sloppy's

Sloppy's is the closest restaurant to our house. It's definitely a local neighborhood spot and it has the lumpiest booths ever, but that's part of its charm! We still enjoy dropping in for a quick, convenient bite of Mexican food.

On the weekends they breakout some unhealthy specialties for dessert. I never would have tried the fried oreos, but a friend ordered them and it's basically a doughnut around an oreo and you really can't go wrong there. Need an extra dollop of trouble? Add some vanilla ice cream.

Usually I stick to ordering the steak tacos al carbon or the tamales.

Sloppy Jose's Mexican Restaurant
186 Hillside Avenue
Milford, CT 06460
203)-878-9847
http://www.sloppyjoses.com

Anchor Beach

This is a distinctly recognizable neighborhood on Milford's waterfront.






















We decided to switch it up and walk along the shore along Anchor Beach tonight. It was the perfect cool summer evening and I enjoyed the change of sceneryof this craggy stretch of rock and sand.

photo assignment

I've been submitting photos to the Curiosity Shoppe's Thursday Photo Assignment and it's been a great little mental exercise to dig through my snapshots every week and try and find something that fits the week's theme.

I'm trying shoot more photos during the week, so I took my G10 on a quick iced coffee run at work. I'm lucky enough to work across from Noelle Salon. This Stamford institution of beauty and pampering and has long concealed a mundane brick building with matured landscaping that makes for some lovely photos opps between my office and Donuts Delight.

My other go-to spot for iced coffee on High Ridge Road is CRUMBS and I want to go on record saying I hardly ever buy cupcakes or donuts. No sweets, just caffeine!

new lens and it's like a new camera

I love B&H, my new lens came in just a day with free ground shipping.
This 50mm 1.8 makes me love my dslr again. The G10 is great, but it does have some shutterlag which drives me nuts.

Here are my long neglected books, collected in a previous life (when I thought I wanted to become an architect). The AR is ALDO ROSSI, Drawings and Paintings, one of my favorites.
















Speaking of college days, I'm headed back up to Northampton Massachusetts this weekend. Can't wait to see dear friends, eat at Green Street Cafe and catch up with one of my all-time favorite art history professors.

low tide finds

After a lot of picnics and other hustle and bustle this weekend we caught some late day sun down a the seawall on Sunday.

what would you do...

for a klondike bar?

On Sunday we arrived back at my in-laws right after lunch and my niece was busy enjoying her klondike bar in the sun. I would kill for long eye lashes like that!

All my photos from Saturday and Sunday were shot with the p&s Canon G10, the only problem is this is the second time I've had the battery die on me. Looks like I need to order a second one as backup. I'm getting far more comfortable going close-up with my camera so I'm getting giddy waiting for the arrival of my 50mm 1.8 lens that I ordered today. At $135, you can't beat the price!

happy 3rd of july

We usually head to West Haven the night before the 4th. We are so lucky to have friends with a home right on the shoreline and once you find a place to park your car (oh and that is one steep hill), you know there will be no skimping where pyrotechnics are concerned. Last weekend, the second shooter at the wedding gave me a clue on capturing fireworks, so I decided to dust off my dSLR and try it out.

Today is the Morningside picnic and then we're heading over to Point Beach for more grilling and fireworks. Hopefully a golf cart ride will be our our very near future.