At Blueberry Brooke...

My pictures don't compare to the pictures on the website of Blueberry Brooke, but I took lots of them anyway...I always do.

We got in a bit late, and after calling Virginia to let her know we had arrived we proceeded to experience that which is Blueberry Brooke.  I really want to say a lifetime of memories were made in a very short time.

We entered into her kitchen, where she had sweets set out for us and where she lovingly displays one of the several magazines that their house has appeared in.

The parlor is quite expressive...

And Virginia graciously donned her birthday hat for a fun photo...

After a few moments of introductions and getting to know the house, we went to our rooms for the night.  Here you see my room...

Peri's room had a little something special to watch over her as she slept...

I am sorry that our traveling gear seems to show up in all the photos, but it is after all part of the experience.  Blessedly we had Marc to help us with all our gear.

After sleeping, we awakened to a chilly morning (31 degrees) and had a lovely breakfast of fresh grapefruit, followed by bacon, scrambled eggs and toast.  Since it was our birthday week, Virginia  thoughtfully had made a sweet cake.  Cake at breakfast, you may ask...yes, yes indeed.

 Well, it's time to load up the car and start out for the next adventure.  Here is a shot of the 100 year old school house that is also on their land.  Sorry that we didn't take time to go in, it does look interesting.

We had a bit of time to kill before we went to our friend's house, which was much closer than we realized. After taking a quick photo of our host and hostess (sorry Bob, I have a talent for catching my subjects right as they blink)...

Virginia suggested that we visit a bookstore nearby that is housed in a structure that was once an actual barn.  Armed with a container of cake as (a bribe) thanks for opening on the day off, Virginia, having called ahead, led the way and we got to meet some more interesting folks.

Virginia had very graciously given us a copy of a gardening book (now out of print) that the mother of the bookstore owner had written some years back.  After climbing the quite steep (ladder) stairs in the barn, where we did find some treasures to take home, we came back out, spoke to the chickens...

and got to meet the author of the above mentioned book.  Marc had opportunity to speak with the owner of the bookstore and learned of his previous life as a musician and of his life on the road.  This bookstore owner/musician called his mother and we met her, chatted a bit and she signed the gardening book.

As you know from my previous short post, our main reason for visiting upstate NY was to meet our blogger friend in person for the first time.  We had a wonderful adventure in New York and really did make a lifetime of memories.  What a fun trip we had.

I'll have more pictures in future posts, but I know there is no way they will adequately describe the experience that was "Peri, Peg, Susan and Marc on the Birthday Trip".