Ok, this year was a lot prettier than last year. Hurricane Sandy ripped through the East End a little more than a year ago, leaving much of the region without power for as long as 3 weeks. Yes, I was one of them. Since then homeowners have been exploring their options to prevent their milk from souring and the Internet from going down. One of the most popular solutions has been purchasing a home generator. From the simple gasoline lawn mower engine variety to the more complex, heres a quick intro some of the basic facts from the folks at East Hampton Energy Solutions!
Sure, the pools are closed and the beach is a little bit nippy. But if you’ve ever had a doubt that the Hamptons are spectacular in the fall then look no further. Here are some of my favorite sites in and around the East End.
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| Scarecrows line Main St. Amagansett, thanks to the kids from the local elementary school! |
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| North Haven foliage or as a news anchor I once worked with called it… Foil-age! |
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| Mill Hill Lane, East Hampton Village. |
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| EH Village Fringe, near Buckskill Rd. |
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| The center of Sag Harbor Village! |
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| The prettiest tree in the Hamptons, seriously! Look at the Shape! Brick Kiln and Scuttle Hole Rds. |
Being healthy in Southampton just got a little easier… and a bit more affordable. TODAY, my friends Jessica Greenfield and her husband Dominic Chiapetta (gosh I hope I spelled that correctly) have just opened up Annie’s Cafe and Grocery or as we say in the south of East Hampton, charcuterie. Located on Nugent Street in the village, Annie’s has an awesome menu, great wraps, quesadillas, omlettes, salads and more. I stopped by the other day before they even opened to sample some of the dishes and eat for free (yes, I’m cheap). It was awesome. To give you some idea of what Annie’s is like, think Provisions in Sag Harbor but with friendly people working there. They also carry a full line of healthy groceries, vitamins and fruit drinks and smoothies for a fraction of what some other health food restaurant in the village charges.
Finally, actor Richard Gere’s Water Mill home has just been reduced from $8.8 million to $7.2 million. This rather expensive blue light special is a beautiful 1890’s farmhouse that has been completely renovated. The house boasts 7 Bedrooms, 10 and a half baths, 5 fireplaces, gunite heated pool with pool house on 1.20 acres. While the house on Halsey Lane it does have distant waterviews. It also features a quaint meditation room on it’s 3rd floor with portraits of the Dahli Lama (this is similar to a meditation room I have in my house with a portrait of a deli and a lama – i know bad joke… but i really do have a cool b+w photo of 2nd Avenue deli in my meditation room). In case you didn’t know Gere and his wife former Bond babe Carey Lowell bought a home in the Actor’s Colony area of North Haven that is currently undergoing renovation.