Ye Country Home of Chatham

Chatham House

Another weekend spent outside the city walls. This time, we were invited to spend the weekend at our friend's country home in the bucolic hills of Chatham, NY. It was as different to last weeks hippy haven in the same way that the Tea Party and OWS supporters are different. In Long Island, you had a beautiful but aging home that welcomed doing any and everything to, as long as the stairs didn't collapse, you were a'iight.

Here, you had a beautifully preserved 'Country Home', built in 1830, with original everything, still in museum-like quality. I have to say, I enjoyed both weekends immensely, and i am so blessed to have such a great group of friends to experience both spectrums of the pendulum.

For this weekend, we had a much smaller crew of peeps headed out to hang with, and more sedate activities planned, which also included a bonfire, movies to watch, and food to be consumed.

Saturday night was super fun, with all seven of us in the kitchen, preparing pasta, sauteing vegetables, eating ice cream, and consuming a grandma-memory-reminiscing Brown Betty created by Jessica, with brown sugar, apples, more brown sugar, bread crumbs and warmly yummy goodness that we all died for.

We watched the fire burn, and fantasized about bringing Burning Man to these woods, but of course, just jesting (or gesticulating?).

polka dots

On Sunday, After much debate, we decided to check out one of the older restaurants in Chatham, the Chatham House Restaurant, which was built in 1859. They have a lovely all-you-may-consume   brunch for all of  $19.00. They used to offer one drink with brunch, however, alas, no longer.

We did get into a headed discussion on the Occupation of Wall Street protesters and we brought a little bit (ok, a lot) of city attitude to the quaint town. There were some four-letter words that flew around, that was NOT darn, but hey, what are friends without healthy debate? And, I'm sure the locals appreciated our honest words about Republicans and teabaggers and the 1% wall streeters.

crunchy

And the funny thing was that we were almost all wearing black. Not stereotypical New Yawkers at all. After brunch, when we were the only ones left, because brunch ends at 1:00 pm (WTF?) we rather sheepishly vacated the premises, apologizing if we offended anyone. Hey, i think they kinda liked having some color and then some colour in the 'hood. (yeah, i said it).

Brunch was.. good. The all-you-can-eat was fine, nothing spectacular, but the décor was certainly old-school with chandeliers and uniforms and large bay windows; it was like stepping back in time, to a place with separate entrances and quiet looks.

Anyhow, Chatham was lovely, and a great experience, but the city skyline was a welcome sight, after two weekends of separation, you know this city girl gets anxiety when i've been away from my love for too long. 

Brunch #38 – Chatham, NY

Where: Chatham Country Restaurant.

Eats:  All-you-eat-brunch with pancakes, frittattas, quiche, salad, chocolate, cake and more food.

Tracks: Take me Higher - Rogerseventytwo

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