OFD WKND '11

Sunset on Greenwich Cove, on OFD.  It's one of the many things

we do routinely that day.  Hors d'Oeuvres and drinks upon

arrival around noon, family photo around 3ish, then hem and haw

about taking a walk, then take the walk in staggered starts walking

assorted dogs, invariably winding up all together at the end of the

street down by the cove.  This year it was low tide, and the clams,

mussels, and oysters were all exposed for some neat beachcombing.

Gravlax, oysters, cheeses, smoked fish spread, tuna tartare,

dried fruits, olives, pickled herring, and candied nuts were out

for nibbling.  Every year someone says, "Next year we should 

just have hors d'Oeuvres and forget dinner."  Yeah, right.

Friday morning saw bagels just out of the oven with chive cream

cheese and the scantest amount of leftover salmon.  One look out

the back porch and we knew we'd been around the wine world

the night before.  Mojo lovingly refers to this photo as the 'class

 of 2011'. There were dogends in the ashtray, suggesting 

that we may have had a smoke or two as well.

On to Vermont the next day to recuperate from the

overindulgence of the day before.  We dressed loudly to

be easily seen by the local hunters, and ventured into

the woods to cut down fresh Christmas trees for $5

each.  Some of the garments are from the 70's.

Careful with that chainsaw, Grampa.....

Very funny.  Now put the saw away, Charlie Brown.

Four Wiener Drive.  She would have been

pissed if she were left at home.

Grampa felled his tree, then kept the top ten 

or so feet of it.  Ironically, after his tree was 

out of the way, the tree behind it was the best

specimen we'd seen all day.  

We came out of the woods about a hundred yards down the

road from where we went in.  In the process, we sank in a slushy

bog 'til our boots were filled with ice water and we had to kind of

chainsaw our way out to the road.  There was hot soup on the

stove when we got home though, and soon all hardships

were forgotten.  All that and a five dollar tree.  Priceless.