The heat is on! It’s been or is hot all over, so I guess it’s our turn now. No central heat in the house, as is typical in lots of areas, but we do have window units. We hadn’t been using them but have started over the past few days. It’s a 2 story house with a basement, and the lovely main bedroom is on the top floor, so we definitely enjoy that one for sleeping. We have been leading a rather more leisurely pace while settling into our Tarrytown home/pet care routine.
A couple of days ago, we had our first New York bagels of this trip. There is a good place near us, with lots of flavors, and Bob walked over and picked up a couple for us that I had ordered online. We walked by a little later in the day after our excursion over part of the Mario Cuomo Bridge (see below), and the bagel place was just as busy for lunch.
The Mario Cuomo Bridge, that we drove across to get to Tarrytown and that we can see from the house, was fully opened to traffic in 2018 and replaced the former Tappan Zee Bridge. There is a pedestrian/bike section walled off from the automobile lanes. The entire trail is 3.6 miles long over the bridge connecting Tarrytown to Nyack, NY, three miles of which are over the Hudson River. It is the longest bridge in New York State.
On Tuesday, we walked part of the trail but hope to do the full back and forth over the bridge some time before we leave in early September.
cold water fountains, and vending machines.
Made of 12 illuminated steel arches
in the plaza at the start of the pedestrian path.
as we started onto the bridge
Yesterday, we walked back across the railroad tracks and then into Sleepy Hollow to check out a market that Bob had seen online. It was actually a very pricey (but attractively displayed) grocery store, DeCicco & Sons, with space for events and a bar and patio on top with views of the bridge.
Democratic Republic of Congo World Cup game was on
One risk with housesitting for pets and pet ownership is the chance that your adorable ball of fur might find another small creature to eat/play with/bring to you as proof of their awesome hunting prowess. This morning, these two lovely ladies found and caught a live mouse. That’s up there on my list of undesired things to deal with. I first saw Bella with a tail hanging out of her mouth, and then she eventually put it down, and Cleo grabbed it. Long story short, Cleo finally gave it up, and I was able to trap it under a container, which Bob then took outside. Eek!
We have been shopping at a local coop-type grocery where we have become members, but today we decided to drive to a larger grocery that the homeowner told us about that we had never heard of, Stew Leonard’s. It was a unique experience that might be a one and done for us, but we’re glad we tried it.
The family opened a small retail shop in the 1890s in Brooklyn to sell goods from their farm. They now have 8 stores total in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. It still retains the farm/market look with a silo near the store and produce displayed market style both inside and out along with a large garden section. They also have a small cafe on the patio as well as an ice cream shop. We both got ice cream (soft serve only) before we shopped, as the weather almost seems to require it. Heat advisory here until 9:00 pm tomorrow night.
Bob just read that you get a free cone if you spend $100.
staff pounding as they make guacamole,
and a number of these musical animatronic displays.
that are sold at Stew’s.
Wherever you are, stay cool and safe!
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