Thursday - June 27

Gorgeous start to the day - sunny, calm and warming up.....we were up early to see several boats leave.  And just like that, our "new" friends were off on their loop adventures.    Some are staying over another day to let others get thru the locks and the congestion settle down.

Mark needed a Dunkin Donut Fix, I finished packing and then he took me for a haircut by Jennifer at Eclipz (nice to see her again from a year ago).    Her son is graduating from high school tonight - 300 in his class and just yesterday, the NY schools were out for the summer!!!    June 26th!!!

I had a short walk from Eclipz to Brewerton Diner and we met for another yummy lunch and then on our way for our little getaway.    Enjoyed the 2.5 hour trip to Medina which was one of our favorite towns along the canal.     We checked in at the Hart House Hotel (just 6 rooms on the 3rd floor with no elevator - Mark didn't realize this when he made the reservation).   This charming old hotel was home to the Newell Shirt Company many years ago and the room names are after dignitaries who bought shirts back in the day.   We are in the "Astor" Room....   John Jacob Astor was a wealthy industrialist and painter in New York's Lower East Side.    Some of the wall inserts are brick with a painted ladder in the corner, painted sawhorses with metal paint trays for end tables.....really charming and quaint.     Bob Hope and Winston Churchill are across the hall (rooms that is)!

After settling in, we went down to the "Shirt Factory" coffee shop which was a favorite last summer.  Wow.....in September, they redid the "look" and along with being a coffee/breakfast cafe, it is also a cocktail lounge on Thursday-Saturday evenings.    It is really neat and we each had a delicious cocktail and sat in the big room which is off the lounge.    LOVE this place!

Then we walked around downtown and saw these gorgeous blooms...

The hanging baskets on all the light poles honor a veteran from the various wars, along with the American flag. "Hometown Heroes" 

Many of these impatiens have cards tucked inside saying "In honor of..." or "In memory of..." 

We stopped at Fitzgibbons Irish Pub for a light snack and wine.    Fun place that we visited last year.    So many memories from this sweet little town - the nice guy from Napa Auto Parts who brought me cucumbers from his garden, Della's Chocolates, Ashlee's Ice Cream, Zambistro (wonderful dinner), biking around town, and met Rich who is doing the Loop in his kayak!!!!!

Tomorrow we are off to celebrate #50 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.    Be back with the blog on Sunday!!!

This "Dude" is all set to be a cowboy at the ranch....

coming soon!!!!