We are in our original home territory, both of us having grown up in Connecticut. We were looking forward to our stop in Milford because it was only last year that we had discovered what a great town it is to visit by water. There are a couple of very comfortable marinas in the long, winding harbor that leads to the center of Milford. This year we chose to stay at the Milford Town Dock known as Milford Landing which is located all the way into the harbor. These are not the typical town docks that are usually quite small and with limited resources as this one has several piers and adequate laundry and bathroom facilities. We arrived by there 2 pm. The docks were quite full and continued to fill up with holiday revelers. The docks are adjacent to a shady park with an ice cream shop in the middle of it.
Later that day Jonny’s cousins Steven, Anne and Abby came by and we began our weekend celebration together with champagne and apps.
Then we walked over to a nearby tapas restaurant called Bistro Basque where we shared a large array of delicious tapas and had ourselves a gay old time. We didn’t get back to Zendo until almost midnight!
The next day we were invited to Abby’s new home for a July 4 cook-out. I was tasked with making dessert so I decided to make homemade brownies and bring a watermelon. We had just installed a new microwave convection oven and I put the brownies in to bake and bake and bake. They were not baking properly and I tried to look up what I might have been doing wrong in the online user’s guide to no avail. Finally, I took them out and decided that we would have ice cream with brownie crumbles instead. As it turned out I learned that I have to elevate the pan or dish on a rack when using the convection oven for baking. Live and learn!
In the meantime, Jonny took Archie out on the paddle board. They attracted a lot of attention and had a lot of fun!
Steve came by to pick us up and bring us to the grocery and liquor stores which is always very helpful. From there we went to his and Anne’s home in Stratford where she was cooking up a storm. They have the most beautiful garden in their very deep backyard. The hydrangeas were in full bloom and every nook and cranny of the garden was filled with lovely surprises.
We headed over to Abby’s by mid-afternoon and had a great time snacking and swimming and enjoying dinner in her huge and lovely backyard. We got to visit with her husband Rich as well but his health is not good these days and he was only able to join us for dinner. Archie was in heaven because he had a whole big backyard to run around in. He even went for a swim with us in the pool!
By the time we got back to Zendo it was late and we tumbled into bed after an intensive two days of partying!
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