Afternoons together

Chris has had a lighter schedule the past couple of weeks and we've sometimes had afternoons where we're able to spend more time together.  

Last Friday, he met me at work and we biked home together. It was just a few days after the last big snow storm. I snapped the picture above, while we were biking over the ramp from the Esplanade.  It all looks like snow, which it is, but sits over the frozen Charles River. A dock leading to…snow, it appears. The sun was in my eyes, so I couldn't see a thing on my phone. I'm glad it turned out well.

We had another such afternoon yesterday, which was a nice surprise. We grabbed lunch at Sam LaGrassa's. We've only been twice, but it's pretty great. We each order a sandwich and it is so much food that we're not even hungry for dinner that evening! If you can believe it, the shop is only open from 11am - 3:30pm on Mondays through Fridays. We're pretty convinced it's a front. But regardless, it's delicious. I'm always so pleased to see small businesses who march to the drum of their own hours. These are people who understand that there needs to be a work-life balance and that if you do good work, others will seek you out. I recently read an interesting article about a similar scenario in the South of France. It was about a young chef and owner at a burgeoning, hot restaurant who made the big decision to be closed on Sundays. This was a major decision because Sundays are the day in France where families get together for meals. However, this chef decided that it was much worth the effort to spend time with his own family. And business is still booming. 

We enjoy Chronicle, a local television news segment on restaurants (where we were re-introduced to Sam LaGrassa's). We already have a list going of places we'd like to try! Interestingly, some of these delicious suggestions are outside of the city in the suburbs. Perhaps this makes the decision of moving out of the city a little less of a blow.