Mason and Taylor

Sunday brunch has always been a favorite, pancakes and bacon, lox and bagels with a gallon of coffee. Today with my son and daughter-in-law we went to Mason and Taylor for an English brunch with black pudding, quails eggs, and smoked bacon topped with a tomato and thyme sauce and bottomless cups of coffee. It was as delicious as the conversation was full of the stories and passions we were so eager to share. Great fun, I love family, food and conversation.

What we enjoyed as well was the craft elderflower beer,  a delicate and flavorful beer, like a the taste of early summer. Not my first choice of beverages, but this I would be happy to have again. The rest of their menu looked fabulous as we saw the roasts, partridges and puddings pass by.

Also fun was the restaurant, very industrial chic with exposed concrete pilasters, strings of light bulbs draped across the ceiling and rough floorboards. And I loved the touch of the 60's buffet.

On Bethnal Green Road

New York

Lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn Promenade

It has been over 10 days, gosh where do the days go. When I started off to New York a couple of weeks ago my laptop died, I learned it was part of the recall of the MacBook by Apple, a faulty chip had to be replaced. Now my Mac is as good as new and I am back to my blog, which I have missed.

I was in New York where my daughter Kate is and had some lovely moments as well as seeing a good friend and one of my favorite views of the city from the Brooklyn Promenade. Ahh New York....

Later I visited my sister and Mom in Vermont for several days of family, food, wine and great conversations around the table.

So much fun, never enough time.