Thursday, July 31, 2008

Summer Vacation - Part III

RELAXING ON THE SAND . . .

. . . THEN THE BEST SHOWER IN THE WORLD!

THE DAY ENDS WITH HANDMADE PESTO BY DIANE.
AH!

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Summer Vacation - Part II

SITTING ON THE BEACH, LOOKING LEFT . . .

. . . LOOKING CENTER . . .

. . . AND TO THE RIGHT.
IT'S A LOVELY BEACH, JUST FIVE MINUTES FROM THE HOUSE - WALKING BAREFOOT!

Monday, July 28, 2008

Summer Vacation - Part I

THE HOUSE "WALLBETH," IN POINT O' WOODS, SOUTH LYME, CONNECTICUT

MY BED FOR THE WEEK, WITH LOVELY EVENING BREEZES, AND PAINTINGS BY C.LOPEZ

DIANE'S SUMMER BEACH FEET!
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO THIS GREAT SUMMER PLACE!

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Surfin' Safari




WOW. I'M SURE I'LL NEVER SURF. I THINK I MISSED OUT ON SOMETHING REALLY GREAT! I LOVED WATCHING THESE GUYS RIDE THE WAVES. I DIDN'T SEE ANY WOMEN OUT THERE, ALTHOUGH THE ONES WHO DIDN'T CATCH WAVES WERE JUST BLACK SPECS IN THE DISTANCE. SO AMAZING!

Friday, July 18, 2008

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

A Windy Stroll





WALKING "THE CLIFF WALK" IN NEWPORT IS AN ODD COMBINATION OF THE RAW POWER OF NATURE AND THE ORDERED, LAVISH WORLD OF THE GILDED AGE.

Monday, July 14, 2008

The Bridge to Newport



ISN'T IT SOMETHING? BRIDGES ARE SO AMAZING - SOMEONE DESIGNED AND BUILT THIS THING!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

A Sweet Birthday

I SPENT MY BIRTHDAY WITH ANANDA & NATHAN. LOOK AT THIS SWEET, GLUTEN-FREE BIRTHDAY TREAT!


OF COURSE WE HAD LUNCH FIRST. ANANDA MADE SPRING ROLLS WITH TOFU, BABY GREENS, FINE RICE NOODLES (CALLED "RICE STICKS"), CUCUMBERS AND MINT, WITH PEANUT DIPPING SAUCE. WOW, SUCH A NICE MEAL!




AFTER I OPENED MY LOVELY PRESENTS, WE DROVE TO NEWPORT FOR A WALK ALONG THE BEACH CLIFFS.
MORE ON THAT PART OF THE DAY TOMORROW.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

What's For Dinner?

THIS IS A DELICIOUS, QUICK SUMMER MEAL! EMPHASIS ON DELICIOUS!
THE SALAD: BABY ARUGULA, BABY SPINACH, TOMATO, RED PEPPER, FRESH BASIL & KALAMATA OLIVES - TOSSED WITH A BIT OF NEWMAN'S LIGHT RED WINE & OLIVE OIL DRESSING. THE GREENS ARE FROM A MAINE FARM CALLED, "LOCALLY KNOWN" - THE BEST I'VE EVER TASTED!

A BIT OF GRATED PEPPERJACK CHEESE , MELTED BETWEEN TWO CORN TORTILLAS AND CUT INTO FOUR PIECES - EAT THEM WITH YOUR FINGERS!
A GLASS OF WHITE WINE COMPLETES THE MEAL. MMMMM . . .

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Other Signs of Summer


I HAVEN'T GRILLED FOOD WITH CHARCOAL SINCE I WAS A TEENAGER. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO BUY A GRILL I OPTED FOR THIS 18.5" WEBER SMOKEY JOE. IT'S REALLY GREAT. PLENTY OF GRILLING SURFACE - BUT WHEN IT'S COOLED OFF AFTERWARDS, I CAN POP IT IN THE SHED.

A NEIGHBOR. :-)

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Summer Evening






I HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE MAGIC OF THESE SUMMER EVENINGS.