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Fresh Carrots Dug on New Year's Day

How about some fresh carrots on New Years Day? On the Bupp family farm, my mother used to store carrots in the basement of our old farm house over the winter. She would fill an old wash tub with dirt, and then in the fall, she would replant the carrots in the moist dirt. Since the cellar floor of our old farm house was just dirt and unheated, the carrots would keep till... Read More
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Winter Has Finally Arrived in the Finger Lakes

Snow Drift, Canandaigua

In a strange sort of way, the blast of ice cold Arctic air that arrived on Monday night and Tuesday morning of this week was a relief. I had been waiting for the cold and snow to arrive before Christmas, but all Santa brought was rain. Now that has changed.

The drift of snow that always piles up in front of my garage doors arrived with the swirling winds and 9 degree... Read More
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Opportunities in the Finger Lakes

Finger Lakes Sunrise

Jeanette called my attention to the beautiful sunrise this morning as I was having my first cup of coffee. I grabbed the camera and rushed out the door this morning to take a couple of pictures. There were patches of blue sky covered by beautiful red clouds which were back-lit by the rising sun. But in only a few minutes, the gray clouds closed the bright blue openings in... Read More
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Finger Lakes Wilhelmus Estate Winery Expands

New Production Facility at Wilhelmus Estate Winery

Since my last visit just before Thanksgiving, work on the new Wilhelmus Estate Winery (click here) production facility continues at a rapid pace. We had just returned from our Pennsylvania trip when I spotted the skeletal beginnings of the new production facility.

My pairing of Wilhelmus’s Noiret wine with my home made beef vegetable soup proved to be a great hit. The... Read More
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A Sunday Walk Along One of the Finger Lakes

Kershaw Park, Canandaigua

November started with bright sun and mild 50 degree temperatures. Canandaigua Lake, one of the five largest Finger Lakes, glistened in the November sun. I took a brief walk in Kershaw Park at the northern edge of Canandaigua Lake just before going to work in the morning. The stone retaining wall has been redone along the edge of the lake as one looks back towards the... Read More
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Skaneateles - It's a Village and One of the Finger Lakes

Skaneateles Lake

Last month we took my brother and sister-in-law to the little village of Skaneateles. There is something special about this town and the beautiful Finger Lake of Skaneateles that keeps drawing us back. We had our lunch at the Sherwood Inn (click here). Their lunches are really very nice and quite reasonably priced. Perhaps it’s our memories of meeting with my friend Bob... Read More
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Retreat To The Finger Lakes And The Eastview Mall

I planned a lovely three day get-a-way to Vermont for my wife and myself. Jeanette has never been to Vermont and I thought that this would be a good opportunity to introduce her to this very picturesque state – especially at this time of the year.

Bennington Battle Monument

Why do I like Vermont? Perhaps it’s the history of Vermont’s role in the American Revolution that intrigues me. No trip to... Read More
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Pennsylvania Yankees In The Finger Lakes

Benton Book & Bibles, Penn Yan

We stopped at the Benton Books & Bibles booth when we visited the Windmill Farmers Market on Labor Day (click here). They have a store located at 765 State Route 14A in Penn Yan, NY. I often write about the “plain folks” who live in the Finger Lakes area, and the reason that I call them “plain folks” is that I don’t really know if they are Mennonites or Amish. In the... Read More
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