Category Archive for 'General'

Today was a dreary day here in the lower Hudson Valley, so, of course we decided to take another one of our famous “day-trip” adventures!  As you will remember, we already visited Louis’ Lunch in New Haven, CT (one of America’s best Hamburger places according to the Travel Channel) so next on our list was [...]

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I’ve lived along this beautiful river (Verplanck) my entire life and am so grateful to truly love and appreicate it’s beauty and history.

Celebrate New York’s 400th with activities and events that will remind you why you live in the Hudson Valley and hopefully near our beautiful river.
June 6 will be the official River Day-many events [...]

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Can’t Help It–I LUV Ice Cream

Okay so it is completely different than my past blogs but I can not esist this! Who can resist ICE CREAM? 
Who knew, Edy’s Slow Churned Ice Cream, for the past four years, has recognized American neighborhoods with their Edy’s Slow Churned “Neighborhood Salute” and this year they continue the great tradition by throwing 1,500 block [...]

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Happy May!

Well, looks like a rainy weekend coming up in the Hudson Vally, as such, no special “day-trip” for us planned – darn. So while we can’t take our very special “day-trip” that doesn’t mean we can’t think about it – think about a future trip! 
There are some wonderful events/activities taking place in the Hudson Valley [...]

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Best Hamburgers in America

LOUIS’ LUNCH New Haven, CT

I was watching The Travel Channel a few months back and they were featuring the best hamburgers in America. 
You may recall from my previous blog(s) that I love our special “day-trip”!  Back on February 7th, the temperature was warm; it felt like a Spring day, so off we went.  My [...]

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Flowers along a roadside in Maine-2008

Earth Day is tomorrow, April 22, 2009 – going green is being talked about,  discussed and displayed everywhere.   Even ABC changed their logo on television last night to green – but, my wondering mind asks what does it all mean?  How willing are people to really truly go green?  How [...]

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Great Day, Out and About. . .

What a great day today out and about with my honey.  Took a ride around Roundout Reservoir in NY.  We so enjoy taking our day-trips through the Catskills, along the many reservoirs, lakes and streams in NY.  Stopping along side the water’s edge, fishing, walking along or just sitting and relaxing.  Having lived in NY my [...]

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Just planted beautiful mini daffodils that my honey gave me for Easter! This weekend is supossed to be sunny and warm (well mid-upper 60’s) - honey and I are planning one of our very special “day-trips” together! I love our “day-trips” together because we get so few of them that we trully enjoy the time together, [...]

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Hey all you Twitter fans – I’m sure you have seen that Hugh Jackman posted on Twitter that he is going to give $100.k to someone’s charity. Please send a compelling passionate tweet to @realhughjackman and tell him why he should donate to March of Dimes in 140 characters or less. Here are two very [...]

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