Vacation, All I Ever Wanted

First I visited my family at the shore in Massachusetts . . .

My mother snips herbs onto oven-baked chicken. Yum!

Action shot! L to R: my sister Elgene, nephew Sammy, and his buddies Jake and Jake (I know) decorate Sammy's birthday cake.

Birthday cake decorated with M & M's, pretzel logs,nonpareils, electric blue icing, gummi peach rings, the number one, yellow licorice, gummi bears, chocolate icing, and gummi worms. It's not too much, is it?

Enough with the food photos. Let's see some dog shit! Our "eccentric" neighbor placed a tiny homemade sign in each dog turd on the street in front of her house.


I drove to New York to interview Famous Writer Lady and do some sightseeing.

Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY.




Wing's Castle, Millbrook, NY. A fantastical dwelling built by Peter and Toni Wing using mostly discarded materials.

An alcove.

Handmade stained-glass windows. The colors!

Performing Arts Center designed by Frank Gehry, Bard College. The roof.

Back to food. Del's Dairy Creme, Rhinebeck, NY.

I finished my frozen custard and watched the place close.