Our new kitty, Samantha is the opposite of the other kitty, Vlad. Sam weighs less than 5 pounds while Vlad weighs a lot and could use some weight loss pills he’s that huge. In this photo, Rascal is wondering if he should chase Samantha who obviously is not all that worried!
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Filed under: Misc on October 10th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I don’t like my faucet. It’s not high enough nor long enough to easily fit pots into my kitchen sinks. The double sinks make it hard because of the division in the middle but I like double sinks. So I have a quandary and would appreciate any feedback about places nearby (Syracuse, Oneonta, Binghamton or […]
Filed under: Misc on October 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There were seven choppers flying overhead the other day. They were probably from the base at Fort Drum or the air force base in Syracuse. They were flying low and in formation. What a sound all those helicopters make at such low altitude! I snapped a shot by our flagpole as you can see. Sometimes […]
Filed under: Misc on October 3rd, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We are closing up the cabin Columbus Day weekend and we will be bringing two vehicles. I am tempted to get rid of the bar stools that we have. They look nice and all but the bar that you put your feet on is so thin that it hurts your feet. I always have to […]
Filed under: Misc on October 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »
We took a big step and stopped using our furnace to heat the hot water. Everyone’s heard of a heat pump, but this one isn’t heating our house, we use wood for that which is free for us. We were one of the first people in our area to install this heat pump to heat […]
Filed under: Misc on September 24th, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Don’t forget to enter my MP3 player giveaway. I am giving FIVE away. There is no cost to you but less than a minute of your time! They aren’t ipods of course…well what do you want for free? But it’s a 2 GB MP3 player and you can’t beat that. You also get to have […]
Filed under: Misc on September 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Interior design is always in the forefront both here at home and up at the cabin. In fact we are about to come into some furniture, some of which are antiques. I am, however, terrible at interior design. Some people just have an eye for that sort of thing. My problem is visualizing what various […]
Filed under: Misc on September 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
I am giving away FIVE totally free MP3 players. Entry takes less than a minute. Come on over to Today’s Gizmos and support my contest. Entry is open to everyone all over the world and the players will be shipped free to your door.
Good luck!
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Filed under: Misc on September 13th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Several people have mentioned that they developed allergies when they moved to this area. I know that all of us have them to some extent. So when we have to put up hay for the winter it’s not a whole lot of fun for those unlucky ones stuck in the hayloft. If we could use […]
Filed under: Misc on September 13th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
You remember those getaways I have been mentioning to ease those winter doldrums that occur around here? Believe me, if you spend the winters here, you know what I mean. You better ski and take part in winter sports if you don’t want to be totally bored. Cheap airfare tickets helps make the great escape […]
Filed under: Misc on September 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We plan on redecorating the cabin, it’s just a question of when. We have area rugs in various rooms both for comfort and to cover the old vinyl floor. But these are old and getting worn. Some contemporary rugs would fit the bill nicely. A good place to shop in comfort online is Plaza Rugs. […]
Filed under: Misc on September 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
The nip is in the air which means Halloween is around the corner. Many farms have pick your own pumpkins here, and we often grow our own. But we don’t make our own costumes so for that we turn to the internet. BuyCostumes.com is a fun place to shop for that perfect disguise. I was […]
Filed under: Misc on September 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
My son brought his friend one weekend to our cabin on Black Lake and they decided to have a camp fire and roast marshmallows. It’s just a flat spot (one of the few) around our cabin where we can make a small fire. It would be handier and safer to have fire pits though. We […]
Filed under: Camping, Misc on September 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Great New York State Fair is going on right now and one of the things they judge at the fair is water quality from the various towns and cities in New York. There have been years when the Town of South Otselic has placed first. This year we did quite well and made the […]
Filed under: Events, Misc on August 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We’ve had a few days, well more than a few days actually, of unseasonably cold weather. This serves to remind me that soon, the weather will be cold for good during the winter. If you can’t escape for the whole season and be a snowbird, a short vacation might be all you need to get […]
Filed under: Misc, Places on August 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
This blog about the other side of New York, would not be possible without a web host. Anyone with a website or a blog needs one. But there are so many companies out there offering a web hosting choice that it can be confusing and almost impossible to figure out which choice is the best […]
Filed under: Misc on August 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Every year in the early fall we break out the clay pigeon launcher so that we can get some shooting practice in before pheasant season. The kids in the past have taken part in the Conservation Alliance of New York sponsored youth hunts. We never shoot anything we don’t eat and there’s nothing like a […]
Filed under: Hunting, Misc on August 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
I happened to be driving, (or rather my 16 year old son with new permit in tow was driving!) past the Lebanon Reservoir that I posted about previously so I took a few photos to let you see.
View From The Bridge
Of course my son driving reminds me that I need to get many online car […]
Filed under: Lakes, Misc on August 19th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Years ago I built my first computer. It was the second computer I had ever owned. Rather than go to local New York stores to get my parts I chose to order from NewEgg. The selection was very good and the prices were pretty much the lowest around including shipping. Had I known about Savings.com […]
Filed under: Misc on August 15th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
My sons are avid paintball fans and even though we live in a very rural area, there is an excellent woods and X-ball course just 10 minutes away! The owners’ sons are top players having won many championships in New York. When you need a gun, apart from Walmart, there are no good stores […]
Filed under: Misc on August 14th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
