July 28 2011
This totem pole sits in front of the Old Forge library, just one of the signs that the creative arts are thriving in this interesting Adirondack town. In fact, they seem to be thriving in all of the Adirondacks. Maybe it’s the natural beauty that brings out the muse in everybody, but there are art […]
July 28 2011
Old Forge, NY is a quaint little mountain town which is totally within Adirondack State Park. The park was created in 1892 to help preserve the state’s water and timber resources. Encompassing 6 million (that’s not a typo) acres, it is larger than Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier and Grand Canyon national parks all put together. Gary […]
July 24 2011
We had our first sweet corn of the season today, and it was good. About the middle of July, Gary and I start looking for the Wilberts to put out their roadside stands. For our money, they have the best sweet corn around. We wouldn’t even consider buying corn at the grocery store, although we […]
July 24 2011
Here’s a picture of the runners starting off at the 5K sponsored by the Walworth Lion’s Club and the Gananda Insurance Center. Almost immediately the group had to charge up this hill. I wish I could say I was running, but I was just there just to hand out t-shirts and bottles of water. It […]
July 23 2011
If you want to see patriotic spirit, you have to attend a small town parade. Tonight the Walworth Lion’s Club kicked off the Festival in the Park with a local parade. It had all the right ingredients: firetrucks, beauty queens, girl scouts and boy scouts, marching band, and decorated floats all with a patriotic theme. I […]
July 23 2011
I stopped by the hidden sidewalk on my way to lunch with the #22 School retirees at Crescent Beach. The hidden sidewalk is a great place to walk. It’s a paved sidewalk on the lake side of the homes along Beach Ave, just west of Ontario Beach Park. I parked on Clematis St. and crossed […]
July 21 2011
July 20 2011
We had a sewing night at church to make these dresses for girls around the world. One of our easier projects, you start with a pillowcase, the prettier the better. You cut off the closed end and cut out some armholes. You put some elastic through the neck edges and stitch long pieces of seam […]
July 19 2011
I had to go to Livonia today (my third funeral in 6 days) and I decided to take the long way home. I’d read about the Mackeral Sky bookstore in the newspaper and wanted to check it out. I love bookstores as much as I love books. This is a cute place with both new […]
July 18 2011
Pool day. It was even too hot to sit in my floating chair and read. I had to get totally in the water. What’s happening? Rochester’s becoming downright tropical.