10 Miles in July

Sarah and I ran the Blessing of the Fleet 10 mile road race yesterday. I know we have already run well beyond the distance of 10 miles, but a race that starts at 6:00on a Friday evening in July is bound to be a little uncomfortable. It actually was not as bad as we had thought it would be. It was really hot though. The race is held in Narragansett, so there was a nice breeze in the air. Sarah and I finished together at a time of 1:41. It was a really nice race, with an awesome post race seafood festival (though I ate hotdogs). The festival included some free beer! I have spent a good part of July out in the Providence Harbor. I have been taking sailing lessons at the Providence Community Boating Center. The classes have been fun, and the sailing is fantastic, but I did tip over into the water off India Point Park three times. I was pretty grossed out all three times, but I haven't lost or grown any new body parts, so maybe it is not that bad. August starts next week, the crickets have started making their noises and the vegetable garden is providing us lots of treats. Summer is in full swing at 3 Oliver.

July 4th

Happy Birthday America!

July 4th in our part of town means lots of fireworks. I don't mean fireworks set off by the local municipalities, I mean the neighbors. They set off tons of fire works, all weekend long. There were some moments on Friday night, when I thought the front of our house was going to be blown off by the neighborhood pyrotechnics. I swear some one on the street got their hands on some fireworks that are meant for city or town shows, because those things were loud! Any way, I wanted to show off our vegetable garden as well. We haven't done this well with veggies since we lived in Pawtucket. We are going to have tomatoes, zucchini and peppers coming out of our ears! (I built the box myself!).