Over the weekend my husband's grandfather celebrated his ninetieth birthday and we flew out to New York for the party. The family is from the Hempstead Harbor area of Long Island. Colonized by the Dutch in the 1600's, it is now a bustling network of towns, with old mills next to car dealerships and huge estates converted into housing developments; layers upon layers of history, both apparent and hidden. I hope to return again some time and explore more of the area!
