Vineyards Near Seneca Lake
Giving Thanks
With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, it’s natural for everyone to start thinking about the events of this past year and to begin to speculate on what 2021…
A Hydroponically Watered Gardenr Near Gorham, NY
Summer Gardens in the Finger Lakes
I derive a lot of pleasure raising some of my own vegetables in the back yard. My mother taught me how to garden in the fifties as she raised all…
Summer’s Bounty in the Finger Lakes
Our summer here in the Finger Lakes region of New York State has turned hot and very dry. Only a few occasional showers have brought us just a little relief…
“On the Seventh Day He Rested”
It was Sunday morning and we just finished the last quart of strawberries that I had purchased earlier in the week at one of the Old Order Mennonite farms that…
Preparations for the First Winter Storm in the Finger Lakes
I had a pretty good week last week as I finished planting all of my daffodils. I even felt so good that I ordered a couple of yards of mulch…
In the Good Old Summertime
The song “In the Good Old Summertime” was written by Ren Shields and set to music by George Evans in 1902 (click here). It was later made into a musical…
It’s Planting Time in the Finger Lakes
The skies have cleared here in the Finger Lakes and the work of preparing the fields for planting corn has just gotten underway. Back in the fifties when I was…
A Winter Walk in the Woods
Just a few days ago my neighbor and I took a walk up the hill onto some property that belongs to the developer of our sub-division. It was one of…
A Porch is an Image of Those Who Live Inside
Besides all of the old formal porches on Gibson Street in Canandaigua, I love to look at the porches of the old order Mennonites who live in the Gorham and…
Life as a Nomad in the Finger Lakes
I am sure that I am not the only person who on occasion becomes disgusted with life’s daily grind and just wants to get away from it all and roam…