Writers who have laptop/will travel--it's both a blessing and a curse.
Nice to be in Newport but just had to work for 3 hours, from 8 pm to 11 pm, to write/edit a magazine story.
It's okay. I'm grateful I have a skill I can take with me wherever I go.
Sis is a member of the New York Yacht Club. She was/is a good sailor in her own right, but her membership is as the widow of her husband, Don, who died two years ago. For many years before that, women were barred from membership.
Don was a big deal as a sailor. He grew up in Chicago and joined the New York club in 1972. It's hard to get in. The club in NYC has a reciprocal relationship with the New York Yacht Club here in Newport, in an historic mansion right on the harbor. Sis said Don's son, Charles, and his friend sailed up to this Yacht Club from Connecticut when they were 17. Right up to the dock. Wow! Such a different youth than our humbler one.
It was pretty to sit outside with our drinks and watch the sun setting, the bridge lights twinkling. I asked the bartender, and he said the most popular cocktail is the Dark and Stormy. Of course it is.
It was lovely to dine inside...white tablecloths; many utensils arranged around your plate left, right and top; Yacht Club china pattern; an elegant atmosphere with mantels and wood paneling. I loved the look of the older couple to our right, maybe in their 80s but she was still so pretty, blonde, black eyeliner, young eyes, in a tightly fitting long-sleeved, midnight-black blouse with lace sleeves, visible after she shrugged off her Lilly pink jacket in a ladylike way....he was wearing a navy blazer and khakis..she reached out and took his hand after dinner and they sat that way for a while.
To our left, I overheard a couple talking about their latest race, how it went and that they should have a party for the crew in January or February.
And no money was exchanged. Sis signed a piece of paper and will be billed in the mail.
It's a different world and I loved stepping into it. No cell phones allowed inside.
Good night.
$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET
Nice to be in Newport but just had to work for 3 hours, from 8 pm to 11 pm, to write/edit a magazine story.
It's okay. I'm grateful I have a skill I can take with me wherever I go.
Sis is a member of the New York Yacht Club. She was/is a good sailor in her own right, but her membership is as the widow of her husband, Don, who died two years ago. For many years before that, women were barred from membership.
Don was a big deal as a sailor. He grew up in Chicago and joined the New York club in 1972. It's hard to get in. The club in NYC has a reciprocal relationship with the New York Yacht Club here in Newport, in an historic mansion right on the harbor. Sis said Don's son, Charles, and his friend sailed up to this Yacht Club from Connecticut when they were 17. Right up to the dock. Wow! Such a different youth than our humbler one.
It was pretty to sit outside with our drinks and watch the sun setting, the bridge lights twinkling. I asked the bartender, and he said the most popular cocktail is the Dark and Stormy. Of course it is.
It was lovely to dine inside...white tablecloths; many utensils arranged around your plate left, right and top; Yacht Club china pattern; an elegant atmosphere with mantels and wood paneling. I loved the look of the older couple to our right, maybe in their 80s but she was still so pretty, blonde, black eyeliner, young eyes, in a tightly fitting long-sleeved, midnight-black blouse with lace sleeves, visible after she shrugged off her Lilly pink jacket in a ladylike way....he was wearing a navy blazer and khakis..she reached out and took his hand after dinner and they sat that way for a while.
To our left, I overheard a couple talking about their latest race, how it went and that they should have a party for the crew in January or February.
And no money was exchanged. Sis signed a piece of paper and will be billed in the mail.
It's a different world and I loved stepping into it. No cell phones allowed inside.
Good night.
$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET
- Flo's Clam Shack (since 1936). I gave Sis $15 cash toward bill. $15.
TOTAL DAILY SPEND: $15.
Ongoing spend for month as of October 13: $969.64.
Average daily spend: $74.59.
AUGUST AVERAGE DAILY SPEND: $93.39. ⬆️
Average daily spend: $74.59.
COMPARE TO TWO PRIOR MONTHS:
TOTAL SPEND FOR SEPTEMBER (30 DAYS): $2,214.43.🍎⬇️
AVERAGE DAILY SPEND: $73.81.🍎⬇️
TOTAL SPEND FOR AUGUST (31 DAYS): $2,895.06. ⬆️
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