Well, we are settling in. And apparently my 10+ year old African Violet likes it, too.
Our new thermostat settings are working well. It is truly a wondrous thing to wake up at 6:00 am, dress in the dark to take Ella for our walk down to the coast and come downstairs to feel (and even smell) the warmth of the radiator in the downstairs hall beside the stairs. This is a good thing because it only hit 13 degrees today, and tonight is supposed to be -2 degrees.
Since I last posted here, we attended a Shabbaton at the local synagogue - Friday night services and dinner and discussions about interfaith families, and Saturday services, lunch and continued discussion. We also helped out at another Soup Kitchen for which all of the food was donated, prepared, served (and cleaned up) by the local creme-de-la-creme restaurant, Primo. Definitely good food; in fact, the pasta I had may have been the best pasta I have ever had anywhere, including all the fancy New York restaurants I visited in my New York law firm days. On the other hand, also definitely HT (hoity toity). Their website menu features items from their garden , from local farms and locally "foraged" items! This in Rockland, Maine! After sponsoring an incredible meal at the Soup Kitchen, the restaurant is closing until May. Oh well, not that I thought it was going to be a regular hang out for David and me.
I have also gone back to Connecticut again, this time to attend meetings at my office, and was able to stay with my friend, Helen, which was lovely. I took the bus this time rather than driving as, being January, I was worried about iffy weather. The bus trip was … interesting. It takes about 8 hours by bus versus 5 to 5-1/2 driving. You catch the bus at the ferry terminal (in honor of which I'll include a photo I took of one of the ferries on one of my early morning walks).
It is definitely cheaper by bus - a total of $80 versus at least twice that for gas by car. The bus involves taking two different carriers - one from here to Boston and one from Boston to Hartford. The Rockland-Boston bus showed 2 movies and gave out free water and bags of pretzels. Both buses had WiFi, but it was so slow as to be basically unusable. It was nice to be able to read and even do some work.
Looking forward, here's an item from The Free press, our local paper. I'm not sure we'll attend, but maybe. Sounds like a good way to spend a winter's eve, right?
"Rockland, which has been dubbed 'Pie Town USA' by the Food Network, will go pie-crazy on Sunday, January 27, from 1 to 5 p.m., when the Historic Inns of Rockland are joined by downtown businesses and restaurants to welcome hungry pie eaters to the town for the ninth annual Pies on Parade Pie Tour. Pie lovers are invited to sample more than 40 different pies throughout Rockland and enjoy tours of common areas and some guest rooms at the participating inns…Each of the 20 participating venues will serve both both a savory and sweet pie. with all proceeds to benefit the Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO) Food Pantry. … All proceeds from Pies On Parade benefit the AIO Food Pantry and Fuel Assistance Program. Over the past eight years, Pies on Parade has raised more than $50,000 to benefit AIO's Food Pantry."
Sweet! Peace, y'all.
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