Heading out to Long Island only to once again find no pretzel. Though they had said they were only on Thursday we hoped for a green repeat of the st Patrick’s day of last year
But. When we found ourselves with a couple of hours to kill and searched ” best small towns on Long Island ” we came up with Merrick and these two circular streets of really tiny houses. Originally a Methodist vacation spot a few houses remain with historic landmark status
The weather is promising to turn so we walked, yes, there was a chill
In the air but it was lovely
On to flushing for soup dumpling at Shanghai You Garden. The result of another internet search that almost lead us to the last place the chef worked. It’s a long thin place where you get a buzzer, place an order, and are seated on a bench to await your table. What a system
