Thursday, December 31, 2015

after a wet and foggy drive home

still trying to recover from that trip to the north..the southbound drive was a mess and took an hour longer than usual..then again it's always 'fuglee'..plenty of mist.. fog and a deluge of rain as we went by the Richmond area along the I-95 corridor.. traffic just made for a miserable drive home...... ringing in the New Year tonite with Denise and Tom coming over for our annual New Year's Eve dinner--Prime Rib on the menu... missing Fran and Bill this year--wherever it finds you guys--have a Happy & Healthy New Year


Delaware Memorial Bridge
Rt 1 Bridge Newark, Delaware
a 'must'  a DD stop in Delaware
Annapolis Bay bridge on Rt 301/50
Nice Bridge over Potomac River Md to Va border on Rt 301
James River Bridge I-295 near Richmond

Monday, December 28, 2015

Brooklyn Bye Bye

left Brooklyn this morning..headed south back home.. the sign is still there at the foot of the Verrazano Bridge on the Belt Pkwy.. it says it all

Saturday, December 26, 2015

an early morning walk thru Sheepshead Bay

no sunrise again..haven't seen the sun for more than a half hour since we got here..took an early morning walk down to Emmons Avenue and the Fishing Boat docks.. picked up some Brooklyn Bagels at Emmons Bagels across from the docks .. Randazzo's Clam Bar still hanging in there among all the Russian restaurants that have taken hold over all these years..walked across the newly repaired Ocean Ave walkway bridge that connects Sheepshead Bay to Manhattan Beach-- the hoity-toity neighborhood... essentially the old neighborhoods are gone-- here in name only.. what a shame.. as I always say these last few years.. 'MEMORIES' are a lot better than being here these days.. and so it goes

Friday, December 25, 2015

Merry Christmas to all

a very Merry Christmas to all my friends on this joyous Holiday..may there be peace in the world..may all your wishes come true..a lil' bit of Church on this Christmas morning

Thursday, December 24, 2015

he's on his way

ho..ho...ho.. ..he's on his way..he even had to hitch a ride with us on the Maasdam for the Atlantic crossing..BTW he ain't happy..all this rain coulda been SNOW..  and a CLASSIC 'Twas da Nite Before Christmas'---da Brooklyn version  https://youtu.be/Y3fgRV5N_qQ

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

'on the road again'

after 3 days at home unpacking and repacking heading out for the drive North to Brooklyn to visit relatives for Christmas.. not where I want to be but I gotta..  leave here in a lil' while ..picking up another Hertz rental  for the week in the 'zoo'.. the COUNTDOWN begins