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Sunday, May 5, 2019

A Fish Out of Water

Sis, Dan, Punch & I went out with Connecticut Captain Bobby Tambascio to fish yesterday afternoon from about 1:30 to 5 p.m. We reeled in a large striped bass, about 18 lbs. and 34 inches.

I can't isolate Saturday's photos from Bobby's awesome website, so please click on this link, below. By the last frame, we all look tired--all except Punch, that is. The first photo is me and Sis, scroll left for P., the fish and more.

http://www.tambasscharters.com/saturday-may-4-2019/

TCOY
  1. Walked Butter with Sis.
  2. Had a chance to talk to Sis over breakfast she made.
  3. Walked from Grand Central Station to Port Authority, about 20 minutes and lots of stairs.
  4. Went to my women's spirituality meeting. I like it a lot.
MAY 4 
$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET: 0 DOLLARS.

TODAY
$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET
  • Metro-North, off-peak Sunday train ticket from Stamford, CT to Grand Central Station, $11.50. [I took bus home from Port Authority but already had ticket.]
  • Magnolia Bakery on Dining Concourse in Grand Central, one cold, creamy baby Key Lime Cheesecake with a cloud of thick whipped cream on top, delicious, $8. 
  • Gasoline, $20.
  • Whole Foods, 1 lb. lox [$19.99]; half-gallon soy milk; large plain Organic Valley Grassmilk Yogurt; gallon organic whole milk [$5.99]; Ezekiel bread; lemon-pepper marinated chicken [$6.64]; chicken sausages [$6.99]; white grape juice boxes; avocado cucumber sushi; small Carmelita bar; vegan marshmallows; alternative brand Nutella; Guittard dark chocolate baking wafers [$9.99]; Brussels sprouts; bag of kale stir-fry mix; bananas; quart organic strawberries [$4.99], $103.80.
TOTAL DAILY SPEND: $143.30.
MONTHLY SPEND AS OF MAY 5: $527.67.
AVERAGE DAILY SPEND THIS MONTH: $105.53.


Big-ticket May spends, $25 + more: Little Bear Poke for family + P. pal, $36; Let's Yo, P pals, $28; Moss & More, teacher gift+, $28; CVS, $100; Ann Taylor LOFT earrings for Sis + me + donation, $34; Grand Central Station 2 paperback books, $27; and Whole Foods, $104. Subtotal $357.

MONEY THOUGHTS: Take notice, when I spent Saturday with Sis, I spent zero. She brews delicious coffee and she treated me and my family to a four-hour chartered boat ride, very nice. She even baked & broiled the fish we caught. Today at Whole Foods, I spent $104 but got dinner for at least two nights plus a lot of staples.

keeping my eye on
SO FAR, TOTAL MAY SPEND OUT OF POCKET: $403.87.
TOTAL APRIL SPEND OUT OF POCKET: $3,634.28.
TOTAL MARCH SPEND OUT OF POCKET: $4,128.41.
TOTAL FEBRUARY SPEND OUT OF POCKET: $3,159.25.




4 comments:

  1. I loved the pictures, Alice! Great big fish, too! Your uncle Aldo would have been so impressed -- he was quite a fisherman. Looks like a fun afternoon...

    Take care. Love, Lin

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    1. Hi Lin. Sis and I were talking about that Cape Cod fishing trip--what kind of fish did he like to catch? Where did he fish? Sending love. Alice p.s. thanks for sharing the sauce recipe!!!

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    2. I don't remember exactly what Dad liked to catch. I remember him going to the shore here in Jersey and catching "blues". He cooked them with orange marmalade on top and they were good. I don't think my mother liked them, though. When he visited us in Alaska, he and Joe had a good time halibut fishing. <3

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