Patriots Day!
Apr. 20th, 2026 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walkitoutAlso, Boston Marathon Day.
I walked with BW in the morning, and we had lunch at Tavern on the Square. Yum! Also, leftovers!
R. got A. about an hour earlier than usual, and we got her dinner set up and then we drove over to Riverside, parked and took the Green Line D to Kenmore. We navigated the still partially closed streets (and trash) and had tacos at El Jefe’s. I got a burrito (cilantro rice, black beans, chicken, veg, guac, lettuce next time get some salsa the hot sauce added while eating was fine but salsa would have improved things). We walked over to MGM, waited in line briefly, and then found our seats, used the loo and beveraged. The openers for Raye were her sisters, first Amma, who has a sinus infection and was still delightful in every way, and then Absolutely, who was so amazing. And Raye! About 15 people on stage — not a full orchestra, obviously, but they did a great job of playing big, and Raye herself is as incredible as one would expect. Very enthusiastic crowd. A lot of shows I go to there are a fair number of teens, this far fewer. Couples and groups of all sorts — no obvious theme, so I’m thinking just people who somehow found the music and loved it. Which, fair, that’s why I was there, too.
No drama getting the Green Line back to our car and driving home, arriving a little after midnight (I’m posting this the following day after breakfast and before driving A. in to school). I’d been texting and calling A. to get her at least somewhat along the path to bed before arriving home and ultimately resorted to using the alexa app to drop in on various devices until I heard her respond. I probably need to get a few more of those scattered around the house.
R. made lunch for A. for tomorrow.
Really fun day! I was sooooo tired by the end and my knees are wonky.
I walked with BW in the morning, and we had lunch at Tavern on the Square. Yum! Also, leftovers!
R. got A. about an hour earlier than usual, and we got her dinner set up and then we drove over to Riverside, parked and took the Green Line D to Kenmore. We navigated the still partially closed streets (and trash) and had tacos at El Jefe’s. I got a burrito (cilantro rice, black beans, chicken, veg, guac, lettuce next time get some salsa the hot sauce added while eating was fine but salsa would have improved things). We walked over to MGM, waited in line briefly, and then found our seats, used the loo and beveraged. The openers for Raye were her sisters, first Amma, who has a sinus infection and was still delightful in every way, and then Absolutely, who was so amazing. And Raye! About 15 people on stage — not a full orchestra, obviously, but they did a great job of playing big, and Raye herself is as incredible as one would expect. Very enthusiastic crowd. A lot of shows I go to there are a fair number of teens, this far fewer. Couples and groups of all sorts — no obvious theme, so I’m thinking just people who somehow found the music and loved it. Which, fair, that’s why I was there, too.
No drama getting the Green Line back to our car and driving home, arriving a little after midnight (I’m posting this the following day after breakfast and before driving A. in to school). I’d been texting and calling A. to get her at least somewhat along the path to bed before arriving home and ultimately resorted to using the alexa app to drop in on various devices until I heard her respond. I probably need to get a few more of those scattered around the house.
R. made lunch for A. for tomorrow.
Really fun day! I was sooooo tired by the end and my knees are wonky.