On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:04:37 -0400, Nancy Young >
wrote:

>
>... or not, really.
>
>Ron took me on a long ride yesterday, a yearly custom, up to
>NW New Jersey. Always a fun ride. My idea of a day. Drive drive
>drive, blah blah blah ... now we're on the back roads. Well, I
>don't know if we're going to have a good leaf season this year.
>Still, even if all the trees were still green, it's my idea of a
>day if I'm being driven around to see the sights.
>
>So, looking at all this property no normal person could afford, I
>glanced at the clock. Hmmmm, noon. You know what's on my mind.
>
>Hey, what's that place? A *gorgeous* stone building. Long Valley
>Pub and Brewery! Get OUT. SCreeeeech. (just kidding, we drove
>past it and turned around) Terrific place inside and out. I asked
>the bartender, was this really a barn at some point? Yup. It was
>just gorgeous, all that stonework. I kidded with the guy, yeah,
>you feel a draft, just go grab some grout and fill in the hole.
>
>At any rate, I had fish n chips, he brought me malt vinegar with it,
>thanks! Well, let me tell you, it came with a huge amount of fish
>and the chips were enormous waffle fries. I was in heaven.
>
>Almost forgot, a section of the bar jutted out and there were two
>guys playing backgammon and could sit across from each other. Just
>a really cool place. And they had pinot grigio, hello.
>
>More driving around beautiful countryside and home james it was.
>My idea of a great day.
>
>nancy

Sounds great, Nancy. Hereabouts, we don't get much by way of fish and
chips. Hell, even the sushi is usually chicken fried and served with
a cream gravy. Pinot grigio... wasn't he the little mouse on the Ed
Sullivan Show?

But you can get some decent barbecue here and there on a day out in
the hinterlands.


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