Dogs And Why We Love Them

November 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
"Adirondack Summer"

Thanksgiving is a mere three days away. How does that happen so quickly? Wasn't yesterday August? Wasn't this the view I woke up to? I've been holed up writing the final chapter(s) for my book, plotting its first 90 day marketing plan, making huge, seemingly last minute changes in what this book will look like as a thumbnail pix; not walking Tessa, shame on me but, occasionally "walking myself." Which is to say that when I've needed to cut away from any kind of a distraction and just get … [Read more...]

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All Roads Lead You Home

June 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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We were headed home from seeing our friends, Lee and Dave, who are the owners stewards of Two Hawks Gallery. They spent this weekend at the Little Lakes Inn, a wonderfully serene bed and breakfast/healing center in Honeoye. The weekend gave the owners of the inn and my friends the opportunity to share their combined gifts to the world in one of the most nurturing spots in the Finger Lakes. When the late afternoon sun's rays shot like light beams out of the clouds, we turned into the wide … [Read more...]

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Honeoye Falls. Not So Different From Salt Water.

December 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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1.  The neat thing about this waterfall is that it's smack in the middle of the village of Honeoye Falls. 2.  Like a lot of other small villages around here,  Honeoye Falls owes its start to creek water or canal water ... or water from one of the Great Lakes or from the Finger Lakes. 3.  Fresh water creeks and fresh water lakes are different from salt water. 4.  It seems silly now, but for the longest time after moving up here,  I missed salt water.  Because I'd spent the summers … [Read more...]

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In The Heart of the Finger Lakes

September 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Think of my blog roll like a mini-heart beat - illustrations of places dear to my heart.  Notice that I've added two links and taken one away.  The two that I've added are both businesses located deep in the heart of the Finger Lakes area of New York.  And, yes.  They each have an affinity for dogs. Unlike all of the other links,  I don't have a personal connection with either of these businesses.  But, I plan to.   Dinner sometime before the end of October at the Brown Hound Bistro and … [Read more...]

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