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I have no clue whats in the area but am looking for something nice not ultra
formal or expensive. Something that obviously this late doesn't require
reservations.


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If you've never gone to a restaurant on Mothers' Day before, you should
know that it is possibly the single worst day of the year to go to a
restaurant (Valentine's Day being the other likely candidate for worst
day). If you already know that and are foolish enough to try anyway,
good luck to you.

If you absolutely cannot or will not cook a meal for your mother and
don't have any other family to horn in on with her, spend time with her
at some non-food-related activity instead, and conveniently schedule
your date with her for, say, 2-5 pm, so she ends up having to fend for
herself at lunch and dinner. You will have met your obligation to do
something special with her, but you will not have subjected her to the
humiliation of having to wait three hours with her stomach rumbling in
order to eat an uncharacteristically awful restaurant meal.

Bf wrote:

> I have no clue whats in the area but am looking for something nice not ultra
> formal or expensive. Something that obviously this late doesn't require
> reservations.
>
>
> thanks
>
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Bf I grew up in Groveland, no restaurants there. I could recommend some in the area, but you really need reservations.

It will be such a nice day, take a drive to Newburyport. Michael's
Harborside on the water is nice or Stripers across the bridge in
Salisbury, that too on the River. You can always walk/sit on the
boardwalk after, it is a nice place to relax. You will need reservations for both.

If you cant get into those two, try the Federal Street Cafe on Federal Street, Newburyport, NO reservations, good food, small
and casual. It is a cafe though, no great views, its in a residential neighborhood. It is only open until 2 pm though.

Also, the Roma Restaurant in Bradford/Haverhill was always my grandmothers favorite. It is on the river, good food, alot of Italian dishes, but you will need reservations.

Good luck!

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Hey Thanks for your suggestion DICK!!!


"Dick Margulis" <margulisd@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> If you've never gone to a restaurant on Mothers' Day before, you should
> know that it is possibly the single worst day of the year to go to a
> restaurant (Valentine's Day being the other likely candidate for worst
> day). If you already know that and are foolish enough to try anyway,
> good luck to you.
>
> If you absolutely cannot or will not cook a meal for your mother and
> don't have any other family to horn in on with her, spend time with her
> at some non-food-related activity instead, and conveniently schedule
> your date with her for, say, 2-5 pm, so she ends up having to fend for
> herself at lunch and dinner. You will have met your obligation to do
> something special with her, but you will not have subjected her to the
> humiliation of having to wait three hours with her stomach rumbling in
> order to eat an uncharacteristically awful restaurant meal.
>
> Bf wrote:
>
> > I have no clue whats in the area but am looking for something nice not
ultra
> > formal or expensive. Something that obviously this late doesn't require
> > reservations.
> >
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
>

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Dick,
That is nearly the most cynical thing I have ever heard.
Then again, I know that I will end up doing the cooking all day!

BF - try going out for brunch! if not this year, next!
Cheryl

On 5/8/04 9:19 AM, in article 109pnnnh0pudr53@news.supernews.com, "Dick
Margulis" <margulisd@comcast.net> wrote:

> If you've never gone to a restaurant on Mothers' Day before, you should
> know that it is possibly the single worst day of the year to go to a
> restaurant (Valentine's Day being the other likely candidate for worst
> day). If you already know that and are foolish enough to try anyway,
> good luck to you.
>
> If you absolutely cannot or will not cook a meal for your mother and
> don't have any other family to horn in on with her, spend time with her
> at some non-food-related activity instead, and conveniently schedule
> your date with her for, say, 2-5 pm, so she ends up having to fend for
> herself at lunch and dinner. You will have met your obligation to do
> something special with her, but you will not have subjected her to the
> humiliation of having to wait three hours with her stomach rumbling in
> order to eat an uncharacteristically awful restaurant meal.
>
> Bf wrote:
>
>> I have no clue whats in the area but am looking for something nice not ultra
>> formal or expensive. Something that obviously this late doesn't require
>> reservations.
>>
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
>

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Cheryl,

You and BF took my post entirely the wrong way. It was not meant
cynically or sarcastically at all. Rather, it was sincere,
experience-based advice about Mothers' Day. My mom was an excellent cook
and also enjoyed many a fine restaurant meal. It so happens that in our
family, when we kids were still living at home, we put on a pretty good
spread for her. But I know that in a lot of families, cooking is not
something that is done enthusiastically or well, nor is eating
considered the most important activity.

In any case, we learned early on that Mothers' Day--at least after about
8 am--is not a time to be in a restaurant. For a lot of families it
seems to be the one day a year they go; and who could blame them for not
going back! That said, early tomorrow my SO and I are going to liberate
her mom from the assisted living facility and take her to a nice
family-style diner for breakfast. But we know better than to try to do
it for lunch or dinner; the wait would be intolerable.

So I was just suggesting an alternative approach to the day that would
not involve the frustration of a nerve-wracking restaurant experience or
an equally nerve-wracking cooking experience. I thought perhaps BF's mom
would enjoy an afternoon at a museum or a park or touring some nice
public gardens or attending a concert ... whatever.

Is that so terrible?

Dick

Cheryl Isaak wrote:

> Dick,
> That is nearly the most cynical thing I have ever heard.
> Then again, I know that I will end up doing the cooking all day!
>
> BF - try going out for brunch! if not this year, next!
> Cheryl
>
> On 5/8/04 9:19 AM, in article 109pnnnh0pudr53@news.supernews.com, "Dick
> Margulis" <margulisd@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>>If you've never gone to a restaurant on Mothers' Day before, you should
>>know that it is possibly the single worst day of the year to go to a
>>restaurant (Valentine's Day being the other likely candidate for worst
>>day). If you already know that and are foolish enough to try anyway,
>>good luck to you.
>>
>>If you absolutely cannot or will not cook a meal for your mother and
>>don't have any other family to horn in on with her, spend time with her
>>at some non-food-related activity instead, and conveniently schedule
>>your date with her for, say, 2-5 pm, so she ends up having to fend for
>>herself at lunch and dinner. You will have met your obligation to do
>>something special with her, but you will not have subjected her to the
>>humiliation of having to wait three hours with her stomach rumbling in
>>order to eat an uncharacteristically awful restaurant meal.
>>
>>Bf wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have no clue whats in the area but am looking for something nice not ultra
>>>formal or expensive. Something that obviously this late doesn't require
>>>reservations.
>>>
>>>
>>>thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>

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>>>>> "DM" == Dick Margulis <margulisd@comcast.net> writes:

DM> So I was just suggesting an alternative approach to the day that
DM> would not involve the frustration of a nerve-wracking restaurant
DM> experience or an equally nerve-wracking cooking experience. I
DM> thought perhaps BF's mom would enjoy an afternoon at a museum or a
DM> park or touring some nice public gardens or attending a concert
DM> ... whatever.

here is a fact to back this up. i was in blue ribbon in arlington
picking up bbq for the super bowl (i had called in my order way in
advance!). i mentioned to them that this must be their busiest day of
the year and they said no. i couldn't guess which day it was. it was
mother's day. so i can see all those families who rarely go out to
dinner (babysitters, expense, etc) all going out on mothers day and
making it difficult to get tables on time. reservations will mean
nothing as families will linger way beyond a typical group going out.

uri

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Dick,
Blame it on my son (age 11), who decided that walking around the mall with
mother, father and sister was unbearably embarrassing. Geeze, it's not like
I'm that old yet!

I will personally enjoy the rest of them sleeping in while I have a cuppa,
an English muffin with honey butter and read the rest of my book! if the
weather cooperates, I'll get in the garden for a few hours!
Cheryl



On 5/8/04 10:15 PM, in article 109r561642m67a@news.supernews.com, "Dick
Margulis" <margulisd@comcast.net> wrote:

> Cheryl,
>
> You and BF took my post entirely the wrong way. It was not meant
> cynically or sarcastically at all. Rather, it was sincere,
> experience-based advice about Mothers' Day. My mom was an excellent cook
> and also enjoyed many a fine restaurant meal. It so happens that in our
> family, when we kids were still living at home, we put on a pretty good
> spread for her. But I know that in a lot of families, cooking is not
> something that is done enthusiastically or well, nor is eating
> considered the most important activity.
>
> In any case, we learned early on that Mothers' Day--at least after about
> 8 am--is not a time to be in a restaurant. For a lot of families it
> seems to be the one day a year they go; and who could blame them for not
> going back! That said, early tomorrow my SO and I are going to liberate
> her mom from the assisted living facility and take her to a nice
> family-style diner for breakfast. But we know better than to try to do
> it for lunch or dinner; the wait would be intolerable.
>
> So I was just suggesting an alternative approach to the day that would
> not involve the frustration of a nerve-wracking restaurant experience or
> an equally nerve-wracking cooking experience. I thought perhaps BF's mom
> would enjoy an afternoon at a museum or a park or touring some nice
> public gardens or attending a concert ... whatever.
>
> Is that so terrible?
>
> Dick
>
> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>
>> Dick,
>> That is nearly the most cynical thing I have ever heard.
>> Then again, I know that I will end up doing the cooking all day!
>>
>> BF - try going out for brunch! if not this year, next!
>> Cheryl
>>
>> On 5/8/04 9:19 AM, in article 109pnnnh0pudr53@news.supernews.com, "Dick
>> Margulis" <margulisd@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> If you've never gone to a restaurant on Mothers' Day before, you should
>>> know that it is possibly the single worst day of the year to go to a
>>> restaurant (Valentine's Day being the other likely candidate for worst
>>> day). If you already know that and are foolish enough to try anyway,
>>> good luck to you.
>>>
>>> If you absolutely cannot or will not cook a meal for your mother and
>>> don't have any other family to horn in on with her, spend time with her
>>> at some non-food-related activity instead, and conveniently schedule
>>> your date with her for, say, 2-5 pm, so she ends up having to fend for
>>> herself at lunch and dinner. You will have met your obligation to do
>>> something special with her, but you will not have subjected her to the
>>> humiliation of having to wait three hours with her stomach rumbling in
>>> order to eat an uncharacteristically awful restaurant meal.
>>>
>>> Bf wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I have no clue whats in the area but am looking for something nice not
>>>> ultra
>>>> formal or expensive. Something that obviously this late doesn't require
>>>> reservations.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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