Saturday, December 31, 2022

a field trip on new year's eve

good morning!
 

(zuzu, just watching the mourning doves and the squirrels)

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greg, morgan and i decided to drive to hyde park to see eleanor roosevelt's house, valkill (korrina and i visited in 2018). morgan and greg had never been.

the weather has now grown so warm that the fog was intense coming after such cold weather. we had a very foggy drive north.

we couldn't join a tour until 1 pm so we stopped at the same diner (eveready) korrina and i had visited as it was only noon.






someone is missing their glove . . !






eleanor's study . . eleanor's son had sold the house after she died, but the town ended up buying it and establishing the historic site. 80% of the furniture is now original with more promised when the current owners pass away or are finished using the pieces.
 
the dining room . .
 
all decorated for christmas . . i was hoping to pick up a dessert plate in the franciscan design for korrina but they never reopened their gift shop after covid.

it was fun to see the house decorated for the holiday season.


supposedly eleanor loved picking out gifts for friends and family and would surprise everyone with her memory of what they liked.


videos of eleanor knitting:









more lost gloves . . 

and a foggy . . 

and rainy ride home . . 

where we played scrabble while waiting for midnight to come around . . 


watching the times square alliance streaming event . . 

they gave a fun commentary with stories from people who were in the crowd (people from kentucky, florida, minnesota, wisconsin, new jersey etc . . )

happy 2023 . .

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