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Category Archives: Adventures
Bangs & Beard Go to the Museum. Later that weekend: Men Who Brunch; A Most Uncharacteristic Peppermint Mocha.
Madison & I drift through the European wing on the second floor of the museum. Here, a little Dutch room, where I imagine myself very happy; in Het Scheepje (The Little Ship). Madison seems to much prefer the English drawing room. Would … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Fall 2012
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Adventures at the Post Office
Yesterday morning, after picking up scones for me & Gerri (artistic sustenance), I made a quick stop at the post office on my way out of town. The lobby of the old building on 9th Street was open, but the window … Continue reading
The Whitmaniacs.
So Tyler & I decided to take a trip to Walt Whitman’s house in Camden on Friday. For years I’ve wanted to make the pilgrimage. “Do you know why the bridge is named for him?” I’ve asked students, and they … Continue reading
Notes from a Weekend Spent in Hudson.
I spent Memorial Day weekend with my little sister up in Hudson, NY. It was a lovely escape: from the preoccupations of people & place that one has at home. On my way up, I stopped at Storm King. My … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Summer & All
Tagged Andy Goldsworthy, antiques, Bruce Sargeant, Ca'Mea, Cafe Le Perche, coffee, crostini, fish, Hudson, Le Gamin, Memorial Day, mint lemonade, peach, Rachel, scones, sin, Storm King, summer, Swoon, travel, uncluttering
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