When you think of New York, do you think about guests like this by your back deck?
We were greeted with this cute wild turkey family, waddling across the back lawn. I took these photos from inside the house. Too bad the screen door wasn’t pushed all the way over to the other side. It looks […]
Filed under: Wildlife on July 24th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
If you don’t have a credit card but need to make an online purchase and you don’t even have a Paypal account, what can you do? Sign up for EBillme and take the hassle out of online purchase payment. Or if you don’t feel like divulging your credt card number and want to pay cash, this […]
Filed under: Misc on July 24th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Roses do grow well in this area as long as you can figure out how to keep the Japanese Beetles away. I have yet to find a remedy that works 100% of the time. If you know of one, please share especially if it is an organic solution.
Here are some roses from my three rose […]
Filed under: Gardening on July 23rd, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You probably don’t believe that Upstate New York residents have hot tubs, but they do. They just get a little expensive to run in the winter. However, languishing in a tub under the stars with snow reflecting the moonlight, more than makes up for the extra expense. If you don’t want to use it in […]
Filed under: Misc on July 23rd, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In an effort to cut down on what I bring up to the cabin to make more room in the car I have been evaluating my travel supplies. I found a another few feet of room! On our next trip we will have the dog and cat because we will be gone for a week […]
Filed under: Misc, Places on July 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Finally I am getting some action in the garden. Sustained heat (often in short supply in Upstate New York) is required for those warm weather vegetables. I even have some veggies coming back from the dead. The cut worms (I think they were cut worms) got most of the stems of my heirloom cukes that […]
Filed under: Misc on July 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
I found this book:
over at a blog I frequent, New York Outdoors. I figured it was the perfect book to have at the cabin since many of the hikes are not that far away. Since we will be going up there for 10 days we will need a break from the lake, and what better […]
Filed under: Misc on July 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
Every year in April, Cornell University holds an open house run by it’s students in it’s veterinary school of medicine. Back in the days when my kids were in 4H we organized a trip to this event. It was a very educational and enjoyable day. The kids got to suit up for a mock surgery. […]
Filed under: Events on July 11th, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I have been looking at alternative power options as electricity in New York is some of the most expensive power in the country unfortunately. I briefly looked at solar and I looked at wind as alternatives. Wind is plentiful here and we have a big hill and are already higher than sea level. New York […]
Filed under: Misc on July 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I bought my son a Creative Zen media player for his birthday. It’s a step up from the Zen he already has as it has a gorgeous big LCD screen and can play videos. It’s also 8GB where his previous one was 3GB. The only problem now is he needs more room on his computer […]
Filed under: Misc on July 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rural living has it’s disadvantages when searching for specialists. We are fortunate to have a nearby hospital and a few specialists but in order to see a dermatologist, gastroenterologist or allergist one has to travel to Binghamton or Syracuse, and that’s a good drive of at least an hour. Our local city, Norwich, has podiatrists, […]
Filed under: Misc on July 10th, 2008 | No Comments »
I love books, so it goes without saying that I love book stores and libraries. The bad part about book stores is that you have to pay for the books. So lately the library is my number one choice for reading material. We are fortunate to have two libraries within 10 or 20 minutes from […]
Filed under: Places on July 9th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have toyed with the idea of having our kids try out for commercials and small parts in television productions. Acting runs in the family on my mother’s side. My mother was in the film I blogged about several months ago as well as many others and my first cousin produces Rescue Me, a drama […]
Filed under: Misc, Uncategorized on July 9th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
That’s right, they are in Central New York, but they are not roaming in the woods. I recently discovered that they are just 15 minutes away in Smyrna, in a spacious sanctuary. I plan on visiting as soon as I can especially since I heard that they wolf have pups.
It’s called the Wolf Mountain Nature […]
Filed under: Wildlife on July 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
My family laughs at me because I rarely buy clothing anymore. I slouch around in jeans and a sweatshirt or t-shirt most of the year. It’s an event when I have to “dress up”. Central New York is very casual. But when I do need to buy clothing, even something as straight forward as a […]
Filed under: Misc on July 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
