Saturday, October 6, 2012

Sustainable Saturday- The Crisp Apology of Fall

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The world of apples is much bigger than the typical American consumer will ever know.  I am fortunate to live in a major apple producing are...
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Friday, October 5, 2012

The Binghamton Zombie Apocalypse

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In case of a zombie apocalypse in upstate NY, I now know where to go. Tonight, Binghamton held its third annual Zombie walk. The zombie...
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Thursday, October 4, 2012

When a Language Dies

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Can you imagine English being a dying language one day?  A small piece of English died yesterday, with the last " Cromarty" nat...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Fall Fancies - The First Fall Color

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No doubt about it, early fall color is appearing from western North Carolina to the Catskills and Southern Tier of New York. And, even New Y...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012

When The Levee Breaks

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So many communities have been impacted by floods these past few years.  The flood recovery of my neighborhood of Westover, near Johnson ...
Monday, October 1, 2012

The Ultimate Gardening Challenge?

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First, a welcome to those participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge .  If you haven't signed up, it isn't too late.  31 posts in ...
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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Civil War Sunday - The Liberty Warehouse

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The four of us were walking in Brooklyn on Friday when the young man approached us. He smiled and said to us, "you look like tourists...
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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Sustainable Saturday - How to Build Community

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Red Hook, Brooklyn , continues to amaze as I read more about it.  Yesterday, I visited for the third time.  Unlike the previous two times, w...
Friday, September 28, 2012

The Swingle

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One of the best pies in the world is located in an industrial area of Brooklyn, an area where tourists would not normally go, because it is ...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Moon River and Me

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I loved this song so much when I was growing up. I never knew exactly what it was talking about , or anything about the man who wrote t...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Summer Blooms - Flowers of Mt. Mitchell

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Bloom where you are planted.... Wildflowers bloom on top of the highest mountain in the Eastern United States on these pictures taken on t...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Mystery Blondes

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 Blonde apples.  A joke?  No. The apple crop in our part of upstate New York is not good this year .  Many local orchards are not offering...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Fun with Faces

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 I've had this post in my drafts for a couple of years.  It is time for it to see the light of day, so to speak. Thank you to the blog...
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Overdue Library Art

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Who says librarians don't have a sense of humor?  Or a sense of the artistic? Today, I wanted to show you several examples of art, up...
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Civil War Sunday - "Pictures of the Dead"

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A week ago, I was inside this church building near Sharpsburg, MD, along with a crowd of people visiting for a certain anniversary. As we ...
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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Sustainable Saturday - North Carolina Moonshine

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Legal moonshine, distilled in Asheville, North Carolina from a heirloom corn variety believed to be lost, in a distillery owned by a woman. ...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Cheerwine Ribs and Green Man Beer

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There are three things you talk about in North Carolina at your peril if you are a tourist: 1. Politics 2. Religion 3. Barbeque #1 ...
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