weekend in the Catskills

A good weekend--snow gone, customers back, and oh my the scenery takes my breath away.

Our house is down a steep hill,  in a hollow with woods and water. Here's the view now (click pictures to enlarge):

Go back up the driveway, and just a short way along the road you'll see this:

A classic Catskills scene.

There used to be hundreds of small dairy farms in the region.
One of the few remaining is on our road.

 This beautiful log home belongs to our friends George and Gerry. 

We ate dinner there Sunday night.

These are their well-loved laying hens. 

I get fresh eggs every weekend I'm there. 

There's always a blue one in the carton.

I helped George feed them. They have to be completely fenced in--

the property borders a forest inhabited by bears, foxes, and weasels.

I put the sign I wrote about last week outside of the building, 

and George and Gerry, who also have a store there, 

put out flowers, which brightened the entry. 

Twice this weekend I got soft-serve ice cream here--

a vanilla and chocolate twist. 

Just thought you should know.

This handsome building is across the street from the ice cream store, 

which is 1/2 a block from my store, which is probably not a good thing for me. 

Or is it? Are we being sensible or not?

Speaking of ice cream and my store .....

How do you like this sign?????

I got it at an auction (of course).

Hope you also enjoyed your weekend.

Jen