I was a bachelor today.
Mass with son...then he was off to SAT prep class. Soooo, what to do.
Small town nearby had a gun show. Went to that. Good show...all country folk...very polite. I didn't buy anything, though.
Took the back roads (as the crow flies) route back home, and went into a small town that I knew existed, but had never spent any time there. Turns out they have a bed and breakfast, so I slowed down to check it out for a possible future trip with the wife...and noticed that they had a distillery. Well, that was interesting. I stopped and had a tasting of their vodka (same as any vodka), gin (very unique), bourbon (like any Canadian whiskey), and rye which was a little over priced but good, so I bought a bottle to have some local stuff in my bar at home.
Bar maid mentioned there was a brewery nearby. I said, "Do tell". Looked it up, and made the 4 mile drive...checking out "acreage for sale" signs along the way.
Great brewery in the middle of nowhere. Had a 3 man band playing great songs outside. I had a couple of IPAs, sitting with the wife of the bass player (a horse wrangler for rich people...the wife, not the bass player). I will definitely look for that band in the future.
Back home to pick up my son, and then off to my parents' house for a fried chicken birthday dinner for my father. Great to be in town with my parents for that reason alone.
I wish a great day just like this upon everyone.