April Lindner

Seen at Two Buttons With my sister in town for the long July fourth weekend, a road trip or two was in order.  Saturday morning we hopped in the car and headed for Frenchtown, a funky little river town on the Jersey side of the Delaware.   Andre and I discovered Frenchtown a few years ago, thanks to a  New York Times Magazine  feature about author Elizabeth Gilbert of Eat, Pray, Love fame.   An ardent booster of her adoptive hometown, Gilbert and her husband Jose Nunes (yes, the Brazilian guy from the book's "Love" section) co-own a business there--a really cool sounding import shop called "Two Buttons."  It had been closed on our only other visit to Frenchtown, and this time around it was our ultimate destination. But first we needed to take an exploratory stroll.   Though still charming, Frenchtown has grown considerably livelier in the two years since our last visit. Friendly locals were out walking their dogs and greeting each o...