The PlaceThere are few things more wonderful than seeing old friends. We spent several fabulous days with our good friends Bill and Gail at their home in East Aurora NY, outside of Buffalo. Russ and Bill first met each other in the Coast Guard about 44 years ago. They were skiing together when Bill met Gail. When we started dating among the first things Russ did was introduce me to Bill and Gail. Since we live so far away from each other now, we haven’t spent much time together over the last 20 years. Yet, it felt like we had seen each other just the weekend before.
We stayed in their enormous 1880 house that they have lovingly renovated over the past 30 years. Next weekend it will be on the East Aurora Home Tour!
We went down to the lovely, newly resurrected Buffalo waterfront and Buffalo River. Then we went to the Anchor Inn where the chicken wings known everywhere else as “Buffalo” wings were invented and first served. They were delicious!
We spent the day touring hot spots in East Aurora. They showed us their store, The Computer Store/Business Technologies LLC, where they set up technology and networking solutions for small businesses,
assist individual users with computer problems, and sell computer
supplies. We went to Viglers five and
dime down the street, a rabbit warren of store fronts crammed with every
imaginable kind of product.
We also went to the "Made in America Store" where
everything in the story is made in America out of American materials.
A highlight of the day was the visit to the open house at
the Alpaca farm. Such lovely, gentle, photogenic animals, with very long eyelashes. In one pen there were 4 babies
called “cria” (pronounced cree-ah) and their Moms! Artisans showed us how they card and spin the Alpaca hair into yarn, and how they make felt out of Alpaca hair.
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and are certain that it won’t take 20 years to get together again. In fact, we are cooking plans to meet up in New England next summer!
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