When we arrived back home, a box awaited Mason. This was not just any box. It was the elusive new gaming system, The Switch. It’s a long story but Mason has been saving and saving for this coveted device. It slipped through our fingers a few times when it was in stock at two local […]
In my head I can still hear Frank singing New York, New York after our hearing it at the end of our Yankee game on the 4th of July. It’s a pleasant way to start our last day in the city. Leaving on a 5:30 PM flight meant we had some more time to explore […]
Bill boasted that there was a better deli than Mason and I should investigate and he was not kidding. It was called Essen and it was unbelievable. These few pictures only feature a small part of what they offered. They had at least four full hot buffets and as many cold bars with a […]
Today we had tickets for the Yankee game at 1 pm so we left Westbrook on the early side. We took advantage of the fact that we had a little leeway with time to see if we could find two of the places Bill lived in Greenwich when he was a kid. Finding the first […]
When Kim, Mason and I got up, we went out to find breakfast somewhere new. We walked out toward Bryant Park and picked up vittles at Pret A Manger and Whole Foods. We took our findings and ate in the park. This apple was part of my breakfast. I had forgotten how fresh fruit was […]
Sunday morning we started our day with complimentary Starbucks from the hotel and a quick bagel from the deli next door to our hotel. Incidentally, we stayed at the Courtyard by Marriott on 40th and Fifth Avenue. It was in a perfect location for the adventures we had planned this trip. The New York […]
We picked up two very happy and very dirty boys from Camp Ondessonk this morning. This week Mason attended Boys’ Week and celebrated his birthday at camp in the unit of Chabanel. Chabanel is usually a unit reserved for girls but Mason always chooses it for Boys’ Week. The cabins are nestled in a cave […]