Wrapping up the home visit with a great meal...

fresh, central new york corn on the cob (check)

salad with sugared walnuts, cranberries, garden onions, and spring greens (check)

New York State salt potatoes (check)

bbq ribs (check)

Long Island iced teas (check)

Family (check)

Yum.

And all of this occurred out back by the pool although my flesh never fell once into its water. Still, a gorgeous day, a wonderful end-of-the-summer dining occasion with butter (albeit it, spray-it-on butter) all over our faces.

Such afternoons are what I cherish most about Cherry Heights and growing up on Amalfi Drive. But until next summer, this one is for history...