Wednesday Day Nov 5 2014

In the morning, we dropped Charlie off at The Clip Shoppe, a groomer we've used when we've been here before.  Because Charlie had been sick, our vet at home didn't want him to be groomed for at least a month more, so he was long over due for his "do".  When Bob went in on Tuesday, without Charlie, to see about getting "his dog groomed", the owner asked, "When do you want to bring Charlie in?"  Bob was so surprised that she remembered him, Charlie, and Charlie's health issues.  We left him in good hands, and headed down to the cemetery in Clifton.  As sad as a cemetery can be, it is also a place of peace, especially one as beautiful as East Ridgelawn.  After that, we took a little ride thru Third Ward Park, which was a place I often went while growing up, then went past the house where I lived, then met our friends Plish and John at the old pizza hang out on Van Houten Avenue, Mario's, which has been an Athenian favorite since 1946.  And if that wasn't enough food, after we got Charlie from the groomer, we met the cousins at the Texas Smokehouse BBQ on Rte 15 in West Jefferson Township  for dinner.

A glimpse of the Empire State Building from the cemetery.

 

 



    

Canadian geese at 3rd Ward Park.  This was one of the parks I went to with my grandmother to pick duck feathers for pillows that she made.  The park is near a railroad station to take commuters into New York City, so folks park here and catch the train.

 

 

More geese and ducks enjoying the fall weather. 

 

A train trestle on Van Houten and Passaic Ave...not a common sight in Florida!

The home I grew up in on Penobscot Street in Clifton...somewhat modified (upper dormers removed) but still very recognizable.  

The restaurant has been totally remodeled over the past year, and we all agreed it  didn't feel like Mario's anymore.

 

John and Plish



 

 



Door handle at the Texas Smokehouse

Upstairs at the Smokehouse.  Our party of 6 was the only one there.  It is a BYOB restaurant, something we don't see in Florida.

Carole and Adele, neither willing to giddy up on the saddle!