My Dad, who saved everything, accumulated the most impressive collection of matchbooks I have ever seen. This is just the tip of the iceberg...
Friday, November 23, 2018
mock apple pie
I remember as a child staring at this recipe while stuffing my mouth with Ritz crackers, fascinated that you could make an apple pie out of crackers. Did anyone on the planet actually make one?
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Monday, November 5, 2018
The Majestic Ventura Theater
...the way it looked the first time we went there and saw Mazzy Star and Ora Cogan perform. It's a grand old theater and the music was good, but there were too many smokers for my taste.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Deer Lodge
Dinner at the Deer Lodge in Ojai. Built in 1932 and for a long time used as a deer hunting lodge, nowadays it's just a restaurant with an interesting menu and atmosphere.
Monday, October 29, 2018
west of Albuquerque
Where the train stopped for a long time to let a freight train pass, somewhere west of Albuquerque. There was no phone signal.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Garvies' gravesite
One of the most interesting gravesites I have ever seen, basically a large boulder with an inscription on it, situated in a fairly wild section of woodland. The core of the early Garvie clan, who emigrated to Glen Cove from Scotland in the early 19th century, is commemorated on this rock. Much of what is today a 62-acre park was at one time their estate.
the meadow at Garvies Point
This meadow was full of botanical points of interest, such as a native persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana), lots of Japanese angelica (Aralia elata) - which is said to have displaced native devil's walkingstick (Aralia spinosa) - and curiously above, a royal paulownia weed (Paulownia tomentosa) growing next to a catalpa tree (probably northern, Catalpa speciosa), two plants that were thought to be related but have since been proven otherwise. (I suppose that could be a catalpa seedling, but it sure resembles a royal paulownia).
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Garvies Point revisited again
Low tide on the beach, which featured an engine block (possibly used for mooring), horseshoe crabs, and interesting rocks, among other things.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Shu Swamp revisited
Lots of good memories of trudging through Shu Swamp as a child... A return to this special place decades later did not disappoint.
Garvies Point revisited
It had been decades since I set foot in Garvies Point, the museum and nature preserve dedicated to Native American culture in Glen Cove, NY. They used to take us here on elementary school field trips. I'm happy to report that very little has changed.
Lewes-Cape May Ferry
The return trip was sunnier, and the boat rocked in a nice way. This is a very good ferry boat ride and our only regret is that it didn't last longer!
Cape Henlopen State Park
The ocean-side beach at Cape Henlopen State Park, where we saw lots of dolphins.
Zwaanendael Museum
When the Dutch landed in Delaware in 1631, they named their colony Zwaanendael, which means "Swan Valley". That settlement was commemorated in 1931 when a certain Dutch building was lovingly recreated in downtown Lewes and appropriately called the Zwaanendael Museum.
Monday, October 1, 2018
1631
A memorial marking the site where the Dutch first settled Delaware in 1631. The colony was unfortunately wiped out the following year by the local Native American Indian tribe.
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