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and great ideas for what to do too!
summer is here and then gone!
so we had a pretty excellent vacation. with lots of cooking, hanging out with friends and almost no schedule, it was as relaxing as life can get with two little kids. and i think we have finally settled on where all our next end of summer trips need to be – somewhere out in that area far out at the tip of long island. the weather’s fairly reliable, the food is pretty decent (especially since we mostly cooked) and the people — well they are either super amusing with their fanciness or pretty down to earth and i can deal with that.
for this trip, we stayed out at a lovely little house in shelter island. it’s relatively mellow out there with beautiful landscaping and lovely, pebbly beaches and mellow waters and it seems to escape that “hampton” vibe, whatever that is. and s. totally loved taking the ferry. we even found the best croissants i have had in a long while at this odd spot called mark it with g– they have a super pricey brunch and dinner that we didn’t check out but their croissants were perfection — not too big, with a crisp outside (but not completely hardened) with a soft, buttery, pillowy interior. if only brooklyn had some anywhere near that. we found some decent coffee at reddings and i really, really wanted to check out their cotton candy made-to-order with flavors like watermelon and cherry. maybe next year.
on a cloudy day, we travelled over to greenport on the northfork where we had some pretty rough espresso from aldo’s though his scones were excellent and also took a few rides on the carousel. we also took a little trip toward orient where we found lavender by the bay thanks to a tip from sweet fine day. that was a treat.
and finally we had to take a few trips out to the real ocean. k was a pretty happy little girl, and even her brother — the one who screamed at the sight of sand last year — was pretty excited about the waves. a nice end to what seemed like a way too short summer.
Sounds fabulous. I’m already pining for summer. Welcome back.