I live on a farm ... — Upstate New York

Somewhere north of here

November 17, 2010 • art • Christmas • country life • country living • faith • family • gifts • Holidays • knitting • Life • love • marriage • photography • relationships • Santa Claus • spirituality • thoughts • travel • Upstate New York

Somewhere north of here there is a place where a gazillion little elves are working around the clock to help a jolly ol' guy in a red suit create some magic that will bring happiness and joy to a great many children and other human beings. Their effort will be worthwhile, no matter how hard they have to work in getting there. Memories of the magic they create will live on in the hearts and minds of those who experience it for years to come. They will make a difference, those elves and that jolly ol' guy in the red...

Moments Show Opening

June 24, 2010 • art • country life • country living • culture • family • farm life • flowers • gardening • knitting • Life • love • marriage • photography • relationships • romance • socks • travel • Upstate New York • yarn

My summer art show, "Moments", opened this past Friday night at Shawn's Gate Gallery in Medina, New York.

I Love New York

May 7, 2010 • art • blogging • country life • country living • culture • dating • family • farm • farm life • flowers • free knitting patterns • friends • gardening • knitting • Life • love • marriage • Mother's Day • photography • relationships • romance • socks • travel • Upstate New York • women • yarn

I have to say this-- though I never would have thought I would--I love New York.

Some kind of 'ectomy or other

June 5, 2009 • art • baby • children • country life • country living • culture • dating • faith • family • farm • farm life • farming • flowers • friends • friendship • gardening • gifts • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • photography • pumpkin recipes • summer • thoughts • travel • Upstate New York

It was a thrill when we saw that first little green sprout. I told Sweet Pea, "Your pumpkin patch is coming along now!" and she gave me a big, happy smile.

Taking in Upstate Western New York

September 26, 2007 • Adirondack Mountains • Adirondack Museum • Adirondacks • agriculture • apples • art • autumn colors • blogging • Blue Mountain Lake • children's sweaters • country life • country living • dating • faith • family • farm • farming • food • free knitting patterns • knitting • love • marriage • photography • recipes • relationships • romance • travel • Upstate New York • wooden boats • yarn

Last weekend my husband and I took a three-day road trip exploring the Thousand Islands area of New York, the Adirondack Mountains, and a drive back home via Route 67 from Saratoga Springs going west toward the Buffalo/Rochester area. Our first day out, we left before dawn on Friday morning and arrived in Clayton, New York up in the Thousand Islands area before noon. We both love the feeling of being up and out on the road at early morning dark and through the various, sometimes misty, stages of dawn while much of the world is still asleep. There is...