If you stop here often you may have seen my recent post on a trip to Kent Falls on the other side of the state. Beautiful place, it is. Kent Falls lies in the upscale Litchfield County – which is a mix of beautiful rural landscape , upscale dairy farms, some modest and some ultra lux homes. I’ll share some of those photos with you tomorrow….my husband now wants some cows.
On the way back through the county, heading home, we decided to stop at a quaint looking Pizza place in a charming New England town. It was a hot day, and we noticed they have a lovely porch where you can sit and enjoy your food. We went inside to place our order and right away the heat inside was stifling. I felt bad for the waitress and the cooks. So naturally we opted to sit just outside the door on the porch where there was a pleasant breeze. Because it was now late afternoon into the evening, the dinner crowd began to roll in. First thing I noticed were the caliber of cars… Mercedes, Porsche, Cadillacs, range rovers. Also, in our shorts, t-shirts and flip flops we were apparently under dressed. The women wore linen or Cotton dresses in Lilly Pulitzer prints and the men were in khakis and Izod’s.
In the stifling heat we encountered inside, one would think SOME of those people would come out and join us on the porch. There were several tables available. Not a one. They all chose to sit inside in the sweltering dining area. Across the street there is a grocery store, it’s own brand, not a Stop & Shop or IGA. The same dress code was evident in the people who came and went from the store.
Finally, as we were about to leave, it occurred to me that perhaps we were a little more ethnically diverse than this particular crowd was comfortable with, hence our lone status on the porch. Personally,I’d rather keep company with the cows 🙂
