Saturday, August 27: A Day Off!! I Venture to Da Vinci and the Red Hook

Well I woke up it happen fairly early and then went back to sleep while Pat was drawing a few sketches. He ended up finishing one of his hand. We then had some ice tea and I got to talk on the phone with

Ye Olde West Philly

Walking to Mike's

Meg for a while and that was nice. I'm going to get together tomorrow. Pat and I took his bag of change 

to the coin machine at the fresh grocer at 40th St. I waited in line at the cashier line then I went to the 

customer service line was told to go to the check cashing place located in the store near the entrance. Pat got 90 bucks that'll be good for his date tonight and he paid me back. Next we walked up towards

Mike's Wife

Mike Fixing His Place

Mike's place at 48th and Cedar Street. I haven't seen Mike or his wife in many a moon that's for sure. 

We hung out. Pat is doing work for Mike. He's helping Mike clean up the third floor of the place so he can rent it out for anywhere from $800 to $1200. I don't think Mike or I are up for purchasing the house from him and having him as our tenant. Hello I don't left bike and walk the puppies for a nice long  

Mike's 

catch it so I kept walking. It was a good thing too because I stop by the 2nd mile center and out of the 

four pairs of shorts one of them fit me perfectly. So now I'm in a nice pair of shorts and not completely 

steaming up. I got off the L at 40th St. where there is a funky ass crowd  hanging around. I think

got off at eight street and quickly caught a cab to eight and Catherine. From there I walked and met up with my 2 friends at the gallery.

Approaching Da Vinci

We had a nice time and they like my pictures named Joy the exhibit itself. We then went to whole foods. Saturday at sample day. You can sample good that they sell. I have some

Friends at Da Vinci

whole-grain waffle and a ginger lemonade. I'm sure they're both very good and overpriced.

Cool Building Near South St

From there I tried to split with them because they were heading towards 18th and I needed to

South Street

get back towards Da Vinci. I ended up stopping at Starbucks and recharging my phone and doing a

Starbucks at 8th and South

little bit of blogging. I got a text message that the gentleman didn't have anybody to the gallery today

after 3. I showed up around 3:10 PM after walking up South Street. It was pretty mellow. Only 2

Gallery Sitting

folks came. They were a couple and they seemed to enjoy it. I then ate my Pakistani food. it tasted

Lunch

good. After I ate, I got really tired and I wanted to sleep. I actually put my head down on the desk for

The 2 Folks Who Visited

a moment. Well Jarrod stopped by and I got myself ready to leave and decided I go

Diners and Now This?!?

to the Red Hook café & check out the photography show that I had blown off last night due to being

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exhausted from the heat. As I walked by, I saw they're having a block party sponsored by the

South 4th Street

Barrel House restaurant. I meditate there once. She was formally from Toronto Canada.  It was one

Red Hook Cafe

of those one and done dates. I eventually made it there approximately 5:25 PM. I got my decaf

Photo Exhibit

iced Americano usual and checked on the photograph. They were very good. It's an excellent place

Leaving Red Hook

to show photographs. I started updating my blog postings. They were nice enough to let me

Storefront

stay there till 6:25 PM. I then got the 40 bus from Port in Lombard. I didn't have to wait long and I met

The 40 Bus

a nice woman going to a Laurenhill concert at the Mann Center. I Vancott the seven from 22nd St.

22nd Near Lombard

and I found myself a nice little café near 22nd and Lombard with nice welcome to young folk on their

The 7

computers silently typing away like 

I do. I then got a ginger beer and a banana and then

View From My Place

caught the 7 bus. I didn't check dumb home to hang out with Sharon and did some catching up.

Ordering

She had a busy day which is good. Ir

treated her to dinner at her favorite Chinese takeout called Golden Chopstick. Make-A-Wish overwhelmed I believe from all that online activity acted today.