Letter: Our Fork in the Road a most welcome bit of whimsy
To the editor:
I read with surprise and some bemusement the recent letter regarding our Fork in the Road. While I have never been to the Hamptons, the fork does not strike me as Hamptonian. To me …
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Letter: Our Fork in the Road a most welcome bit of whimsy
To the editor:
I r e a d w i t h s u r p r i s e a n d s o m e b e m u s e m e n t t h e r e c e n t l e t t e r r e g a r d i n g o u r F o r k i n t h e R o a d . W h i l e I h a v e n e v e r b e e n t o t h e H a m p t o n s , t h e f o r k d o e s n o t s t r i k e m e a s H a m p t o n i a n . T o m e i t i s p u r e W e s t p o r t — a g e n t l e t h u m b i n t h e e y e o f p r e t e n s i o n .
N o r i s i t a n e y e s o r e a g a i n s t a b a c k d r o p o f t h i r d - g r o w t h s c r u b o a k s b u t r a t h e r a b e a c o n o f j o y i n a n o t h e r w i s e d u l l i n t e r s e c t i o n . T h i s b e a c o n h e l p s u s w e l c o m e a u t u m n w i t h a p u m p k i n i n t h e F a l l a n d s p o r t s a S a n t a h a t a t C h r i s t m a s t i m e . I f t h e r e i s a w e d d i n g i n t h e H a r b o r , i t i s o f t e n a d o r n e d w i t h a w h i t e v e i l a n d s o m e t i m e s a b o u q u e t o f f l o w e r s .
Y e s , t h e F o r k i n t h e R o a d i s a b i t o f w h i m s y , j u s t a s D o r o t h y ’s y e l l o w b r i c k r o a d a n d A l i c e ’s t e a p a r t y a r e b i t s o f w h i m s y . B u t l e t u s n o t c a s t i g a t e i t f o r b e i n g s u c h . I n s t e a d , l e t u s c e l e b r a t e t h e w h i m s y o f o u r F o r k i n t h e R o a d , a n d l e t u s c e l e b r a t e a l l t h e l i t t l e w h i m s i e s i n o u r l i v e s .
R o b e r t A r m k n e c h t
Westport
