Of course so could all of us. Sadly their conversation was not interesting enough to warrant eavesdropping. That is not what I was trying to do.

After my sandwich I went to visit my friend Jamie at her beautiful property on the coast. It was the perfect Maine day to sit by the water and talk. I couldn’t stay long because I was off to find my friend Sheppy.

I did not exactly know her address, but I had been there before and it turns out I made my way there with no problem. We had a good visit in her sweet Maine cottage that had been in her husband’s family forever and now her’s. I got to hear all about her kids and Grandkids and her life in Nashville in the off season. I was so happy to see her so well.

I had one last stop at the fish market on the way home and I pulled in with two minutes to closing so I quickly picked out some halibut and brought the treasure home to Russ who was sick of leftovers. Sadly, only the fish was new on the menu and he had to suffer the same leftover vegetables he has eaten the last few days. Tomorrow we will cook the second half of the fish I bought so it will be like leftovers, only freshly cooked. Good thing he is such a great sport when he works all day and I go off and play. He tells me he has two hours off tomorrow. We shall see.