Jo was in New York last week for a conference and we decided to take advantage of the trip and visit Connecticut. I flew into Providence on Thursday and after navigating the rental car pickup process drove down to New Haven to pick Jo up from her train trip on Metro North. Fortunately, the timing worked on both ends and we managed to find each other without too much difficulty. Then we drove to Sheri and Bruno's place who had graciously agreed to our staying with them. Thursday night we caught up on the happenings in their life especially enjoying seeing their new solar panel array. It was quite impressive (the picture only shows one of the four panels they had installed)and I thought large enough to power a small neighborhood, although they claim it is just enough to meet their energy needs.
Friday dawned bright and sunny and after a long run in the morning we headed to Waterford to see our old house and neighborhood. Not too many changes (at least on the outside that we could see) on the house besides cutting back the forest a bit. Then it was to Captain Scott's for lobster rolls. This is one of the taste treats we really miss from not living in Connecticut. We enjoyed lunch with two of Jo's colleagues from her HR days at Pfizer especially with how warm the temperatures were. Dinner that night was with all our old friends, Deb and Rich, Mary and Dave, and Sheri and Bruno at the Daniel Packer Inn where we managed to close down the restaurant. It was really nice catching up and hearing some fun Pfizer stories along with what everyone has been up to.
Saturday had rain threatened for the evening so we decided to do a hike while the sun was out. We headed over to Arcadia forest in Rhode Island and spent a couple of hours enjoying the fall colors and getting a little exercise. The highlight for the wildlife was seeing two garter snakes squiggling off the hiking trail - we could be especially calm since we saw both snakes well in advance of stepping on them! Then after a pizza lunch it was home to rest and relax - well for three of us anyway, Bruno decided to work outside until it started pouring.
Sunday, after a morning yoga class, it was off to the Mermaid Cafe for brunch (Jo's gingerbread pancakes were quite tasty, my tortilla omelet thingy not so much) and then it was time for sad farewells before we headed to Providence and our flights home. For the rest of the work week, nothing too noteworthy. I continued to work on getting the storm windows painted and installed many of them yesterday as our weather has been cold. I also harvested the onions, scallions, and the last yellow squash from the garden leaving only a few parsnips to go.
Jo was in New York last week for a conference and we decided to take advantage of the trip and visit Connecticut. I flew into Providence on Thursday and after navigating the rental car pickup process drove down to New Haven to pick Jo up from her train trip on Metro North. Fortunately, the timing worked on both ends and we managed to find each other without too much difficulty. Then we drove to Sheri and Bruno's place who had graciously agreed to our staying with them. Thursday night we caught up on the happenings in their life especially enjoying seeing their new solar panel array. It was quite impressive (the picture only shows one of the four panels they had installed)and I thought large enough to power a small neighborhood, although they claim it is just enough to meet their energy needs. 
Friday dawned bright and sunny and after a long run in the morning we headed to Waterford to see our old house and neighborhood. Not too many changes (at least on the outside that we could see) on the house besides cutting back the forest a bit. Then it was to Captain Scott's for lobster rolls. This is one of the taste treats we really miss from not living in Connecticut. We enjoyed lunch with two of Jo's colleagues from her HR days at Pfizer especially with how warm the temperatures were. Dinner that night was with all our old friends, Deb and Rich, Mary and Dave, and Sheri and Bruno at the Daniel Packer Inn where we managed to close down the restaurant. It was really nice catching up and hearing some fun Pfizer stories along with what everyone has been up to.
Saturday had rain threatened for the evening so we decided to do a hike while the sun was out. We headed over to Arcadia forest in Rhode Island and spent a couple of hours enjoying the fall colors and getting a little exercise. The highlight for the wildlife was seeing two garter snakes squiggling off the hiking trail - we could be especially calm since we saw both snakes well in advance of stepping on them! Then after a pizza lunch it was home to rest and relax - well for three of us anyway, Bruno decided to work outside until it started pouring.
Sunday, after a morning yoga class, it was off to the Mermaid Cafe for brunch (Jo's gingerbread pancakes were quite tasty, my tortilla omelet thingy not so much) and then it was time for sad farewells before we headed to Providence and our flights home. For the rest of the work week, nothing too noteworthy. I continued to work on getting the storm windows painted and installed many of them yesterday as our weather has been cold. I also harvested the onions, scallions, and the last yellow squash from the garden leaving only a few parsnips to go.
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