I was checking my Twitter feed (I am onaridge there) and came across a new friend which reminded me to check out her blog. It’s called NYCO’s Blog and I’ve had it on my blogroll almost since this blog’s inception. I need to make a point of regularly visiting all of the links in my […]
Filed under: Events on May 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
One thing Syracuse does offer in spades, is shopping! There are several malls, sports stores galore and plenty of places to eat. I was looking for plumbing supplies the other day and was amazed at the plethora of sinks on display. Did you know that there are glass sinks? Not my taste but diversity is […]
Filed under: Shopping on May 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
We have a family membership at our local YMCA. We are big pickleball fans and play a few times a week. But in addition to offering that sport, they have racket ball, handball, basketball, saunas, a pool, a track and a weight room with all kinds of strength equipment. I should use the weight room […]
Filed under: Sports on May 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
Yesterday the dog was clearly playing with something small and living in his mouth. We discovered that it was the tiniest of baby rabbits and extracted it from what is thankfully a soft labrador mouth. Look at those cute little ears.
We brought the dog in the house and put the rabbit down in a sheltered […]
Filed under: Wildlife on May 29th, 2008 | No 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 »
Can you find my neighbors (sheep not included!)?
The other day I lamented the demise of my wireless headphones over at Musings at Windyridge. Since I am nowhere near a good electronics store I figured I would hit the Buy.com pages again and see what I could come up with in reasonably priced but quality headphones. […]
Filed under: Misc on May 22nd, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I found these two photographs when I was looking through my photo cd’s. Isn’t this palomino horse just gorgeous?
His name is Chauncey and he was such a great guy. Friendly, quiet enough for me to ride alone and for my kids to ride despite his height. He was actually much nicer than the pony we […]
Filed under: Farm, Misc on May 21st, 2008 | 11 Comments »
These little snapping turtles were found in nearby field washed up from a nearby steam. Mama was nowhere in sight and they would have been quickly eaten so we took them in, let them grow awhile and released them back into the river. I hope they made it. They got so big so fast […]
Filed under: Wildlife on May 21st, 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 »
Both of my boys are at that age when eruptions on the skin can happen. Several of the local stores carry this natural acne treatment which works very well. There are so many products out there and most of them are useless so this was a great find. I am glad my eldest son’s girlfriend […]
Filed under: Misc, Shopping on May 19th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On January 7th of this year I posted a graphic here of why growing corn for ethanol was a bad idea. This is a controversial subject in Upstate New York because we have a lot of farmers. When is food competing for energy ever a smart idea? It’s not. Just look at what’s happening all […]
Filed under: Issues on May 16th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When you live in the sticks sometimes agricultural things can get a little out of hand. Take this Dexter bull for example.
Several years ago he was behind a sheep fence consisting of a few strands of polywire. (Finding the right fence is as easy as ordering furniture from a furniture catalog.) Yep that’s it. A […]
Filed under: Farm on May 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
I wrote a small blurb about Watkins Glen here and then recently found my photos of our visit several years ago. It really is a gorgeous place and a perfect day trip for the whole family.
Bring a snack and wear a good pair of walking shoes. I order mine from Ecco shoes.
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Filed under: Places on May 15th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The new York chapter of March of Dimes has a several events that you can participate in to help raise funds for research into the causes of premature babies. Bikers For Babies also frequently teams up with them for various fund raising events. This year Farmer’s Insurance is teaming up with March of Dimes and […]
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Nowadays most people are getting rid of their old TV in favor of an LCD TV. Before you go to the obvious places, check out Sam’s in Syracuse. We got our Vizio at a great price. While you are there, pick up some good deals on groceries and clothing. It’s a great discount store. Here […]
Filed under: Shopping on May 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
Everything you wanted to know about the risk factors, signs and symptoms of sudden cardiac death are available in text or video form at Inside Caridac Arrest. You can read patient’s stories and find doctors here too. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with this information as it could save a life some day.
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Filed under: Misc on May 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
On my drive to Norwich today or rather on my way back home, I passed no less than two ravens! One was flying low right over the car and the other was about five miles further up the road in a hay field feasting on some carrion. There’s no mistaking these big birds for crows. […]
Filed under: Wildlife on May 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
We are a Creative Zen MP3 player family. At least for those of us lucky enough to have MP3 players that is. Both my kids have a different model and they love them. So naturally I want to stay with the same company for accessories sake at least so I have been keeping an eye […]
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I am not too fond of geese on our pond as they really make a mess on the shore but they generally don’t stay too long. I was delighted though to see that the latest family to take up residence had 6 goslings in tow.
They were such cute fluffy yellow babies. As I was […]
Filed under: Wildlife on May 13th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Someone suggested (tongue in cheek) over at my farm and family blog Musings at Windyridge, that I should start an LOL Sheep site similar to to LOL Cats. I would start with this submission. Any titles folks?
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Filed under: Farm on May 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
