- Local - The food was edible, but we wouldn't go out of town for it.
- Acceptable - The food was decent, and worth going one or two towns over to dine in the place.
- Good - The place was an hour or more away, and well worth the effort to eat there. (I miss The Little Bear near Woodstock, NY.)
- Very Good - The place was outside the region, and a must visit when in the area. (Empress of China - San Francisco, CA)
- Excellent - The place is on the other side of the globe, and a bucket list must visit.
My journey towards femininity, with all the bumps in the road. Who knows where this road will lead? But it certainly will be a prettier road, and one well worth traveling.
Friday, June 7, 2024
Another lunch with RO
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Lunch with RO
Somehow, I always seem to find good restaurants in the most unusual places. Qin Dynasty, of Parsippany, NJ is an example of one of these finds. This restaurant is attached to a Red Roof Inn, and nothing special would catch the eye of most people. But something about this place caught my eye (maybe the words "Dim Sum"?) and I put it on my list of places to try out - and RO and I did so shortly before one of my Autumn cruises.
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Recently, RO and I found the time to get together again, and we chose this place because it was halfway between our two houses. We were both glad we did so, as we had a very tasty and filling meal for a very reasonable price. While eating, we caught up on what was going on with each others' lives, with me running on and on about my December cruise. It's nice to know that both of us went into dating to find friends first, and then a mate. Her body is starting that slow path to breaking down, as she can no longer walk moderate distances anymore. I'm glad that I didn't choose her for a girlfriend, or I might have ended up like Ex-GF-M. Luckily, RO has become a good friend, and accepts me as Marian.
When RO and I left the restaurant, we each went our own ways. I left to see if the Lane Bryant store in Paramus had a double breasted coat I was interested in. The first thing I did upon entering the store was to look for the coat and try it on. Although it had a good feel, I decided to pass on it, because of how the buttons worked. (I didn't like how the inside button was placed.) At this point, rush hour was starting, so I drove home to spend the rest of the evening.
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Seeing Vicki for Lunch
It's been a long time since I've been able to see Vicki (#2) for pleasure. The last time I saw her, her spouse had passed away, and there wasn't a good opportunity to introduce her to RQS, except for a fleeting moment. Today, we finally got together for lunch and we went to one of our old standby restaurants - Aberdeen Cantonese Restaurant in White Plains.
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About a week ago, Vicki suggested that we get together for afternoon tea. This morning, she decided to make a reservation and found out that the place was closed for July. The next place she thought of was closed for the day. So we ended up going to Aberdeen for Dim Sum. Yum!
Aberdeen was just as I remembered. Although there no longer are any Dim Sum carts parading around the floor, one can order exactly what he/she wants and have it delivered quicker than the time one would wait for a Dim Sum cart to make its rounds. This ended up creating a minor problem. We ordered several dishes that all came at once - leaving us no room on the table. However, we worked around this problem by focusing on eating one dish at a time, so that we could clear the table of dishes as we polished off what they once had on them.
I have to note that Vicki has a non-binary offspring. She noted that given our nation's politics, that her child had to travel in male drag - even though they have a beard, they tend to wear clothing usually associated with females. It's a shame that she had to do this. But given the culture of intolerance being fostered by Florida's governor, it was the safe way for her child to travel.
All too soon, we had to part. Vicki noted that she would like to meet RQS soon. So I'll have to find some time when Vicki and RQS are free, in order to have everyone get together for dinner.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Italian Direction / Jewish DIrection?
Tonight, I was joking with RQS about going to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Museum from both "Jewish" and "Italian" directions. As you can see in the picture above, there is a sculpture with the letters "O" and "Y" that reads "YO" and "OY", depending on the place from where you are looking at the sculpture. This led to a discussion of how hard it is to get to places in the outer NYC boroughs without changing trains in Manhattan.
Both of us want to visit the museum and the garden when the weather is nice. But we don't want to deal with the headaches of getting there. So, we'll pass on this trip for the near future, as it will be in the low 90's this coming weekend.
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The two of us are planning on meeting up with each other after my Global Entry interview later in the week. We wanted to go and meet in Chinatown for Dim Sum, but we'd miss getting the senior/off peak fare on the way back to Croton. Originally, this was supposed to be the first time she'd see me in Marian Mode. But we decided to see an off-Broadway play over the weekend, and this meant going back into NYC for the day. The last thing I want to do is go in the subway, then walk 1/3 mile to the theater when the weather is over 80 degrees. So we'll take care of that issue the following weekend.
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As you can see, NYC is going to be an important part of our lives, as RQS doesn't drive. I'll always be the person behind the wheel (unlike my time with Ex-GF-M, where she demanded that she'd do all the driving). I don't mind this at all - I just wish parking was easier to find where she lives.
On that note, I'll sign off for the evening, and write some more tomorrow....
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