Friday, September 14, 2012

Best of AM - Memories of Paradise

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 Childhood memories....from August of 2011 Color By Number - Memories of Paradise Yesterday evening, coming home from my water aerobic...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Half a World Away

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This is not my normal type blog post.  I am not a gamer, and I am normally apolitical in my posts. I have a relative who is a career Forei...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Wednesday Blooms - September Song

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September is a bittersweet time here in upstate NY.  Signs of fall are obvious.  The last wildflowers of the year are blooming.  Nighttime t...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

They Will Forget

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One day we will forget 9/11. One day it will be only the day on the calendar between September 10 and September 12. One day, we won...
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Monday, September 10, 2012

Sing a Song

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A year ago, where we stood was covered with water and flood mud. Yesterday, it was covered with dancing crowds.  The mayor (the man on stag...
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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Civil War Sunday - Harpers Ferry, WVa

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 They call it wild, wonderful West Virginia. The history textbooks will tell you that the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Harpers Fer...
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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Sustainable Saturday - Survival Can Be Ugly

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Beware, community gardeners of Binghamton, New York.  Prepare for battle.  Our gardens are endangered.  Forces we thought were friendly are ...
Friday, September 7, 2012

It's a Flood Anniversary. Time to Party!

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Yes, I freely admit it.  We in the Southern Tier of NY State are crazy. Today is the first anniversary of the massive flooding that hit th...
Thursday, September 6, 2012

Sustainability Saturday Special Edition - Mahopac, NY Farmers Market

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I live about 150 miles from the farmers market I am featuring today.  We went to it only because we were visiting a relative, and had sever...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Wednesday Blooms - Farmers Market Wildflowers

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Over the weekend, I visited southern Putnam County, about 40 miles north of New York City. In the parking lot of a local synagogue in Mah...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The End of the Beginning

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Last night, Johnson City, NY had its traditional Labor Day fireworks, to celebrate the end of its annual Field Days.  Ironic in a way, as tw...
Monday, September 3, 2012

As American as Baseball and Blue Moons

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 Baseball and blue moons - what could be more American? Today, in the United States, it is Labor Day - the day we celebrate our working wo...
Sunday, September 2, 2012

Civil War Sunday - The Day Two Generals Died in a Thunderstorm

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Yesterday was the 150th anniversary of the United States Civil War Battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill) , in Northern Virginia. Fresh from defeat...
Saturday, September 1, 2012

Sustainable Saturday - Once in a Blue Moon

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It is (sigh) September Fall is almost here in upstate New York.  Thursday morning it was 47 degrees. (And, speaking of blue moons, I hope ...
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Friday, August 31, 2012

Are We Having Fun Yet?

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It is the last day of August. In one week, we celebra...I mean, commemorate - the one year anniversary of the floods that hit this part (a...
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Civil War Sunday Special Edition - Birds and Battles

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On August 28-30, 1862, Federal and Confederate troops fought near Manassas, Virginia and Bull Run Creek for the second time. Thirteen mont...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Wednesday Blooms - The Blooms of Late Summer

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 Before I get into my Wednesday flowers, I want to let the folks on the Gulf Coast know you are in my thoughts.  Last year, at almost this t...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Does Blogging Make Me Look Fat?

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It's time to face reality. I'm overweight (and only a teeny tenth of a point from being obese).  I still wonder at how it happened. ...
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Monday, August 27, 2012

Q-Tips in September

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Yesterday, we turned back the hands of time for a few minutes. When I go to outdoor venues to see local bands play, I am always surprised ...
Sunday, August 26, 2012

Civil War Sunday - The Invasion of Maryland

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The United States Civil War, already almost a year and a half old back in August of 1862, is about to get a whole lot bloodier. Quoting fr...