Why?
I guess I have to wonder "why not". It was snowing after all and I hadn't really cleaned up the grill after using is on Friday night. I had no idea red squirrels like chicken...Any day that begins like this
and this 
is bound to be good.We saw our first robin and
and our first crocus!
And because today was our first Saturday off in a while we decided to venture out of town just to be sure we didn't park ourselves at the computers and work all day!
and our first crocus!
And because today was our first Saturday off in a while we decided to venture out of town just to be sure we didn't park ourselves at the computers and work all day!
Fortunately in our neck of the woods you don't have to drive very far in order to feel like you've really gotten away. Our first stop took us up north on the east side of the lake to the town of Aurora.
Aurora is a beautiful bustling touristy town in the summer but in the winter it's sleepy and quaint. We had a great time at the Aurora Arts and Design Center where we discovered the owner is a BIG fan of FOUND! The homes in town along the lake are just amazing but it was the grand old farmhouses out in the hills that made us swoon. 
Yes it's true, we still occasionally pine away for an estate...
Even the ones obviously past their prime were appealing.
Along the way we just had to stop and wonder
WHY?It wouldn't be a bona fide Ken and Deb expotition if we didn't end up poking around antique shops. Undaunted by locked doors
and closed signs,
we eventually found a few stalwart owners who decided to open up on a dreary March day. Ken came home with a framed group shot to add to our growing collection and I labored in vain over a bowl of tiny metal letters hoping to find enough to spell out something meaningful.
Sadly there were just too many "J", "U", "F" and "T"s... We ambled east to Skaneateles where it's also a little sleepy this time of year. 
They have a less appealing way of dealing with the tourists...
NOW GET BACK...okay, I get it.
I'll just be leaving now...
The perfect end to a perfect day?
Dinner at Hazelnut Kitchen.
Local red beet salad with avocado, passion fruit vinaigrette, micro greens & reserve sherry vinegar gastrique followed by grilled angus hanger steak, red wine reduction, hand-cut fries, malt vinegar aioli. For dessert flourless chocolate-bourbon cake with whipped cream & dark chocolate sauce. Okay I know, the whole "we've changed our diet" thing didn't hold up well today but hey, you gotta live, right?
They have a less appealing way of dealing with the tourists...
NOW GET BACK...okay, I get it.
I'll just be leaving now...The perfect end to a perfect day?
Dinner at Hazelnut Kitchen. Local red beet salad with avocado, passion fruit vinaigrette, micro greens & reserve sherry vinegar gastrique followed by grilled angus hanger steak, red wine reduction, hand-cut fries, malt vinegar aioli. For dessert flourless chocolate-bourbon cake with whipped cream & dark chocolate sauce. Okay I know, the whole "we've changed our diet" thing didn't hold up well today but hey, you gotta live, right?
Life is so good.
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