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August 12, 2006
Croton Falls
An old co-worker of Adam's was having her fiftieth birthday party today so we schlepped up to Croton Falls for her party. We had to catch a Metro-North train from Grand Central and we got there only about twenty minutes before our train was leaving. I was determined to get lunch from one of my favorite Japanese eateries though so I dashed there and back and picked up one of my favorite lunches in the process--spicy tuna onigiri, a tuna sandwich (to share), and strawberry shortcake.
The ride to Croton Falls was long but nice and the house where the party took place was also very nice--it was located in a very wooded area off a gravel road and had a lot of wooden beams, giving it the feel of a country home. What I really liked were all the birds and butterflies that frequented the backyard, assisted by the presence of a bird-feeder and butterfly attracting flowers. I watched two butterflies engage in a mating dance for at least fifteen minutes--something I had never seen before and admired the variety of birds that went to the feeder.
Lunch was pretty substantial and we grazed at the party so when we came home I decided to have something light. I ate the risotto-mushroom-asparagus patty I picked up from Whole Foods and was instantly rewarded the moment I took a bite--it really is quite sublime. Then I attempted to make the warm goat cheese salad that I fell in love with when we were in France. Didn't come out quite as well as the ones I had in France but it was still tasty. Anyhow, a photo from today's party:
Posted by Jennifer at August 12, 2006 09:42 PM