hudson valley towns

it's in the 60s and it looks like the springy temperatures are here to stay.  yay!! here are a few moments from my weekend...

i roamed the streets of kingston while hhh perused the local record shop.

we had lunch at duo bistro, which was totally delicious.  

we also went up to hudson where i wandered some more while hhh looked for more records. (there's a theme here.) 

i went to rural residence, which stocks gorgeous textiles and a nice collection of candles (above), as well as talbott & arding, a new cheese and provisions shop. there were some really tasty things there.

looking forward to a lot more day trips upstate this spring!  

a country weekend

it's nice to get away sometimes (all the time). i was upstate last weekend with some friends. there was a lot of lounging about, swimming, grilling, aimless (but sometimes weirdly heated) discussions about celebrities, and a really lovely early morning walk.

we went into hudson one day. lunch was grilled cheese at grazin, and then window-shopping down warren street. steph and amy picked up some plants at the secret gardener on warren street. 

i saw this pretty pink house, which reminded me of this one.

and then back at the house, i ogled the decor some more before jumping into the pool.  

man, this summer has really sucked so far.