This lovely cafe is on the ground floor of Westbrook, which was designed for William Bayard Cutting (1850-1912) in 1886, now Bayard Cutting Arboretum, a state park.
The guided tour of the house, $20 pp.
I’m reading Cooper’s The Vanderbilt (2021) at the moment, so decided to go on a sunny Tuesday.
Rm w/a Vu … (Rooms with a view): there are two small dining halls and outdoor seating, looking out to a beautiful lawn and Connetquot River.
We choose the inner room which was the library. They give homey good service, fresh food, large portion… and perhaps forget to jack up the price. We’ve:
– smoked salmon sandwich
– spring salad
– Moroccan madness tea
– pistachio cake
They provide strainer but utensils are crappy and thin; different tea saucers (ya I always notice such patty details). Some tables have cloth while others are bare glass top, oh well.
Visiting Cutting Arboretum on a sunny 51 degree December day without wind. We’ve lunch at Hidden Oak Cafe – could have it outdoor but the restaurant was a little reluctant to seat our outside.
⇐ Idle Hour, the estate of W. K. Vanderbilt (1849-1920), cross the Connetquot River
At the moment, I’m listening to The Vanderbilt (2021) by Anderson Cooper (1967-), etc.
This English-style mansion on the other side of the river, Idle Hour was built in 1901 for William K. Vanderbilt I (Cooper’s great granduncle) by Richard Howland Hunt, after a fire that destroyed previous house built by Richard Morris Hunt, father of Richard. Cutting and Vanderbilt were neighbors and both were members at the South Side Sportsmen’s Club.
I’m wondering, half a century or a century from now on, will people going West, to the estates of Gates, Bezos, Buffett and Ellison? Elon Musk has sold all of his earthy real estates … guess our descendants have to travel to Mars or beyond?
Also, work from home seems gaining momentum, what kind of changes will have on city/urban/rural in the next few decades or century?
正在听 Anderson Cooper (cnn 广播记者和政治评论员)刚刚出版的书️ .
他妈妈 Gloria Vanderbilt (1924-2019; 万德比尔特) 是老爷子 Cornelius (1794-1877)的后人. 是万家新闻多之人. 尤其十岁时其母和姑妈为争夺抚养权 对簿公堂 媒体称之为世纪官司.
The guided tour of the house, $20 pp.
… (Rooms with a view): there are two small dining halls and outdoor seating, looking out to a beautiful lawn and Connetquot River.
They provide strainer but utensils are crappy and thin; different tea saucers (ya I always notice such patty details). Some tables have cloth while others are bare glass top, oh well.
The Vanderbilt (2021) by Anderson Cooper (1967-), etc.
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️ – 老万的孙子. 他虽然混得风生
