Stop at Rubiner's

Favorite stop when passing through Great Barrington, Mass.: Rubiner's Cheesemonger's & Grocers at 264 Main St. Also connected to Rubi's Coffee & Sandwiches, where, during summer months they grill all manner of sausages for sandwiches, outdoors.

Check out www.rubiners.com or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rubiners-Cheesemongers-Grocers/366688871264

Park Slope visit

Visit to Park Slope started with a trek through Prospect Park, one place to get a tan on a week day. A squirrel looked like a mix of red and gray species. Afterward, there were any number of small cafes for lunch. We ate at Alchemy, then stopped for housemade ice cream sandwiches at The Chocolate Room. The window at Moutarde showed what eclairs are supposed to look like. Then, returning to the city, spotted what I believe is a peregrine falcon above Washington Square Park.

On to Brooklyn

Visited the Brooklyn Flea and afterward, its culinary off-shoot, the Williamsburg Smorgasburg.

Ahhhh!!!!!

Waiting on the tarmac on a Delta flight from Atlanta to New York, this plane was heading toward us, closer and CLOSER!