MARILYN AND MINERVA LOVE VALENTINO'S

Marilyn and I were checking out a whole bunch of food that came from some Italian produce place in Ridgewood, Queens here in New Yolk.  We didn't take the camera with us but heard that our friend Merle did.

We waited until we got home and had Esther take the photos while Eunice was babysitting Mildred and Ethel Louise. 

There wasn't just vegetables and fruit.  We couldn't help but notice two different types of  Panettone.  We talked about how we were going to get it open.  Then there was all this great Italian cookies and candies.  Marilyn was trying to steal the nougat and not share with the rest of the family.

There was fresh pasta, gluten free pasta, a can of kidney beans (no made from any chicken's or any other animal's kidney) and a jar of tuna filets.   Marilyn tried to take the lid off of it so she could steal it away.  I just laughed at her attempt. 

Chick peas they call them.....ha, ha, ha.   Sound like when our babies go wee wee.  FOFLOL

I thought we'd get lost in this group of vegetables.  We tried tasting some.

Love the colors of these....a bit bitter, though.

I think that Esther was laughing at us thinking how stuffed we would get.

There was some organic goodies as well. We both tried to open up the cranberries.

 Valentino's has a deli and cooks up some things, too. We have no idea what baccala is. Something's fishy about it.

 We decided that we had enough looking and tasting....we will indulge shortly. 

LUNCH IN BAYSIDE WITH THE KIDS

Eunice tossed the coin!  She and I got to take the chickies out again.  I have a feeling that the coin had the same chicken head on both sides.  We took Ethel Louise and Mildred to a restaurant in Bayside.  We figured that since we had gone to Press 195 in Rockville Centre we might as well go to the one in Bayside and meet the Executive Chef Brian Karp.

Ethel Louise and Mildred took a look at the Children's menu.  Mildred was curious about the homemade chicken fingers since they don't have any.  Eth just closed her eyes to it.

It turned out that they ordered it.  Eunice and I were a bit disturbed to see it. Then  again, it wasn't our finger being used!

The restaurant was recommended by our friend, Merle.  We spoke with this kind waitress, Kaitlyn Martinez, who was quite helpful.  However, I think she made a mistake when she brought a plate of Buffalo Chicken Wings....and she knew it!

 We were all pretty hungry and also wanted to sample different sandwiches.   Since turkey is not chicken there was no issue in ordering the Thanksgiving sandwich using a knish instead of bread.

There was another one that looked great....named after Brian's mom that had brisket in it...try saying, "A box of brisket. A box of mixed briskets. And a brisket mixer"  Fast....three times. LOL

Lastly was a sandwich that we missed having in Pittsburgh.  Had the cole slaw and Belgian fries in the sandwich!!

We were really full and all had a good time. 

A DAY WITH THE CHICKIES

Eunice and I gave Marilyn and Minerva a rest as we took the chickies, Ethel Louise and Mildred to a few places in Legg Island.  We started out with the Children's Museum.  There were so many activities for them to do.

We then took a break and went to the Garden City Hotel for lunch while Eth and Mil took a nap.

Off to the Nassau County Firefighters Museum.  We all had such a great time learning all about fire and equipment in the education area.

John Murray gave us a talk about smoke detectors.

HANGING IN WEGGSCHESTER COUNTY

Eunice and I took Ethel Louise to Weggschester County in New Yolk.  She was a bit camera shy until the second day.

We spent the first day in Tarrytown.  Here we are at Silver Tips Tea Room.  It's not one of the posh girly places.  You can have "high tea" any time of the day, not just a the 3p.m tradition.  We had the pleasure of meeting Anupa Mueller, the owner.  She was so nice to use and told us a whole bunch about different types of teas.

Afterward that we went a few stores down to a place called Pure Mountain Olive Oils and Vinegars.  We taste tested some of the wares and took a photo with the the owner and "ehef".

We checked into the Double Tree Hotel and later had dinner at their restaurant called The Bistro.

The following day, Esther and I went to Yorktown to meet our friend Enid.  We wanted to introduce Ethel Louise to her.  Enid was so nice.  She offered Ethel Louise a chocolate chip cookie.  Time to leave.  We've been eating too much!!!