I’ve decided to do my ‘photo a day’ weekly instead of daily. Here’s the challenge for June 22 – 30.
(Left side) 22 – Salty 23 – Vivid 24 – Fish 25 – Relax
(Middle) 26 –Sunglasses 27 – Waves
(Right side) 28 – Storm 29 – Sunrise/Sunset 30 – Goodbye June
https://mvobsession.com/2018/06/22/photo-a-day-challenge-or-week-3/
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Date: June, 1993 –
Place: Martha’s Vineyard –
Occasion: A Taste of the Vineyard
25 years ago my daughter Deb and I decided to treat ourselves to A Taste of the Vineyard, we’d never gone before and it seemed like a fun and different thing to do. Off we went to the Vineyard for a glorious long weekend of eating, shopping and tasting. The weather turned brutally hot all along the Eastern seaboard, it verged on 100 degress which is unusual for mid June. A few hours before the Taste was to begin welcomed thunder storms rolled in and dropped the temps about 25 degrees. The evening was cool and clear and perfect.
We donned our new outfits and headed over to the grounds of the Preservation Trust which are located at the Dr Daniel Fisher house in Edgartown. The house is a beautiful Federal style home surrounded by lush gardens. It’s gorgeous.
We gingerly and hungrily entered the tents where all foods and drinks were on display. Lots of eager tasters were already there. We got our dishes and start wending through the crowds. We found seats and set about our tastings.
The tables were set with crisp white tablecloths.. in the middle of the tables were mounds of sand with seashells and rocks scattered about and a large hurricane lamp with candle sitting in the middle of the sand. Simple and tasteful, much like the occasion. The bite sized portions of appetizers and entrees were just satisfyingly enough. Had to leave room for the abundance of dessert samples after all.
But… the thing that mostly interested me was trying for the first time the Frozen Cappuccino from Espresso Love one of my most favorite places on MV. I returned to our table with my cup, eager to taste what smelled and looked delicious. I set it on the table… or at least I thought I had…
…but no, I had sort of placed it precariously near the edge and it landed in my daughters lap, almost the entire cup of cappuccino!!!!! On her new skirt !
**(The part of the original skirt is now being portrayed by a stand-in)
Deb loved the skirt and had hoped to wear many, many times. I felt awful, I still do… it was an accident. I mean after all I myself had gotten a drop or two on my new shoes. We cleaned her up as best we could and I believe she went and got me a second cup of frozen cappuccino. I set it down on the table and… it hit the rocks and there before our eyes it oozed from the rocks and sand onto the table cloth. It looked like the tide had come in… it wasn’t pretty and it was embarrassing.
Could it be that maybe the third time would work! I had to find out so off I went for the third cup of frozen cappuccino. I walked carefully back to the table, avoiding being bumped or nudged. I approached the table… Deb grimaced… I held the cup tightly in both hands… I bent to set it down… and… I did it, I made solid contact with table. I then raised the cup to my lips and actually got to taste the frozen cappuccino and I have to tell you… it was good, it was very very good, it was joy to my taste buds. I loved it and I still do, I try to have one at least once during every trip to MV. And of course I feel compelled to apologize each time to my daughter for her long lost beautiful skirt.
This blurry picture of the two of us was taken at the end of the evening. At least we’re laughing because no matter what, we always enjoy ourselves on the Vineyard.
(PS.. apology #107..I’m still sorry about the skirt)
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I’ve decided to do my ‘photo a day’ weekly instead of daily. Here’s the challenge for the week of June 8 – 14.
8- Red fruit 9- Ice Cream 10- Water 11- Summer fun 12- Start with S 13- Flowers in vase 14 – Reflections
https://citysonnet.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/june-photo-a-day-challenge/
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Tagged beach, boats, dining, drinks, food, fruit, glass, harbor, ice cream, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, New York City, photo a day, photo a day challenge, Photographs, restaurants, seashore, water
I’ve decided to do my ‘photo a day’ weekly instead of daily. Here’s the challenge for the week of June 1-7.
1- Welcome June 2- Yellow 3- Start with ‘ I ‘ 4 – Raindrops 5- Dreamy 6 – Six 7 – Blue
https://citysonnet.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/june-photo-a-day-challenge/
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Tagged Bandstand, buildings, calendar pictures, Cooking, ferry boats, flowers, food, houses, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Pa, photo a day challenge, Photographs, porches, rain, signs, skylines
The promise and anticipation of delicious cheesecake shared with friends at Junior’s restaurant in NYC did not disappoint. Yum and yum.
This is my first attempt at the Tuesday Photo Challenge, hope I did it right 
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It almost looked like spring out there, with all of the buds about to open on the trees, and all of the daffodils blooming. Not that I’m complaining, mind you. I love a good snow, and a good day off! Besides, here in Central Virginia in March, this will be gone tomorrow, and we’ll be back to business as usual. In the meantime, we are enjoying a day of relaxing and knitting inside.
I tried getting some good pictures of the flock, but they were convinced I must have cookies in my pockets for them, and wouldn’t let me step back far enough.
Darby unbelievably turned 5 a few days ago. 5!
Scout has taken her usual spot for the day……
…..and so have the cats. What’s funny about this situation on the cat tree is not that it is unusual – they do this every day. What’s funny is these two hate each other, and only on the tree do they reach any semblance of coexistence.
Of course, a snow day would be incomplete without a baked good of some sort. This is our current favorite – the Whole Orange Bundt Cake from Joy the Baker. The recipe can be found HERE, and I highly, highly recommend it.
I’ll be rounding out the day by knitting and listening to podcasts ( current favorite is My Favorite Murder ) in front of the fireplace. Maybe a nice wee dram of scotch later – current favorite for that is Ardbeg.
How are you spending this spring day?
Once in awhile you get a perfect day. One where the weather gives you a little bit of the magic you were looking for (in the form of snow), and you don’t have to be anywhere but right where you want to be.
We finally got a respectable snow fall this week. The schools closed down, the driveway became impassable, and we were treated to a quiet and cozy winter day at home filled with baking, cuddling with pets, and knitting.
This rooster ( aptly named Snowball) stood at the backdoor just like this all day, alternating with leg he’d tuck up into his feathers. We tried moving him to dry, non-snowy spots, but it seemed like he was enjoying spying on us too much and kept coming back.
I love seeing sheep in the snow.
After morning chores I made a loaf of cinnamon bread. Oona hung out by the fire to wait for it to be ready and to snuggle.
I also started working on my next big knitting project: The Shepherd Sweater by the amazing Pam Wynne.
Spending the day watching the snow by the fire, with cinnamon bread in the oven, knitting, with a small glass of lovely scotch: exactly what I needed. Any chance I can get one of these every week until spring?
In looking back over posts of the past I came across this one from January, 2011 featuring.. Mousey who was a favorite toy of granddog, Chappy, and who this year became the topper on our Christmas tree.
January 2011 -The holidays are over and the doldrums of January arrive. With that arrival sometimes comes odd and wacky ways to entertain oneself.
This is Mousey who was solely one of Chappy’s toys. Somehow though he ventured out of the toy basket and Deb and I have found him in some interesting spots.
For example, on my treadmill and at her spinning wheel. As you can see Mousey had a bit of a dilemma… couldn’t reach the start button for the treadmill and couldn’t reach the treadle on the spinning wheel. Got to give him credit for trying though.
The other morning though Mousey found something he can do… look where I found him when I walked into the kitchen.
Mousey likes to cook…who knew… he’s been as quiet as well, a mouse, about this new hobby of his. Let’s take a look at Mousey in action.
This could be a problem.. you know how mice are about cheese?
Apparently he likes mozzarella more than ricotta cheese.
The finished product… looks delish.
Mousey relaxing after a busy morning in the kitchen. This is one mouse I don’t mind having in the house.
Thanks for indulging the silliness and wackiness that goes on around here. It’s good to laugh and have fun no matter what your age… chronologically or mentally
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Another year, another Sheep & Wool festival. Though precious little changes from year to year, it’s precisely that known-ness that brings us back. If it’s autumn, it’s time to see the familiar sights and smell the familiar smells we can only get from the Hudson Valley. The smell of woodsmoke mixed with the tang of apple cider and fried donuts on the breeze, the brightly-colored trees all around, and the sounds of baaing from the barns. We’ve come to rely on these things as part of our year, and though the weather was less than cooperative (it was far too warm out and by noon most of us had shed any and all woolens we had worked so diligently to complete in time to show off) it was still a solid success.
Probably wins my award for best handknit at the whole damn festival.
These honeybear hats were super cute, though.
Look at that beautiful wheel!
This little cutie tagged along with us for awhile. One of my oldest friends, Janet, met us at the fair and brought along a friend and her daughter.
BFL roving that Emily bought for me. I tend to always get these same colors!
Since I always tend toward the autumn colors, I decided to get away from that when visiting my friend Lisa Check at her Flying Goat Farm booth. Not only is she one of my favorite people, she is a dyeing dynamo. I have mad envy of her color skills!
Finally, I grabbed a few samples of roving from Delly’s Delights, which is, amusingly enough, located just a few miles from us in Virginia.
Hopefully this will keep me happily spinning for awhile (though really I have probably 100’s of pounds of my own fleece I should work on washing, carding, and spinning!).
As we were leaving we stopped by the apple cider booth (run by a Hudson Valley orchard) and ordered some fresh cider and cider donuts. Oona wanted the cider shake, which i assumed would be like a slushy. It was actually fresh cider blended with french vanilla ice cream. It. Was. Divine. It was like apple pie a la mode in a cup. I’m going to have to try and replicate it at home. As for the cider donuts, well. Let me just say that I’ve gotten used to the offerings here in the south, and I had forgotten just how a true cider donut is supposed to taste. I remembered once I took my first bite. If there’s one thing New York State does well, it’s apples. And Sheep Festivals.
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The prompt: This week, share your take on “rounded.” it’s a broad theme, so I look forward to your personal interpretations.
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I decided to use some pictures from my recent trip to Martha’s Vineyard for my rounded choices.
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/rounded/
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