You don’t need to buy lamb from New Zealand or Australia and pay a premium to boot when you can buy from local farmers here in new York. We sell whole lambs both for breeding and meat. Here are a few lamb chops ready for the grill that came from one of our lambs.
They are […]
Filed under: Farm on September 29th, 2008 | 15 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 »
If you’ve been reading this blog awhile you know that we spend a lot of time at our cabin in Black Lake. We found this lake purely by accident when I was looking for a place to go on vacation with our boat.
This resort has ten rustic cabins, but what really attracted me to it […]
Filed under: Places on September 19th, 2008 | 7 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 »
On my drive to the YMCA in Norwich on routes 16 and 23 I snapped a few photos. The cloud formations often looked like smoke.
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Filed under: Photos on September 17th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
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 »
They are popping up all over the place it seems. This is the latest one I came across yesterday. The photo was taken off of route 16 in Chenango County after Plymouth heading north. The rig was a few cornfields back, most likely in Smyrna.
By the way, yesterday was September 15th and it was 90 […]
Filed under: Issues on September 15th, 2008 | 2 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 »
From tree frogs to turkeys, there’s wildlife everywhere! Last night my younger son came running into the house. He looked like he had seen a ghost. He had just heard, at very close range, the terrifying scream of one of the young foxes that were raised in a den nearby. He really thought it was […]
Filed under: Wildlife on September 10th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This little guy was making his way up my bureau. Tree frogs are amazing little creatures. They have suction cups on their feet enabling them to cling to just about anything. Unfortunately these little guys have a way of congregating all over the road after a hard rain and it’s almost impossible to avoid them […]
Filed under: Wildlife on September 10th, 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 »
There are hints of fall up at Black Lake and even around here in Chenango County, further south, there are more subtle hints that fall is just around the corner.
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Filed under: Lakes on September 9th, 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 first time I saw a Luna Moth I was awestruck. What a beautiful insect. Up until that time I had no idea moths could be so lovely. I figured they were always the typical white boring moth that everyone has seen at one time in their lives, banging around under the lamp shade. Unfortunately […]
Filed under: Wildlife on September 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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 »
A Columbia University professor along with the Manhattan borough president have zucchini-in-the-sky visions of vertical farms. I say why not? Enjoy these concept images.They speak for themselves.
Source: The NY Times
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Filed under: Farm on September 5th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Central and Northern New York is absolutely gorgeous at this time of year and in the soon coming fall. It’s a prime time for sleeping outside if you can handle chilly nights. Of course you will need a good warm sleeping bag. The end of the typical season is not only scenic, it is […]
Filed under: Camping on September 5th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Community farms are growing in popularity, even in rural areas like ours. I recently discovered that there is one such farm not too far away from where I live and it is located by lake Moraine in Hamilton. You buy a share in the produce, whether it be vegetables herbs or flowers and […]
Filed under: Gardening on September 4th, 2008 | 3 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 »
