Still more with less

Wide less than tall. My dear wife Karen and I appreciated house three on our Parade of Homes stroll, thinking its size was about right, too. Great backsplash. The lighting in the open main room and the size or the island impressed me. Hand it over. A big pass-through to a covered porch with a…

Smaller makes us smile

Beautiful to us. Let’s go left-to-right down the block for House Two in our Parade of Homes march, my dear wife Karen decided. Less bedroom, less baths, plenty of smiles for us. You betcha, And it wasn’t just a cheeky sense of humor in the wall decor. We liked the layout on this one, too.…

Appreciating the Parade of Homes

Plenty of room. My dear wife Karen and I picked a lovely early fall day in Central New York to visit the annual Parade of Homes event, a tradition that allows builders to construct a new pocket of their best work in an attractive new block in hopes of prospective buyers to like the work…

Don’t forget the apples

Honeycrisp, you bet. The apple aisle is a must-stop at the Ontario Orchards Farm Market. We are always in the seasonal mood for a couple weeks worth of Honeycrisps. For my dear wife Karen and I, that was one yellow pail into the shopping cart.

Dinner side idea

Yes, we will. My dear wife Karen and I found everything we needed for that night’s dinner in the aisle’s of the Ontario Orchards Farm Market. It started with a side. The corn looked so good. We put in our cart a small bag, already shucked. OK, we also found a big tomato, head of…

Great for the dog

Another good idea. Thank you, Old Mother Hubbard, for coming up with a reasonably priced bag of doggie treats that are advertised as good for various important health needs. Our cherish rescue mutt was treated to a big tat says it’s good for her joint health. She doesn’t turn her nose up at the treats,…

Garden cardinal

Flocking with the pumpkins. It’s fun to note what’s new in the seasonal decorations on my dear wife Karen and I’s seasonal trek to Ontario Orchards. Collected out front this time was a bunch of carefully crafted birds perched on stumps of various heights. Bright red, we did believe they are cardinals. Nice work!

You want a pumpkin …

Whatever you prefer. Whether you’d like to bring home a pumpkin big and orange or small and of another hue, the folks at Ontario Orchards have a crate full for you to go through.

What we’re used to seeing

Comfort store. My dear wife Karen and I didn’t expect to find a booming nursery when we pulled up for our annual seasonal excursion a handful of dozen miles to the north to the Ontario Orchards Farm Market. The store, thankfully, still stood sturdy and proud for all it offered, outside and in.