OK, we’re thirsty

Yes! A cold draft beer was happily on the itinerary for my dear wife Karen and I as we strolled the New York State Fairgrounds during our annual visit. She ordered the lighter-shaded beverage, I the darker. We both happily sipped as we walked. I appreciated her artwork on the smartly placed white paper on…

And big sand it is

Great digging. My dear wife Karen and I decided our first stop at this year’s visit to the New York State Fair would be the Center of Progress. The sand sculpture in the center of the big building usually makes us happy amid our stroll along the booths of merchandise and displays. Fine tuning. A…

Fair time

Hurry up and wait. My dear wife Karen and I took our annual visit to the New York State Fair, and the familiar sights, sounds and smells comforted us as usual. Not even a wait for the shuttle bus at the satellite lot we always choose ruffled us. Hello up there. We even got to…

One more throwback

Ready to roll. Before we got our bags from Sauders’ checkout line to our car, I had to stop and admire their truck parked out front. Farm to table. Great way to advertise what’s fresh, I thought of the well-cared-for truck surrounded by just-picked corn.

Big and beautiful throwback

Bountiful choices. Sauders opened my eyes wide. The big building on a back road in the Finger Lakes town of Seneca Falls offered so much produce, meat, bread, candy and, well, good-eatin’. Pies in my eyes. We grabbed a cart and took our time. We made sure to stroll every aisle. If you want to…

Hidden in the Finger Lakes

All true. My dear wife Karen thought I’d appreciate a little drive with her to the west. She’d visited Sauders after a crafts day visit to Aurora with a car load of her girlfriends. So off on a sunny morning we went to Seneca Falls. It will be like a cross between Ontario Orchards and…

Pop of purple

Two colors in one. We do appreciate how the one big bush up front pumps out both white and purple blooms. Of course, I think that means folks that lived here before us planted two different plants right next to each other, which strikes me as a good move every time this happens.

Here comes autumn

Quick-change artistry. I always keep an eye out for the first tree that decides to give up its green for yellow or orange in my part of the world. My dear wife Karen and I were quite surprised to spot the big one across the street in front of the town offices as this year’s…