A Cute Shop

It's funny how you can live in a place nearly 60 years, hear about something again and again...and never go there. Such is the case with "The St. James General Store." I've always wanted to go there, and we've passed by the street it is on a thousand times. Mike wanted to go for a little ride yesterday, so I decided it was high time I paid this 150-year-old General Store a visit!
I wasn't disappointed. It looks exactly as it might have looked long ago, from the wooden floors to the old wooden bins. Even the front door was original, or at least very, very old. Mike says it was 'not up to code,' which means the door swung in, not out. (In the case of a fire, you'd want a door that you could push!)
The prices were reasonable for Long Island. Mike picked up a wind-up crab and a wooden pop gun. I bought some doodads and some candy (including something called "Gibralters" which was the first candy manufactured here in America), but my nicest thing is a nut-shaped dish with a cute squirrel sitting on the edge.
I definitely want to go back with Christmas shopping in mind!

An Evening on the Beach

Mike and I took a stroll along the water at Sunken Meadow. It was a lovely evening, not too hot. I overloaded my pockets with interesting rocks. There are more rocks than shells here, as it is the Long Island Sound, not the ocean. But I hope to hit the South Shore (and the Atlantic) before the summer is over--in the evening, when most of the crowds are gone and it isn't hot!

Mike was a lot easier to photograph than the gulls. At least he'll stand still!

Shopping...not

I went to Macy's today with the idea of trying on some dresses. And there weren't any! At least, not what I'd wear to a wedding. I'm surprised. I thought they had a dressy-dress section. Maybe another Macy's would be a better try.
It wouldn't surprise me if, since I have the style of dress I want in mind, I'll never actually find it.
I hate shopping. Especially shopping that is a waste of my time!