Embassy Suites Syracuse East Syracuse

We had a nice, quiet, chilled out day. So relaxed, in fact, that I completely forgot that we had any plans, but finally realised we were going to Scott's parents (pre-Thanksgiving) when he had his coat and shoes on and I was still in my PJ’s.

Had my first taste of pumpkin pie and spent the evening chatting about all the Thanksgiving food preparations and what to expect tomorrow.

Waffles for breakfast again! Today we went for a walk up to a really pretty waterfall and had lunch by the lake in Ithaca, sandwiches with ham, cheese, pickles, salami and mustard (which I made btw). Then a little drive up to Scott's parents place with a detour around his home town, was cool to see the farm where he grew up.

Met Scott’s family and had fish and chips for dinner, just like home! Quiet evening in front of Fox News and making plans for the next week.

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... restaurant for lunch. Yucky. No Guy Fieri here.

After we settled in at the Skaneateles Suites, a very nice new cluster of individual cabins outside town, we drove around downtown Skaneateles. The town is a magnificent collection of mostly Victorian houses that look like they have been in the family and maintained in pristine form since the late 1800's. They obviously have a very strong Historical Commission that insists on upkeep. Some of ...

... Pride of New York Harvest Fest! So much fun. Grandma and I just got back from the harvest fest, located at the New York State Fairgrounds. Once you pay the entrance price, all the food and wine samples are free (so to speak). It also comes with a wine glass and one seminar. When grandma went back to complain that our wine glasses weren't frosted she somehow came back with tickets for another seminar, so I would say that we got our moneys worth.
Syracuse, New York, United States tissnseven

... br>canine stunt show
bear show
wakeboard show
german street performer
the procrastinators- drummers
huge
fudge flipping
cheese sculpting
birds of prey - golden eagle, bald eagle, eagle owls, barn owls and snowy owl
kettle corn
make it yourself soup


There is no better education in american culture than the fair midway at night. Carny's and Hicks ...

... my beau.

You can imagine my confusion and desire to complete these journeys. My hope for future stationary adventure lies in the wonderful fact that BORDERS jsut opened at Robina Town Centre and I can sit there all day and annoy the cafe workers aswell.

It is a small accomplishment, I suppose. Unfortunately, at the end, I only felt self indulgent. Time to get to work. What is one day surrounded by a lifetime of knowledge.

September 7th Monday
Thought for ...

... deleted there pictures by mistake.

Fran & Bob arrived on Tuesday and they brought there daughter Kathy and her son Joe. As we were hugging her daughter yelled out Ma what the heck are you doing because she seen Fran trying to cop a feel of my left butt cheek. lol

I went to the Mini dealer for the annual oil change for our Mini.It was a very nice dealership.They have free wifi and ...

... The roads in New York are wonderful and we are just north of the finger lakes the area is hilly and beautiful. I took only one picture today as the camera was in waterproof protection and I was in hammer mode. The forecast was for more rain in the afternoon and I wanted to get in. The ride was 73 miles and we had the wind in our face 10 to 15 mph and climbed 3100 feet.

... opted to bring mast cradles made at home and store it high above one's bimini.. This would be fine for Lake Ontario sailors but wasn't an option for us. Others stated that one should store it as low as possible because while the high storage was great for the canal, unfortunately, there is a four five hour crossing of Lake Oneida to endure in the middle of the trip. Sudden storms have come up and have caused damage to boats and masts as sailors fought the waves of the ...