Today is our 42nd wedding anniversary! So, Marty took the day off, and we headed out to Ridley Creek State Park for a bit of an adventure.
The park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it holds a 1915 mansion, built over a 1789 farmhouse that still stands surrounded by a series of interesting gardens.
The front door sports a very cute stone dog, of which I have absolutely no information, but it did make for a cute photo.
We stopped in the mansion office and picked up a map so that we could follow the trail out to the protected fly fishing area of the creek. Marty changed his shirt to the camouflage look.
I'm not sure if the intention was to hide from the fish so that he could sneak up on them, but considering that I was sporting bright yellow, that idea would be pretty far fetched.
The grounds are beautiful, and there are a number of trails that you can hike.
Marty opted to try out this spot, which looked promising.
There were at least a dozen fish hanging out in clear sight.
But it seems that all they did was taunt Marty by swimming around his flies.
We decided to move on. About a mile and a half down the path, he decided to try his hand near this dam.
He did manage to catch a blue gill, which was a bit exciting. The fellow in the distance caught a 12 inch trout, but he had waded out far into the creek, and hiking through water had not been on our list of things to do for the day.
We headed just a bit further down the stream where Marty gave it one more try. He ended up catching a minnow, which I found to be quite funny.
As you can see, the view from this location was stunning.
Marty decided to call it a day regarding the fishing, so we headed out on one of the trails to make our way back to the car part. I had brought my new hiking boots, so that they could get broken in, and the trekking poles that Marty had given me for Christmas.
We decided to take the Yellow Trail, because it seemed to me that I was dressed appropriately. There was no camouflage trail.....just saying.
We hiked for quite awhile, and, believe me, I was ready for some refreshment!
So, we headed into Broomall, to a restaurant called Roz and Rocco's. It's a charming place, filled with family nostalgia.
I was impressed with the "stamped" lemon that adorned my drink. How cute is that?
I ordered the Caprese "Toast", which is served with grilled bread that is made on the premises.
It was delightful! We were also served a complimentary toast that featured whipped Ricotta with honey on the same bread, and I had to close my eyes and savor the deliciousness.
My dinner was a grilled chicken breast with a Marsala Mushroom sauce served on the side, and I chose an arugula beet salad to go with it.
Both of our dinners were top notch and we enjoyed every single bite!
I'll admit, that we were pretty full at this point, but considering that it was our wedding anniversary, how could we pass on dessert? We chose the "cookie pile", which featured home made pizzelles, pistachio cookies and chocolate chip cookies.
We opted to eat the pizzelles (fabulous), and box the remainder of the cookies to bring home to savor later.
Which, believe me, will!
If you live in the area, I highly suggest that you stop in and enjoy a meal at Roz and Rocco's. I can assure that you will NOT be disappointed. And, be sure to BYOB!
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