“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…
How Did You Do That?
Several weeks ago I was showing a good friend one of my new posts on FLL360.com (click here). If you click on the title of the post, you are taken…
Hay Making Time in the Finger Lakes
The first cutting of hay is usually made around the first of June in the Finger Lakes. When I was growing up, public schools were always finished by the middle…
Autumn’s Chill Arrives in the Finger Lakes
This year’s abundant corn crop in the Finger Lakes has already turned brown and is ready for shelling in the field. The farmers and their combines are busy in the…