Well.....I left the ranch the day before Thanksgiving and have been traveling with Izze for the last week. We had a great Thanksgiving before Jorma's tour started. We ate at Rod's Steak & Seafood Grille in Morristown, NJ (http://www.rodssteak.com). We reserved the 19th century train car attached to the restaurant and it could not have been nicer. It was like dining in the parlor car owned by James West...you know....from The Wild Wild West? There was only five of us....Izze, the star made it so special.
I had the imported penne pasta and lobster with fresh tomatoes, basil and light cream. The guys (Jorma, Myron and our bus driver Brent) had one of their famous steaks and Izze had the turkey dinner. She ended up eating my pasta. It was all superb...truly!!!
We left the next day and drove to the southern shores of Maine. It really is a great time to visit Maine despite the fact that there could have been a blizzard. You just never know in that part of the world. There was no snow just some rain and when the sun shined it was magnificent. We walked Ferry Beach with my sisters dog Lucy who became fast friends with Izze. We ate great food because my sister is the best cook I know and I just got to be me for a few days. Sometimes it is hit or miss with family...this was a big hit. Just what the Dr. ordered. I even looked at a piece of property while I was there....one that would be perfect for a Fur Peace Annex. But that's what I do when I travel. I look at real estate and think, "I can make that work". But really, at least for now, there is only one Fur Peace Ranch. As much as I would love to have another facility....we just can't be there on the porch with a cup of coffee Friday mornings greeting our students and be in Ohio doing the same thing. The Fur Peace Ranch is a one of kind treasure. I will leave Maine for long walks with my sister...the place where I can shut out the world if just for a week.
Izze and I drove to Philly today....another long drive. We will meet up with Hot Tuna at the Keswick...squish Jorma for a day, then head back to the hills of southeast Ohio, renewed and ready to welcome what I hope is a mild Ohio winter.
Gratefully......
Vanessa
Hi Vanessa:
ReplyDeleteStuie from Nyack here, a thought and a favor.
Pleeeease open a Fur Peace East - I'm a year from retirement and would gladly be your Hurl-east.
Also, my wife was scheduled for knee replacement surgery in January, so we didn't get Jorma/David B tix for Tarrytown. Now, the surgery has to be moved up to next week, and I want to take her to the concert as a recovery gift - but alas....no 2 tickets together except for last row. So, any chance you might hava a pair of decent seats I can buy from you???? Yes, I'm groveling, but hey, it's amongst friends.
Stuie