Like many people living in the northeast, I turn to Dunkin' Donuts for a good, dependable cup of coffee. Fortunately, there is one on my way to work. I definitely took advantage of this over the course of this long week!
This car has been sitting in the parking lot of a local mechanic since last summer (or possibly longer). I pass by it ever day as I walk to the pool and I wonder if some day someone will buy it. On occasion the mechanics take it for a spin around the Rye neighborhood streets. I'm always surprised to see it whizzing past me instead of in its typical stationary state.
Ever since Tinkers won the Pulitzer prize in 2010, I've wanted to read this book. However, I always balked at the list price ($20) for a book that is a mere 150 pages. I was delighted to find this on sale at a used book at one of the local book stores a couple weeks ago. As with most Pulitzer prize books, the main topic (death and dying) is not the happiest, but the writing is magnificent.
Rye is the town where the pool and golf club are located. This sign is directly across the road from the sign of neighboring town, Harrison (which I wrote about here). I think it is funny to see the comparison between the two. The message I get from this is "it's great to live in Harrison", but if you live in Rye you'll win at most sports (or at least your children will).
How can I describe a passion for Magnolia Bakery cupcakes in a way that those before me have not? I don't think I can. All I can say is that after tasting the cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery I have come to realize that all other cupcakes are merely a charade, posing as beautiful and tasty confections, but ultimately they will disappoint me. I've become such a member of the Magnolia cupcake cult that I rarely taste a cupcake made elsewhere (unless it is homemade-- the only other type of cupcake that can match Magnolia's). On my day off Rich and I had a short date night at Magnolia to enjoy their tasty baked goods!
I feel like so much of what I show you here about the city is pretty and fun, but I have to tell you the truth about New York. You may have seen it yourself or you may have heard the rumors, but I'll tell you it is a fact: New York is full of garbage. On any day of the week, while you are walking down your flower-scented sidewalks enjoying the aromas of fresh-cut grass or backyard barbecues, we here in New York are assaulted with the scents of putrefying trash. It is just one of the prices (besides sky-high rent) one pays to live in the city.
I walk through a quiet neighborhood on my way to work every morning and I always enjoy looking at the beautiful homes I pass on my way. This is just one example of the luxurious homes that exist in this community. The proximity to New York city alone will tell you that it is not cheap affair to purchase and own one of these houses, but the 4 or 5 car garages attached to the 4 or 5 story homes with palatial and well-manicured lawns adds an entirely new level of decadence to the locale. What always surprises me is I never see kids outside enjoying the fresh cut grass, chasing the multitude of lightning bugs that float around these homes at dusk, or riding their bikes along the tranquil streets.
Sorry if I was a little more verbose than usual this week. I'm looking forward to a lot of free days off this week and hopefully some opportunities to take some pictures around the city!
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