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A quick trip down Rt. 9 yesterday brought us to the River Tavern, in Chester, for lunch.



A Stella and Orieto later, we were eating artichoke dip on toast.



Followed by a smoked salmon sandwich for Val,



and a tavern burger for myself. Both accompanied by potato salad.



Which made us pretty happy.



Then we placed our order for the "baked-to-order" date bread pudding, which takes 20-25 minutes, so we had some coffee while we waited.



It was worth the wait.



After a brief recovery period, we bid farewell to quaint little Chester and hit the road to Putnam for an afternoon of antique browsing. We saw the elusive white horse.



And I got an A.



A dirty, craquelured, reflective A.



Val found some classy vintage knitting patterns.



And this tintype, where we're not sure what is going on.



Maybe siblings sitting for a parental portrait? Better yet, young duellers competing for the lady's affections, moments before the pistols (or sabers, or whathaveyou) were drawn?

Thoughts?