It looks like sprng passed us by and summer suddenly showed up! But I am not complaining after the horrible winter we just had. I’ve been busy planting and hiking and the photo above shows the same trail as in the previous post, but on a much warmer day a few weeks ago. After severla 80 […]
Filed under: Farm, General, Hiking on April 29th, 2009 | 79 Comments »
I talked about our local library in a previous post. Even though it is quite rural here, there are still several libraries within 20 minutes or less from my house. One of my favorite things to do is to listen free audio books while I drive the country roads to my various destinations. Fortunately they […]
Filed under: General on October 7th, 2008 | 9 Comments »
If someone said to you that this photo was taken in New York, would you believe them?
High and low tech side by side
This is what I mean by my blog title The Other Side of New York! Pennsylvania isn’t the only state with Amish folks. We have a pretty sizable population in many areas […]
Filed under: General, Places on May 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
When you live in a small upstate New York town you can do things like this:
You can get the local fire department to come out and rescue your child’s rocket stuck in a tree. Unfortunately the outcome was not satisfactory as it was solidly stuck and no amount of high pressure water was going to […]
Filed under: General on May 19th, 2008 | No Comments »
Years ago when I lived in Florida, one of the more interesting things I did for entertainment was scuba diving. I joined a group of a divers that was interested in removing the pressure from the natural reefs by making our own artificial reefs and sinking them. The obvious choices were old boats that would […]
Filed under: General, Uncategorized on April 25th, 2008 | 17 Comments »
We have been blessed with what looks to be a perfect weather week coming up, especially for gardening. You can see the fruits of my labor over at Musings at Windyridge. It is supposed to be sunny all week with temperatures in the 60′ and 70’s. I have been preparing my garden and growing seeds […]
Filed under: General on April 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
We went from a sunny, gorgeous 55 degree day yesterday to thick blowing snow today! That’s typical upstate New York weather for you! In the photo below you can see it’s a dreary, dull, snowy day but that didn’t stop an osprey from coming out to play and I managed to snap a photo […]
Filed under: General, Misc on March 4th, 2008 | No Comments »
When we bought our cabin in Black Lake it was around the time that homes sales were starting to fall. The primary real estate market isn’t quite the same as the vacation home market though so we weren’t too worried and we didn’t plan on selling any time soon. Also in new York State, especially […]
Filed under: General, Misc on March 2nd, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Only in upstate New York can a mailman receive delicious truffles imported from Brazil as a gift. Or at least that’s what I am thinking. People are on a first name basis with the mailman here. I always leave a tip at Christmas especially because our mailman drives the 600 feet to our door any […]
Filed under: General, Misc on February 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
For those of you that are new readers I wanted to tell you about my other blogs. My farm and family blog is called Musings at Windyridge and is a place for family and farm news, rants and raves and whatever else tickles my fancy. If you like animals, there are plenty of those, from […]
Filed under: General on February 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After awhile, the lack of color and constant greyness begins to get to you, so much so that a splash of yellow (and it’s not the sun!) brightens up your day.
And on the same day we had this:
A few minutes later and you wouldn’t have been able to see the bus!
But new lambs being born […]
Filed under: General on February 17th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Anyone who has been following either this blog or my farm and family blog (or both), knows I broke my ankle last July and had a heck of a time getting from the cabin dock to the cabin and back down our almost cliff-like walk. I could have used a few stair lifts for sure! […]
Filed under: General on February 17th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Buy.com saves the hassle of running around to the malls and the inevitable disappointment that follows when you can’t find what you are looking for. Their online store allows comfortable shopping, price comparisons, video reviews and a huge range of products. I have always been satisfied when shopping there and they are now offering a […]
Filed under: General, Misc on February 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
During the beginning of our cabin renovation at Black Lake, we replaced the very old toilet. We bought a “Toilet to Go” (cute name!), meaning it had all that you need to set it up. We are now on the lookout for some decent bathroom vanities. If anyone knows a of an affordable store with […]
Filed under: General on February 2nd, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Schools are closed today. We are having some interesting weather. This kind of thing usually happens in November not at the end of January. One of the disadvantages of Upstate New York Living I guess. But I thank my luck stars that I don’t live in Oswego county. They get slammed with large quantities of […]
Filed under: General, Wildlife on February 1st, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Have I whet your appetite yet with my photos and commentary on the the other side of New York? If so consider moving here and use New York movers while you are at it. Sure New York has it’s issues like any other location. But one thing is certain. It is a very beautiful state […]
Filed under: General on January 26th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Eve though this didn’t take place in the “other side of New York”, it was shock to me that someone so young who did not have any notoriety at all, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment. He apparently died of an accidental overdose and had no history of being admitted to any addiction […]
Filed under: General on January 25th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Central New York has a few very nice kitchen shops, that make their own cabinetry. We have some of that cabinetry in our own kitchen that comes from a local artisan. You can also choose to use directbuy but my preference is to buy local whenever possible. Put the money back into your own […]
Filed under: General on January 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
In two words, snow fence. If you don’t have one you will be wasting precious gas on your snow blower or tractor not to mention countless hours of cold hands and feet. I have cut down the number of times I plow by at least 50% if not more, since we started setting up snow […]
Filed under: General on January 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you live in central New York, one of your vehicles is probably a truck. You need the 4 wheel drive for the back roads and the snow and frequently you want a tonneau cover or a cap for the bed for groceries or other items that need protection from the elements. Something you […]
Filed under: General on January 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
