June 23rd, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
There have been areas we’ve visited that looked so beautiful and comfortable that we just wanted to settle in. Ever feel that way? A lot of New Yorkers do! A healthy portion of New Yorkers (”snowbirds” they are called) have visited and loved Florida so much that they find some land and live there for […]
June 20th, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
It’s the stuff movies are made of: a young man stumbles upon his great-grandfather’s old papers and discovers a plan for the wildest and most ingenious invention of Victorian-era engineering.
It’s the Telectroscope, and it’s a “tunnel” that runs from London, England to New York City, New York. But is it for real? Could a tunnel […]
March 11th, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
I’m not going to contribute much to the already over-reported news about New York’s governor, Eliot Spitzer. I hope he resigns. The whole thing is disgusting. There’s an excellent open thread going on at NYCO’s Blog, if you want to tap into what Upstate New Yorkers are saying.
I never liked Spitzer politically, and I […]
February 6th, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
I am thrilled to announce that I finally figured out how to host my very own personal google map. And not only that, I figured out how to specially design a page template for it. It’s a pretty big map, and I needed a big place to keep it. Wanna see what it looks like? […]
January 1st, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
Well, well. January 1st, 2008. Amazing.
Lots of people seem to be still on vacation (or going). Here in Upstate New York, right after Christmas is when the snowbirds leave for Florida or some other southern state.
I’m not going anywhere (not yet). But I was browsing through some travel websites and blogs, and found some great […]
December 31st, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber
I was perusing the travel blogs again. I got very excited to see this title in my RSS feeds: The Luxury Hotels of New York. I’m not “into” luxury hotels, rest assured! But I was curious to see what great Upstate hotels were on such a list! I eagerly opened the page and skimmed the […]