Travel Blanket for the Chillies

I am an usual person, because I rarely get cold. Even in winter, I am quite comfortable without a heavy coat and hat. Actually, my “winter” coat is just a sweatshirt jacket with a winter scarf accessory. On really cold days (below 10), I wear a flannel shirt underneath. My husband calls me his “winter [...]

Spittoon Collection

Well here’s something unusual! I was browsing Roadside America.com and saw a new article “World’s Finest Spittoon Collection.” ROFL! Boy, I wonder what kind of draw that museum gets. The gulf between the Yankees and the Rebels appears to have widened of late, particularly when it comes to roadside attractions. So it was refreshing to [...]

Photo Hunters: Hanging

Well, here’s a weird thing I have for you this week. Hair wreaths! Yes, hair wreaths! I’d never, ever heard of them until we saw them at the Old Stone Fort in Schoharie, NY. I guess they were all the rage in the mid-1800s, especially during the Civil War era. In an era when women [...]

A Wind-Powered Town?

Speaking of wind-power (I’m on a roll because I drove up to the Fenner Windmill Farm in Madison County today– more on that later), I found this video about a town completely powered by their windmills. Very impressive! I’d love to do something like this. Only think missing would be… wind. Maybe I should move [...]

Selling the Cell Tower

I’d mentioned that we went to see the Fenner Windmill Farm again today, in Madison County. I don’t know what it must be like living up near them, but I do think they are rather beautiful, and majestic. The entire area up there is absolutely beautiful; I tell the kids that this area of New [...]

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