It was the last (week) day of break, a beautiful day and so a good time for a cruise in the country (or city as the case may be) and so Dr Len (aka Mr. Lennie) came to town ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1158 and we hung the Ladies neon sign with the help of Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1159 ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1160 and then went to Dr Len's car where he showed off the mah jongg board he carries ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1161 and the wonderful new tools he had just bought. ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1162 ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1163 ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1164 ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1165 ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1166 ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1167 ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1168 Next, we drove to Trenton in search of food. But first we saw this wonderful sign for Klotz Beverage Emporium ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1169 ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1170 ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1171 and then we settled at Mekus, a soul food restaurant, in Trenton ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1172 where Dr Len sat ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1173 as I took this self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1174 and this profile shot ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1175 as Dr Len's cranberry juice cocktail and my water, ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1176 my cheese grits, eggs and toast ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1177 and Dr Len's meat and vegetables arrived ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1178 and were eaten to certify membership in the clean plate club. ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1179 To end the meal, I had a peach cobbler and then we drove off to see nature. ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1180

Along the canal, we saw the fall colors ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1181 and then found a bench ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1182 where Dr Len shared philosophical thoughts ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1183 and I took self portraits ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1184 and then we made our way back through the fall colors as darkness was beginning to fall ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1185 ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1186

Back at home, we picked up Suzanne at the train and then Ben ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1187 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1188 and I (in this self portrait) were seated ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1189 and Suzanne had a large glass of the cheap house wine ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1190 as Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1191 and Sarah returned from parking the car and ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1192 we began with salads for the girls ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1193 and then BBQ chicken pizza for Ben ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1194 kasha pasta for Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1195 pasta for Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1196 shrimp for Suzanne (which may have been the cause of her bad indigestion that night) ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1197 all served by Lou, our waiter ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1198 as well as my pizza margherita ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1199 before we made our way across the parking lot through the heavy machinery ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1200 where I took group pictures of the kids before we called it a night. ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1201 ../../../Sabbat/2005/10.29-11.05.05AroundAndAboutTown//IMG_1202