Gnawed your fingernails to the nubs over worries about the economy, work, health problems or those of your family, friends and pets? Oh, why not blow a few bucks and escape to New York’s Hudson Valley for the weekend? The visit will do nothing to replenish your dwindling bank account but it will undoubtedly provide some fun in the cold, winter sun. Shortly before Christmas Sean and I returned to our favorite Hudson Valley town of Rhinebeck. Twenty minutes north of FDR’s home and the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, Rhinebeck offers everything that we crave in a get-away destination. Historic sites. Plethora of art, antiques and independently owned shops. Excellent restaurants. Independent movie theater. Wineries. Farmer’s markets. All within walking distance of our lodging. In terms of lodging, if you want to walk downtown as I always do, you’ll end up at either the Veranda House B&B or the Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn. Opened in 1766, the Beekman is listed in the Historic Hotels of America and boasts of being America’s oldest …