We are in Connecticut. We arrived here yesterday. We had left
Ithaca as previously noted and spent the night in Kingston.
It is always fun to be with Joy and Walt. I wish we were
staying longer!
We're off to the Cape tomorrow to see Jo and Alf.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Kingston, NY
We checked out of our motel after a substantial
breakfast including eggs and waffles as an added
bonus to our room.
Our destination was Taughannock Falls State Park.
The ranger informed us that after Labor Day the
park was free except on weekends. That was
another bonus. The walk to the falls was an
easy one, but very pleasant. There were a
number of other folks on the trail, but it
wasn't too busy. I took a few pictures and
one that I shan't show here was of an area
where the locals and others, I suppose have
made rock sculptures by piling rocks. There
Upper Taughannock Falls
were hundreds of them from very small wee
ones to rather large ones. My picture
does not do them justice so I am not
using it.
After the walk and the park we drove
through the Catskills and are in
Kingston, NY. The AAA recommended
a restaurant that sounded good; a TexMex
restaurant. The instructions were
vague, but we struggled on and on and
on. We went in some circles and some
diagonals and finally found the place.
It was closed! It was not only closed,
but derelict says Robert. All the buildings
around it were boarded up and there
was no way we would have left our
car there even had it been open which
is perhaps why it is closed.
We returned to our hotel's adjoining
restaurant and had fajitas for dinner
and they were excellent. We had a
lovely dinner and probably enjoyed it
more because of our trials to find
the other.
breakfast including eggs and waffles as an added
bonus to our room.
Our destination was Taughannock Falls State Park.
The ranger informed us that after Labor Day the
park was free except on weekends. That was
another bonus. The walk to the falls was an
easy one, but very pleasant. There were a
number of other folks on the trail, but it
wasn't too busy. I took a few pictures and
one that I shan't show here was of an area
where the locals and others, I suppose have
made rock sculptures by piling rocks. There
Upper Taughannock Falls
were hundreds of them from very small wee
ones to rather large ones. My picture
does not do them justice so I am not
using it.
After the walk and the park we drove
through the Catskills and are in
Kingston, NY. The AAA recommended
a restaurant that sounded good; a TexMex
restaurant. The instructions were
vague, but we struggled on and on and
on. We went in some circles and some
diagonals and finally found the place.
It was closed! It was not only closed,
but derelict says Robert. All the buildings
around it were boarded up and there
was no way we would have left our
car there even had it been open which
is perhaps why it is closed.
We returned to our hotel's adjoining
restaurant and had fajitas for dinner
and they were excellent. We had a
lovely dinner and probably enjoyed it
more because of our trials to find
the other.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
September 8, 2007
September 9, 2007
Ithaca, NY
We spent the morning with Jack after
we had breakfast in the cafe at
Cloverwood. We had to check out
by 11 so we did that and then spent
the rest of the morning with Jack.
It was hard to leave. He seems (is)
so lonely.
We met Darwin and Sharon Palmieri at
the Crescent Beach Hotel, as planned,
at 1:30 PM. Years ago I sent my dad
money to take my mom to the Crescent
Beach Hotel for her birthday. Since
then it has burned and been rebuilt.
The new one looks much the same as the
old one, but spruced up quite a bit.
We had a lovely Sunday dinner and
conversation with Dar and Sharon. It
is so good to see old friends and
catch up on their lives. After our
dinner we followed them home to
their lovely new home.It was built
in the 70s with lots of TLC. They
have a small creek running through
the backyard and see many forms of
wildlife including many, many wild
ducks. Darwin admitted it cost them
$170,000. I showed astonishment and
he asked whether that was low or
high. I explained that a house
like theirs in Boulder would cost
about $500,000.
Sharon had made a concord grape pie,
delicious!! I'd never before had a
grape pie. We had more Abbott's
frozen custard. We finally left
about 5:30. Robert commented
that made a new record for long
lunches.
We drove from their house to Ithaca,
arriving here about 7:30 PM.
Ithaca, NY
We spent the morning with Jack after
we had breakfast in the cafe at
Cloverwood. We had to check out
by 11 so we did that and then spent
the rest of the morning with Jack.
It was hard to leave. He seems (is)
so lonely.
We met Darwin and Sharon Palmieri at
the Crescent Beach Hotel, as planned,
at 1:30 PM. Years ago I sent my dad
money to take my mom to the Crescent
Beach Hotel for her birthday. Since
then it has burned and been rebuilt.
The new one looks much the same as the
old one, but spruced up quite a bit.
We had a lovely Sunday dinner and
conversation with Dar and Sharon. It
is so good to see old friends and
catch up on their lives. After our
dinner we followed them home to
their lovely new home.It was built
in the 70s with lots of TLC. They
have a small creek running through
the backyard and see many forms of
wildlife including many, many wild
ducks. Darwin admitted it cost them
$170,000. I showed astonishment and
he asked whether that was low or
high. I explained that a house
like theirs in Boulder would cost
about $500,000.
Sharon had made a concord grape pie,
delicious!! I'd never before had a
grape pie. We had more Abbott's
frozen custard. We finally left
about 5:30. Robert commented
that made a new record for long
lunches.
We drove from their house to Ithaca,
arriving here about 7:30 PM.
September 8, 2007
September 8, 2007
We are staying in one of 2 guest suites
at Cloverwood, where Jack Wenrich lives.
It is very pleasant and everyone is very
welcoming. Robert just said how pleasant
everything is and yet he knows how
miserable he would be were we to live
in such a place. I've always known
that and reassured him. By the same
token having some one do the
cleaning and cooking most, but not
all the time would be very nice.
Robert could probably adjust to
Longmont, but not to a "retirement"
home.
We had a delicious gourmet dinner here
last night.
Today we went to Ontario Beach Park and
wandered around. It was a perfect day,
about 70 degrees and sunny. The Merry-
Go-Round and the old organ are still
going. It is a mechanized piece.
I'm not sure how it works, but it sounds
like an organ and you can see some of
the parts moving.
We had "lunch" at Abbott's Frozen Custard
stand, an institution. Robert and I had
frozen custard and Jack a milk shake.
The drive home was through Durand Eastman
park where, as a child, we often had
picnics.
In the evening we went to Hawthrone's for
dinner. A restaurant I found in the AAA
book. It was great!
Tomorrow we meet Darwin and Sharon at
Crescent Beach Hotel.
We are staying in one of 2 guest suites
at Cloverwood, where Jack Wenrich lives.
It is very pleasant and everyone is very
welcoming. Robert just said how pleasant
everything is and yet he knows how
miserable he would be were we to live
in such a place. I've always known
that and reassured him. By the same
token having some one do the
cleaning and cooking most, but not
all the time would be very nice.
Robert could probably adjust to
Longmont, but not to a "retirement"
home.
We had a delicious gourmet dinner here
last night.
Today we went to Ontario Beach Park and
wandered around. It was a perfect day,
about 70 degrees and sunny. The Merry-
Go-Round and the old organ are still
going. It is a mechanized piece.
I'm not sure how it works, but it sounds
like an organ and you can see some of
the parts moving.
We had "lunch" at Abbott's Frozen Custard
stand, an institution. Robert and I had
frozen custard and Jack a milk shake.
The drive home was through Durand Eastman
park where, as a child, we often had
picnics.
In the evening we went to Hawthrone's for
dinner. A restaurant I found in the AAA
book. It was great!
Tomorrow we meet Darwin and Sharon at
Crescent Beach Hotel.
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