diptych # 51 / kitchen life # 45 ~ and a postcard
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 11:12AM 
Crafty camera ~ Phonicia, NY - in the Catskill PARK • click to embiggen
Splatters & spatters ~ Phonicia, NY - in the Catskill PARK • click to embiggen
Art studio / bedroom ~ Phonicia, NY - in the Catskill PARK • click to embiggen
Old hand colored postcard ~ Phonicia, NY - in the Catskill PARK • click to embiggenAnother weekend has passed and so has another getaway. This time it was a trip to the Catskill PARK - a down-state mini Adirondack PARK of sorts - and the village of Phonicia. The purpose of the trip was to attend a birthday party for one of the wife's brothers.
That purpose aside, one of the things I like about Phonicia is the fact that the village is art oriented - live theater, galleries, craft shops / boutiques and the like, not to mention several excellent small eateries and a classic diner. And add to those features the fact that there is a rather large contingent of past-their-prime hippies (lots of white hair, beards, and pot). Suffice it to state, it's a very mellow place to be.
When staying in Phonicia, the wife and I never know what our sleeping accommodations will be - a bedroom in main house, a tent in the backyard or the Magic House. On this visit we were surprised and quite pleased with a new option, the art studio - a detached art studio with a bedroom. A place I found to be a rather inspiring place to sleep and dream.
All of that written, there is no question, in my mind at least, that an art oriented community is an all together pleasant and somewhat inspiring place to be. And, I might add, a the wife's family get together without the 100˚ heat and 100% humidity of the South Jersey Shore is also quite enjoyable as well.
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