Peter Luger

Today is my birthday! I turned 44 and we celebrated by having dinner at Peter Luger's Steak House in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. If you have never been and you love steak, it's worth the trip. My great great grandfather was very friendly with the owner. I think his drinking stein is still on display!

 Here are a few snapshots from the evening.

 My parents walking in

 My kids on their cell phones while waiting for the table.

 My only present, pj's from my mom :)

I love these windows 

 My hubby's favorite. Giant tomato and onion served with Peter Luger's sauce.

Soleil loves a party.

The best in the city!

My family likes their steak rare!

The streets of Brooklyn 

Skyline view of the city taken through the car window while driving home.

By the way, I didn't get a pic of the warm pecan pie and the huge ice cream sundaes both of which came with a bowl of whipped cream! They were devoured way too quickly.
My family always has room for dessert!

Brooklyn & Addison & Dad

My brother's old friend from high school came to visit last week and brought his two adorable little girls with him. Being a divorced but devoted dad hasn't made much time for pictures except for the blurry cell phone pics he proudy displays on facebook. So at the beach, we had a little impromptu photo shoot. Here a few shots from the day.

Turn Around!

The water at Compo was so beautiful this evening. It looked as if it had a purple hue. 

It was so beautiful that I forgot to turn around and wound up missing the sunset which must have been spectacular by the looks of the afterglow.

This is Paul (and Ziggy)

Paul is a 9 week old German Short Haired Pointer who I fell in love with. Below is a picture of Ziggy, the German Short Haired Pointer we had growing up with my brother. I still miss Ziggy.

3rd of July

Westport celebrated the Fourth of July this year on the 3rd of July with its annual fireworks display at Compo Beach. I was lucky enough to avoid the crowds and watched the show from a friend's boat on the Sound.

This was Compo Beach tonight

This was me

A cool pic of my hosts watching the show

Happy Independence Day!

Super Moon

I forgot to put up my super moon pic from last week. It's not the most exciting pic 

but in real life it defintely was super!

First Sunset Of The Summer

Baseball

I finally saw for myself what people do in Westport on Saturday mornings while I slumber, they watch their kids play sports! Lucky for me, I have teenagers that like to sleep late on the weekends. Most of Westport is on the playing fields very bright and early, cheering on their little athletes and seeming pretty happy about it. I attended an eight year old little league game and while it looked wholesome and fun, I still prefer my bed.

By the way, these kids may be young but they are very serious about baseball!

Game over.

Happy Family

I took pictures of the cutest family today. They made me happy.

The Carnival Comes To Town

The carnival is coming to Westport this weekend and everyone loves a carnival. Well most people love a carnival. There are always a few who are petrified off the oversized metal structures which kind of look like monsters that will swirl you around until you throw up. I shot these pics for those scared little guys. I took away the bright colors and I took away the laughter and left just the metal surfaces so maybe we can see what they imagine.

Southport

There's a little area on the Long Island Sound ten minutes from me called Southport. I don't know much about it except it has about 1500 people and it's darling. (I never use that word descriptively but it just works for Southport). I do know the homes are charming and the local library is wonderful for browsing the shelves or just to admire the architecture. My friends all take part in the annual Southport Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, where the residents line the little lanes to cheer for the runners while sipping hot cider. The weather is brisk and the view is beautiful but unfortunately it starts way to early for me to take pictures of such an event. So here are some pics of darling Southport on a nice spring June day around noon.