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 »
So everyone knows by now that Hilary Clinton is New York’s very own senator running for the presidential nomination. She has done a pretty decent job in this state and often focuses on upstate new York. I watched the last debate and I have to say I thought Barak Obama came out on top. […]
Filed under: Misc on February 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On our way to Binghamton today we passed several lovely Russian and Greek Orthodox churches and my son managed to snap a few shots. I am getting smarter now, and have my camera with me always. However we weren’t quite quick enough when we came upon a big piece of some kind of metal equipment […]
Filed under: Misc, Places, Shopping on February 28th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Bat specialists from the New York State Department of Conservation (NYSDEC) have found 15 sites with dying bats, which is an increase from last year. They found one case in Massachusetts, two in Vermont and 12 in New York between Albany and Watertown. The bats have a white fungus growing on their faces. They are […]
Filed under: Wildlife on February 25th, 2008 | 2 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 »
My 13 year old son is going to new York City for the first time in his life. Sure we’ve driven by a few times on the way to Long Island but we have never taken him into the city itself. Mike is excited. He is going with the Spanish Club. It’s probably the only […]
Filed under: Misc on February 23rd, 2008 | 3 Comments »
You can’t live in Upstate New York and not get swept up in Orange fever. Orange, as in the Syracuse men’s basketball team. This year however they aren’t doing as well as they have done in past years and are currently 17-10. They play tomorrow against Notre Dame. Basketball is big in our little town […]
Filed under: Misc, Sports on February 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
The NY mets signed two time Cy Young award winning pitcher Johan Santana from the Minnesota twins awhile ago and are just about finished with contract negotiations. It’s the richest pitcher deal in the history of baseball. There is a $7 million signing bonus and performance incentives, and the parties were talking about a six-year […]
Filed under: Sports on February 23rd, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you are reading this, you either live in New York, and are thinking about a change, or are from another state or country and thinking about relocating here. If you are interested in living in NYC, Long Island or the Hamptons, you should consider a New York real estate broker such as […]
Filed under: Misc on February 22nd, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Snowmobile riding is a very popular sport especially in upstate New York where wooded and open trails abound. Unfortunately the past few years have been relatively mild which has severely decreased the number of days people have been able to get out on the trail. So when it snows, there is a mass exodus to […]
Filed under: Sports on February 22nd, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On our way to the boys sectional game in Chittenango last night, I was reminded of our trip many years ago to Chittenango Falls State Park. What a lovely place! It happened to be a very nice day, warm and sunny but breezy and comfortable. We set out on the trail that runs along side […]
Filed under: Misc, Places on February 22nd, 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 »
I snapped a photo of one of the old houses that are right in the middle of town. There are several of these majestic homes in South Otselic. They are kept up very well. This particular home is lavished with decorations at Christmas and on the 4th of July they have a patriotic theme decorating […]
Filed under: Misc on February 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
Several years ago we took a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Our family loves baseball, my youngest son, Mike has been playing since he was 5 years old. My oldest son played until Junior Varsity. My husband and I are avid New York Mets fans, Mike is a […]
Filed under: Entertainment, Sports on February 2nd, 2008 | 8 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 »
