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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Sunnyside up




Welcome to "Sunnyside" once home to the writer Washington Irving.  This lovely spot lies on the Hudson River in Irvington, NY.  I have enjoyed many a trip to this oasis.  The fall is always a lovely time to visit this home as Mr. Irving wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."  

Image of Washington Irving
September 28th is a day full of children's books, where many authors and illustrators gather.
Children love this day, and I think Mr. Irving must be loving it too.  Visit here.
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17 comments:

  1. heidiSeptember 17, 2008 at 8:16 AM

    It's funny.... one doesn't usually think of "Sunnyside" when mentioning The Legend of Sleepy Hollow!

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  2. JoyceSeptember 17, 2008 at 8:52 AM

    How fun this day must be for the young and the young at heart!
    Patricia do you show your Illustrations at this event too?
    I love the house! Do you get to peak inside?

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  3. ArchitectDesign™September 17, 2008 at 8:54 AM

    Next time I'm there I have to visit -the picture of this place were CHARMING!

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  4. KwanaSeptember 17, 2008 at 9:13 AM

    I think a day trip to Sunnyside should be on our list this fall. Up for it bud?

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  5. Ellen GersteinSeptember 17, 2008 at 9:33 AM

    We'll be at children's book day. We never miss it, except if you count the year I was in the hospital after giving birth to my son. See you there?

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  6. NSeptember 17, 2008 at 10:43 AM

    I can't wait to go on the 28th! Our neighbor, Leslie Kimmelman, is a children's writer and she will be there.

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  7. CashmereLibrarianSeptember 17, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    This is my dream home. An American fairy-tale cottage!

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  8. la la LovelySeptember 17, 2008 at 12:27 PM

    That house is something. How beautiful and mysterious! It definitely looks like the perfect place to write the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

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  9. Pamela Terry and EdwardSeptember 17, 2008 at 4:41 PM

    It looks like a home for an imaginative person to dwell.

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  10. Mrs.FrenchSeptember 17, 2008 at 5:47 PM

    yet another place to visit if I ever make it eastward...

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  11. ElizabethSeptember 17, 2008 at 8:11 PM

    What a beautiful facade.

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  12. JoAnneBNASeptember 17, 2008 at 8:18 PM

    what a cozy place, you wouldn't think of its setting being here in the U.S.A.- Sleepy Hollow, one of my childhood favorites. :)

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  13. Linda@ Lime in the CoconutSeptember 18, 2008 at 9:55 AM

    It looks simply magical!!

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  14. Living the life in The Little CitySeptember 18, 2008 at 7:57 PM

    That's the kind of house that I conjure up in my mind as the perfect house. Mysterious and charming.

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  15. Laura @ the shorehouse.September 20, 2008 at 12:03 AM

    Oh....I went here on a 5th grade class trip and loved it then!! Imagine how much I'd love it now that I'm grown up and stuff. :-)

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  16. lisa_dAugust 12, 2010 at 1:00 AM

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  17. lisa_dAugust 12, 2010 at 1:01 AM

    You are right this is really a lovely spot.

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