Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 07 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Camp Canonicus
Friday, July 3rd – Day 80 Brett and I were lucky enough to get to stop by Camp Canonicus while we were in Rhode Island. The camp holds special memories for both of us. Brett grew up as a camper here and then joined staff as soon as he was old enough. He was working the summer of 2002 when I made...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 07 19th, 2009 | 3 Comments
Mike’s Pastry
Boston’s North End is home to many great Italian eateries. Mike’s Pastry is the best place in the neighborhood to get a scoop of gelato or a fresh pastry – cannoli, biscotti, cookies, cake, eclair, pie, cheesecake, etc, etc, etc. You get the idea. As you can see in the photograph above,...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 07 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Boston, Mass
Happy July! We welcomed the first of July by sleeping until noon to recover from the drive from New York City the night before. Wednesday was a very rainy day. We opted not to go to camp as the rain had made for lots of stir-crazy kids after playing inside all day. So instead, Carey, Brett and I ventured...
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Posted by kate in points on a map on 07 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment
NYC Day 2
Day 77 – 6/30 Instead of going directly into New York City today we opted to enjoy the sunshine. We sat on a bench overlooking the beach at Hecksher State Park reading some of our latest novel for most of the morning. Late morning we headed to Long Beach and sat on the boardwalk basking in the...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 07 18th, 2009 | No Comments
Road Trip Memories – Yankees Games
Among many things that we do to entertain ourselves while driving across this great country, we listen to the radio broadcasts of the baseball games played by the New York Yankees. I’m a huge Yankees fan and have been listening to the games on and off for several years now. I got a great Christmas...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 07 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment
New York City
Day 76 – 6/29 Gorgeous weather greeted us on Monday morning. We drove to Islip to the Long Island Railroad station and caught the train into New York’s Penn Station. We proceeded via the subway to Times Square. Brett had heard about the pedestrian friendly changes made to the Square and...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 07 17th, 2009 | 4 Comments
The New Yankee Stadium
It was a rainy night in the Bronx when Kate and I went to a Tuesday evening baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees. It was my first trip to the new Yankee Stadium, just across the street from the original Yankee Stadium which is slowly being dismantled. We arrived with almost...
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Posted by brett in through the lens on 07 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Photo Of The Week – July 15
The Statue of Liberty sits in the Hudson River at the entrance to New York Harbor, welcoming visitors into New York City. Kate and I have both been inside Lady Liberty, so during this trip to NYC we decided that we would just wave hello from a distance. This photograph was taken from the Staten Island...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 07 15th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Baseball Hall of Fame – Cooperstown, NY
Cooperstown, New York is a small town that happens to be the birthplace of America’s past time. The story goes that in 1839 Abner Doubleday spent time in Cooperstown, New York where he invented the word “baseball”, designed the diamond playing field and playing positions. There...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 07 6th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Upstate NY
Day 74 and 75 – 6/27 and 6/28 Saturday: After a morning of waterfalls and an early afternoon of driving, Brett and I arrived in Cooperstown ready for the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. We toured the numerous levels and countless exhibits. It was actually quite surprisingly fun. I won’t...
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