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Day trip to Connecticut Part 1

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 Way back in the dark days of 2020, Drew and I spent a few days vacationing in Connecticut.  One of the highlights of that trip was our   visit to the Essex Valley . It was a time to mask up and to social distance, and the day we visited was rainy and gray, thanks to a hurricane.  But we had a blast. So when we were hanging out with some friends, we convinced them to come with us to  Essex Steam Train and Riverboat . The trip starts  on an old fashioned train, with a coal-fed steam engine and Pullman cars dating back to the 1920’s.  In 2020 Drew and I road in a  a regular car: But this trip, our little group paid the upgrade to sit in first class. Swivel chairs, much more comfortable. If you want views of the river during the ride, sit on the side of the train that faces the station.  My friends got a wonderful river view.  I got a view of woods and streams that lead to the river, The train takes you to Deep River, to board the...

Saturday 9

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  gar, Sugar Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to  answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions! Saturday 9: Sugar, Sugar Sugar (1969) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . This month Saturday 9 will be tasty, featuring songs with food in the title. 1) This week's song is credited to The Archies, a band that never actually existed. The song is performed by singer Ron Dante and studio musicians and backup singers hired on behalf of the five members of the popular Saturday morning  Archie Show . Were you a fan of this animated series? Yes. 2) Archie was Archibald And...

#skywatchfriday

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 View from my car window, sun behind the clouds #skywatchfriday

Bunny!

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Weirdness at the ballpark

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  So, Sunday afternoon at the ballpark. Cloudy day, but fortunately no rain. And there was a giveaway. A cup. Great game, even though they lost, they kept it interesting until the very end. But something weird happened.   I must be invisible.  Yeah, that would explain it. Tell me if I’m wrong.  We like to sit in the upper deck of the ballpark because it gives us access to the Duck Club restaurant.  Love that place, they have an extensive gluten free menu. There’s a small concession stand inside the restaurant, it sells popcorn, chips, candy and ice cream.  The stands downstairs have much more to offer, but if you don’t feel like going down …and there are no lines at this counter. It’s very quick, you can get your snack and go back to your seat and hardly miss a play. So I wanted ice cream, and I didn’t feel like going all the way downstairs.  Top of  6th inning ended, I went inside to order my treat. There’s a single worker upstairs.  I walke...

Music Monday

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    Today’s music idea was inspired by this interesting factoid found at CoolKidFacts.  The first sandwich was allegedly made on August 6, 1762, and was given the Lord of Sandwich’s name.  The dish consisted of meat placed between two slices of bread, which he requested because he was in the middle of a gambling game and did not want to interrupt it. This week’s prompt is sandwich. Build a sandwich (acrostic) with your favorite song picks, find song titles, lyrics, or band names with sandwich or items found on a sandwich. This is a lite assignment, the object is to have fun! Let’s start with Alan Jackson Do you prefer tuna? Or peanut butter Or maybe a hot dog? Don’t buy this cold cut  How about a burger?  Mmm, now I’m hungry.

Comings and Goings

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 We made it to Jones Beach Friday night.  The weather was great — comfortably cool and breezy, no rain in sight.  Full report on the covert coming August 9. Last night we saw the new Spider-man movie.  Fun movie.  And it laid the groundwork for the next Avengers movie, coming in December. It’s on our list.   We’re seeing a Ducks game later today.   Trevor Bauer’s contract was purchased by a team in Mexico, but nevertheless the Ducks are still having a great season.  Do you believe a .609 average puts them in second place in their division? We were supposed to see a Mets game last week, but it got rained out.  We have vouchers to exchange for another game.  We missed yesterday’s ceremony honoring the 1986 team, but I found it on YouTube. And I’m so excited.   Wicked Gluten Free  is presenting an expo at the Meadowlands in November.  We bought our tickets yesterday.  I went to their expo on Long Island in 2023, right af...