snooping out antiques shops and other delights.
That's what my friend Emily and I did on Tuesday.
We discovered a town called Hopewell, near Princeton, and an antiques mall called The Tomato Factory.
Well, I guess we didn't actually discover Hopewell, but we managed to find it!
I bought a couple of old -- ummm -- things there that I did not photograph
because I'm probably going to give them to my sister.
"Can you recommend a good place for lunch?" I asked The Tomato Factory ladies.
"Yes," said they, "The Peasant Grill, right around the corner on East Broad Street."
"Wow," thought I. "This must be some swanky town, if they have enough peasants
that they can grill them and serve them up for lunch."
Well, it turns out that they don't indeed grill peasants.
Instead, they serve peasants like me delicious lunches.
Emily and I both ordered crab cake sandwiches, and cups of the cream of tomato soup.
The soup was outstanding. I need to know how to make it.
An absolutely delicious lunch, especially for a couple of wandering peasants.
Confession: We'd gone to Hopewell to check out a big furniture consignment place,
that turned out to be only open Thursday through Sunday. Doh.
Yeah. I should have read all the little words on the web site.
I'll be back.
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Recently, Emily's grandmother moved from her long-time house, to a smaller apartment.
As always, there was stuff that couldn't make the trip to tighter quarters. Some will be donated.
Emily and other family members took other things. And Emily brought me some things. :-)
8 lovely napkins, beautifully embroidered.
There is some storage discoloration here and there.
I love the crewel-work look of the embroidery. Very classic.
So . . . textile ladies -- is Oxyclean the best product for bringing these back to pure white?
Biz? Sunlight? Vinegar? Hot water? Cold water? Suggestions welcome!
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Another mild winter day. Jack Frost must be vacationing in some tropical zone this year.
He certainly isn't hanging around New Jersey.
Today's sunshine is a tonic.
Most of last winter, these old stone steps up to our driveway were snow and ice covered.
We like dry and non-slip.
Even Mr. Dion DiPoochy, who is a dedicated couch potato, was in
the mood for a walk this morning. It's just too pretty out there to stay in here.
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