Coming home.

We had our final delicious breakfast and left at about 9:30am. 

Bob had the ham and cheese omelette.

Ed and Irene!

We waited behind a single car for 15 minutes. Arrggh. Whoever it was ended up being told to park off to the side. We finally got through and drove pretty much without stopping except for bathroom breaks.

The view in NY state...

We arrived at Fran's at 5 pm.

Matinee and Peller!

Today was the day to see Cabaret and have dinner at Peller. After another enjoyable breakfast, we went into town and checked out many shops on a beautiful day.

Lovely. This picture is for my sister, who thinks that it's unusual that Bob carries a messenger bag...

So many lovely vistas.

After our shopping foray, we had a light lunch at Zee's.

Bob had a tallll salad.

I had a cheese plate -- sooo good.

And a bill with a sense of humor!

The view from my seat at Zee's. 

We then went to the show, which was really well-done.  Even Bob enjoyed it, I think! 

After buying fake Bailey's, we went back to Abacot for a few minutes and went on to Peller's. We chose the 5 course tasting menu, which was awesome as always.

Our view -- we were inside, but the French doors right by our table were open to the outside.

Amuse Bouche -- raw oyster.

First course: beef carpaccio paired with rosè sparkling wine.

Second course: stuffed rabbit in chicken broth paired with a Sauvignon blanc.

Trout with fiddle heads and mushrooms paired with pinot Gris.

Water ice palate cleanser

Veal strips paired with a meritage wine.

Another palate cleanser -- pecan ice cream.

Dessert: broken pavlova with Cabernet Franc ice wine.

At sunset. We had a great dinner with very nice servers. We also discovered that Frank, Chris, and friends were a hit at Peller the night before! 

We had some more ice wine at Stone Road Grill before going to bed.

 

 

More fun in Canada!

We had a lovely breakfast with Ed and Irene and guests at Abacot Hall. Two teachers who had been college roommates in the 80's were sharing the room we'd always shared in the past. The other couple were long-time friends of Ed and Irene.

Bob had the Abacot and I had pancakes and sausage -- yum.

It was raining gently as we drove into town, but gentle turned into steady. :(  We gave up checking out shops after a short while and drove to our first winery, Ravine. One of the people there was quite knowledgeable about the damage inflicted on many vineyards this past winter. We bought some delicious ice wine and then moved on to Coyote's Run.

We tried some sparkling wine and a few other varieties -- had another informative chat with our server.

Then it was back into town for lunch at Treadwell Inn, a place we'd never been to before. The place was small but busy. The excitement of our meal came with a reporter and cameraman doing an article on the place -- pretty cool watching them set up shots!

It's a farm to table place with the names of the suppliers on the menu.

And here's the menu.

I had papardelle with mushrooms and asparagus.

Bob had fish and chips  -- both were delicious! We also so had some local craft beer!! Yay, it's come to Canada!!

We shared a delicious carrot cake for dessert.

After lunch we walked around town for a while because the rain had stopped, and the sun was coming out. On our way back, we stopped at the Angel Inn -- again.

And craft beer has arrived there, too!

After our late night the night before, we both needed a little nap, so we chilled until about 6:45 and then walked to Stone Road Grill, a great place that only the cool people know about....

We started out with shared calamari but agreed that Canadian chefs use too much breading.  The taste was good -- just too much breading...

I had southern style pork.

Bob had a Cuban burger -- both our entrees were delicious! 

And our view!

We decided to forego dessert and just go right to the ice wine....

Back to work

This week is the dreaded testing week -- this year the tests don't impact graduation, but next year the students must score "proficient" in order to graduate. Yikes. We've done our final practice, and now it's time to see whether they can score well. They are a talented lot, as these posters show.

Oh, Canada!

This marks our second Memorial Day weekend spent in Canada!

Bob picked me up from school at 10:50, and we reached Wagner's ( after a ridiculously long "short cut") at 3:15pm.

This was our first view of Lake Seneca. 

Here is Bob driving...

We had a nice meal at Wagner's.

Bob enjoyed his beer sampler while I had a glass of Riesling. Then we drove through some rain and reached the border at about 7:00.

We had a quick snack at the Old Winery, which really didn't impress me much, and then we drove around a bit before meeting Frank and Chris at Zee's.

We saw a lovely sunset along the way.

Frank and friends were in fine form -- we had a fun time chatting with them.

We went from Zee's to the Angel Inn and had more drinks.

Bed after midnight!!

Lazy day in May

I slept horribly last night but powered through the morning, grading a paper and then heading to New Hope for breakfast with Frank and Chris at Fred's Breakfast Club. It was a lovely morning and we all had our favorites. Frank bought me this t-shirt; I love the saying on the wall of the restaurant.

I stopped back at their house to see the newest art installation.

It took them all of one day to have the glass installed and then add real plants around the glass pieces. Wow!

Then it was back home with a stop at Peddler's Village. 

I saw this guy waiting to take a picture of the old-time train that runs behind Frank's house, so I decided to take a picture, too. 

I found a few things to buy at Lahaska, got gas, dropped off clothing at the Good Will in Souderton, and then bought the dishwasher and stove that I had looked at the day before -- as Bob said, "Happy Mother's Day to me!!

I just finished grading another paper and am contemplating a visit to the Pizza Pub for a sandwich...