on our way to the house this weekend, greg and i stopped to pick apples where we used to go with my parents . . except it was SO expensive that we ended up only getting a few baked goods instead. it's cheaper for me to buy them from our farm markets in the city. maybe next time we go out i'll splurge . .
we were able to make stops as the cats weren't with us . . so we decided to have lunch at a place we always pass but hadn't been to in years (i remember being here ages ago with my aunt evie . . she loved ice cream). we shared a tuna melt sandwich on rye bread and then had ice cream: strawberry with hot fudge for me and a coffee shake for greg.
he was so pleased that it was served with the metal cup it was blended in . .
visiting the beach before dinner . .
we walked across the street to a gallery opening . . on the right is a painting by edward joseph titled turtle blues, which i really liked.
the corner of a beautiful piece by christa maiwald who creates amazing work with embroidery (you can read about her here).
afterwards, we stopped by the bay to see the sunset . .
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at the beach on saturday . . it was very windy.
greg is hidden here among the rocks. can you see him?
part of the reason for this visit was preparing the house for winter, which isn't difficult. basically, we shut down the outdoor shower and covered the ac unit and made sure the heat was set properly. then we had dinner at hooked again.
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sunday morning pancake breakfast at the firehouse . .
getting a ride on the aerial ladder.
on the way home we visited sag harbor and met a horde of fish crows. their call is different from the crows i normally hear. (you can see about six of them in the top left corner of the tree.)
i love visiting the variety store . . and picked out a few items for christmas stockings.
they still have these fun rides . . when the children were little they would ride the horses in our brooklyn neighborhood . . a quarter for one ride!
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getting a sandwich for the car ride home at the health food store.
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That sounds ( and looks ) like a brilliant weekend - and you know that the house is safe and secure
ReplyDeleteSag Harbour looks beautiful
Siobhan x
What a beautiful outing! I have to look in more detail tomorrow. Vidler's has a horse like that and the ride is only 10 cents! All our children used to love to ride that horse.
ReplyDeleteOnly ten cents! Yes, I remember enjoying a ride on these horses when I was a child too!
DeleteThey never raised the price :). I don't remember any rides like that when I was growing up. Maybe they did not exist in Germany?
DeleteWe always paid a quarter for the rides . . and I do think I remember it might have gone up to 50 cents . . ten cents is so funny! (and nice!)
DeleteMaybe your prices were the city prices and ours here are the country ones.
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