Miami Beach and Back, just beating the storm.
I left the day after a snow storm, and returned a day after a snow storm.
5:15 am, from Scranton with Lucas and Marcus, my 10 yr old nephew.
On the frickin freezin commuter plane. They didn't even warm it up for us. Take a look at how the early rising is catching up with Lucas.
But then at the swanky Mondrian, pool side.
In the pool too long. That's my son's toe, not mine.
At the Seaquarium.
Water cannons at the 'shipwreck' at the aquarium.
3-D Walking with Dinosaurs.
My balcony, yacht-side.
Peanut butter and jelly for Marcus, cantaloupe for Lucas.
He was crowding him all week.
Talking to his Mom, next to our towel drying rack.
New Years Eve at the Fountaineblue.
We call this his party shirt. Actually, he does.
Kid's Party at the Fountaineblue, with freeze dancing, Wii, Playstation, big lego setup and lots of cookies.
Literally made it back a few hours before the airports started closing, avoiding what seemed to be a real travel disaster. Our flight attendants were literally rushing us on the plane so we could take off from Charlotte and land in Scranton before things got too hairy.
Then back to a new snowstorm that night and next day.
Just one of those days...
Where you close on a house in Barryville,
Then hustle over and close on a house in Woodstock.
…and then Daddy gets a new pair of shoes.
Local News of Note
Our design collaboration with Courtney and Bronson on their 1800's original 1 room schoolhouse conversion to the Hillside Schoolhouse Inn is profiled in this Fodor's article on lodgings at reincarnated schoolhouses.
And the Heron, arguably Sullivan County's best watering and gathering hole (and definitely the go to for our clients) is celebrating their 2nd birthday in Narrowsburg by offering a free glass of champagne to any of their friend/clients who stop by and say "Happy Birthday" (limit one b-day wish per customer).
Hudson Renovation
The Hudson River is icing up over in Port Ewen where we are gut remodeling an older river-side ranch house.
Mechanicals are in, electric is rough-in, a few last minute punchlist items and tomorrow we start insulating.
The pictures have quite captured the essence of the plan or design yet since all the construction action has prevented good pictures but one of these days I'll get in there with a good wide angle.
The weather continues to ruin our best laid plans, and it's actually pretty frickin' dangerous out there, with ice everywhere, stemming from the swinging temperatures - deep freeze, big melt, deep freeze, lots of rain, then snow, then big melt. This is a lot harder to manage than just a good old fashioned cold and snow winter. A lot harder actually.
