Today was the third annual Gold Tournament, a fundraiser for The Family Service Association. Mary asked me to work. I arrived at 8:30 a.m. and she assigned me to sit at the l8th hole with Fred Albrecht.
I took my spot and introduced myself to Fred. He explained what we had to do which was basically watch for golfers who land balls close to the hole, and measure to see who gets the closest. Of course there was always the chance that someone would get a hole in one and win ten thousand dollars! So, I guess verifying that was our most important task, but nobody got a hole in one!
There were over twenty teams so it took a little more than four hours for all of them to go through the eighteen holes. Geneen joined us at the halfway point, which made it easy for Fred and I to go get food (burgers and sausage with peppers was provided) and to walk around a bit.
Rudy came within l8 inches of getting a hole in one, and then we found out there there was not a prize for closest. I am not sure why they had us measuring.
After all the teams were done, door prizes were given out. I won a gift certificate to the Phoenix Grill. I cut the cake and served it while Mary and the others tallied up the money end of the event.
It was a good day and I think we raised a lot of money!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Route 7 Adventure!
I spent a good portion of the day with my friend Judy. We drove on Route 7 between Schenevus and Cobleskill. I had never been on most of that road, but Judy grew up in the area, and she was able to tell me a lot about the places we passed and stopped at.
First we had lunch in Worcester at Ardy's. We had grilled burgers and fries. I took some pictures of some old posters they have up. I think some might be originals, but most are probably reproductions. Also, I saw and liked that clock which I took a picture of, which is up at the top.
We headed out towards East Worcester. Judy showed me the second hand shop that she likes so much. I noticed it had a sign on it indicating that groceries used to be sold there. Also, right across the street was a vacant store, with the sign with the name still on it. I took pictures, of course.
We kept on heading northeast. Before we got to Richmondville, I saw some abandoned buildings on the right hand side of the road. It appears that there were three separate businesses there. One was appliances, one dealt in propane and I don't know about the third.
We headed on towards Warnersville, but I didn't stop. I kept going until we got to Cobleskill. We turned around there and headed back. The second time, I stopped in Warnersville when I noticed a building that appeared to have been a store in its past life. The owners daughter was doing yard work and I spoke to her briefly and she told me that it indeed had been a store. Years ago, it was a general store housing the post office. Then her father had a gun shop in it, which closed about a year ago. I took several pictures of the store and then moved on to the church across the street, and then to the abandoned buildings of a business that moved to another location.
When we got to Richmondville, I stopped to take pictures of a historical marker, the post office, a ghost sign, an empty supermarket and a few other buildings. Judy said she was getting tired, so we decided to head back to her place. I made a brief turn in East Worcester on Depot Street, to see if the train depot was still standing. We could not find it. On the way back up Depot Street, Judy pointed out the building that used to be a feed store. I did not stop to take a picture since Judy was getting pretty tired. The picture way at the top is of the empty supermarket on Main Street.
We continued on through Worcester, Schenevus and then to Elk Creek. As we went through Elk Creek, I asked Judy if it used to have more. She pointed out the private residence that used to be a general store (I never would have guessed), and the vacant lot that used to have a post office on it.
I dropped Judy off at her place in Westford and after visiting for a few minutes, I headed out. I stopped in Schenevus at a fishing access area to find a geocache called SEWARD FISHING. It was quick and easy. Then I headed towards home.
It was a great day!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Ice Cream Adventure: June 6, 2010
This was a short (and very sweet) adventure, but an adventure nonetheless. Connie and I took her mother Ann to the ICE CREAM SOCIAL today. It was supposed to be held in Wilber Park, but inclement weather meant that it was moved to an indoor location at THE FOOTHILLS, a local arts and theatre center on Market Street in Oneonta.
We arrived a bit early and started going around to view some of the exhibits. Various agencies in the area had set up areas where they had displays, information and sometimes activities for children to do. The ice cream came out around one p.m. It was free and all you can eat!
I had five small ice cream cones. The chocolate raspberry from Stewarts was the best and I requested that twice. I think Connie and Ann each had two or three bowls, and they each took a bowl with them when we left.
We didn't stay long. The noise level was bothering Connie and the longer we stayed, the heavier the crowds got. But we had fun and I took home a lot of freebies!
I hope to go to it again next year, but this time I hope the weather cooperates.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Birthday Adventure: June 5, 2010
To celebrate my birthday, I asked my friend Terry to join me for an "adventure." We met up this morning in Morris and headed out towards Brookfield, New York. I had been there last fall with Carol and wanted to return. Sooooooooooooooo, off Terry and I headed towards Brookfield.
On the way I noticed an abandoned shop on Route 8. I stopped to check it out and take a few pictures. Part of one of the outside walls was missing, so I was able to step inside to take pictures. I didn't go any further than that.
Once in Brookfield, our first stop was the General Store. I LOVED the glass candy case, it was just like he one in the little store on Prospect Street that I frequented when I was a kid. I think the name of it was Kramers when I was a teenager, but it probably had other names before and after that. Picture of the glass case in the Brookfield General Store is up above.
After that we did some geocaching. Unfortunately, we were unable to find the three geocaches in Brookfield that we looked for. One is in an old snow plow parked at the Highway Department, Carol and I looked for it last fall with no luck and Terry had the same level of success today. The other two were on horse trails. I think one of them has been "muggled", and the other one was just too hard to find since
my GPS was going crazy with all that tree cover.
After geocaching, we went to the Historical Society. I had called a few days earlier to make sure they would be open. We were there a few minutes early, and two ladies stopped when they saw us waiting, and one of them went and got a key to let us in. The exhibits are great. I especially liked the really old tin in the picture up above. We really enjoyed the little museum, but I think we liked the GILES SCHOOLHOUSE, which is located next door to the museum. It was moved from Giles Road a few years ago, and has been restored and furnished with old desks and school supplies. It was really neat! I took tons of pictures of the schoolhouse and stuff in the museum, as well as of some interesting nearby buildings.
By the time we left the museum and schoolhouse, we were getting hungry. We decided to check out a restaurant in North Brookfield, but it turned out to be more of a bar, and while they could offer us burgers and a couple of other items, we decided going back to Brookfield to the Beavers Den Diner might be in our best interest. We were not at all disappointed.
Terry treated me to lunch and desert. We had cheese steak sandwiches and pie with ice cream for desert. It was all delicious! The prices are great and they have a huge variety for such a small diner in such a small village.
After lunch we started to head home. We stopped on Route 8 twice. First to look at the Columbus Quarter Schoolhouse and then to take a picture of the old empty diner. Terry remembers it from going there with her parents when she was growing up. It is for sale now. We think it used to have the word "deer" in its name before it closed.
We stopped in New Berlin to say hello to Terry's daughter Rhonda. I met her grandson, Isaac, he is so cute! he just turned two years old.
I dropped Terry off at her car and headed home. It was a great way to spend my birthday. I hope to return to Brookfield and eat at the diner again sometime. I might even go to the Madison County Fair this year. A geocacher told me that it is kind of like an old time fair......so I should check it out!
My seventy some pictures from this great day are on flickr and can be viewed here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juneny/sets/72157624087860555/
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Memorial Day Weekend Adventures with Dad and Peggy
Yesterday (Saturday: May 29, 2010), Dad, Peggy and I set out midmorning to go to Gilbertsville for a couple of hours. I thought they might like the "old time" feel to the town and the old stores.
First we stopped so I could check on a geocache in a cemetery just outside of Gilbertsville. Peggy found it, and then we cleaned it out really good and replaced it in its spot. We saw a really neat pink headstone that looks like it was made out of quartz. Picture up above. After that PeggyN found my geocache in the really old cemetery just down the road. This cemetery has gravesites of men who fought in the Revolutionary War. I think Dad, being a veteran himself, really liked this old cemetery. He said it was the first time he had seen a gravesite for someone who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Then we went to Gilbertsville so Peggy could find my geocache OVERLOOK PARK. She found it quickly and I took a bunch of pictures. We went to the general store, the QUILT SHOP and to the Hardware Store. Dad bought a book at The Quilt Shop and a few items at the hardware store. I have noticed that Dad does not like having his picture taken unless it is at a place he really likes. He readily agreed to go back inside the hardware store and walk out so that I could take his picture in the doorway. That is the picture up above. He said he really thinks the hardware store has the original fixtures, etc. Being 85 years old, he has memories of what things looked like in what we sometimes refer to as "the old days".
While Dad and Peggy were in the hardware store I took a bunch more pictures of Gilbertsville to add to my Gilbertsville set on flicker. Of particular interest to Peg and me was the Hoosier cabinet that the owner of the Quilt Shop has in the back of her store. A picture is up above.
By this time, Dad was getting hungry and he suggested we find a restaurant. I had tons of food at home, so I suggested we head for my place. We stopped at the corner of Route 51 and Dimock Hollow Road so Peggy could find my Dimock "Hollow" geocache. I took some pictures of the falls and the views from the trail for flickr. We also walked across the street so Peggy could get a glimpse of All Saints Chapel. There was a wedding going on inside, so we did not walk up to it or go inside.
We had lunch at my house and Dad decided to take a nap. Peggy and I headed out for an afternoon of geocaching. First stop in Davenport Center, New York where we looked for a geocache in the Davenport Cemetery. We did not have any luck finding it, but the old cemetery sure is an interesting place. Flags had been placed on the
graves of men who gave their lives in past wars. Second stop was at Interskate 88 so we could look for SUSQHEHANNA VIEW geocache, one which I had looked for several times in the past. Peggy found it, and I was happy to scratch that off of my DID NOT FIND LIST.
Then on to Colliersville, were we found the geocache COLLIER'S DAM, and we attempted to find the one hidden at Bear Pond Winery. There was a musical event going on plus many people doing a wine tasting inside the gift shop as well as buying food from the outdoor cafe. We were really unable to look for the cache much because of so many people around, so we did not find it.
Back in Oneonta, we found Luckless's geocache hidden in the old cemetery which has a
monument saying SOLDIERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION and fresh flags.
Then we stopped by the bookstore on Chestnut Street to see if Peg had any ideas about the geocache hidden in IT WAS A DUCK AND STORMY NIGHT. We spent a few minutes without any success and then headed home.
It was a great day! The set of pictures I took for the entire day can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/juneny/sets/72157624172193162/
Monday, May 24, 2010
Three Adventurous Old Ladies go out on the town
Connie asked me to help her take her mother out for the day. Her mother is elderly (she refuses to tell her age) and lives in a nursing home. It was a gorgeous spring day, but a little on the warm side. We agreed to meet at Wilber Park at noon and Connie said she would provide the picnic lunch. I arrived a bit early and walked what I call "the loop" twice before Connie's arrival. She brought indian food from THE PHOENIX CAFE. It was delicious!
After we finished our lunch we met up with Ann (Connie's mother" at the Fox Hospital Nursing Home. Then we went to NEW YORK SALVAGE, a business that buys up old things for resale. Ann was fascinated by the old kitchen and bathroom sinks in one of the barns. However, the sun was hot and the terrain was rough, so we had to quit after visiting that one barn. Their is a picture of Ann in that barn up on top.
After NEW YORK SALVAGE, we were trying to decide where to go. Ann thought we said THE DOLLAR TREE when we said THE ART GALLERY! It turned out that is where she really wanted to go, so we headed over to it. Ann had the best time. It had been six months since she had been able to shop for herself and she seemed to be cherishing the experience. I helped her find a few items.
We then went to the art gallery at the Wilber Mansion. I was not crazy about todays exhibits. I took the picture of the cobalt blue bottles. As we were leaving the mansion, Connie suggested that she might walk over to the HUNAN GOURMET and purchase some ice cream to go with the deserts she had purchased earlier. I helped Ann get settled into my car and we met Connie over at the HUMAN GOURMET. Ann joked about how she didn't know there was such a thing as Chinese ice cream.
We went back to the nursing home and had the indian desert (we never figured out what exactly it was, but it was good) and the Chinese ice cream! It was the prefect ending to a great day. It was so good to have the opportunity to put a smile on Ann's face, and to help Connie. I have a feeling both of them were as worn out by the day as I was!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Friday Geocaching Adventure
Luckless emailed me last night and asked if I was interested in doing some geocaching. I was free this morning, so I said yes. We agreed to meet up at her house at 9:30 a.m. We headed up to the SUCO COLLEGE CAMP to look for el fartero's geocache named OUT OF THIS WORLD. It was a quick easy find in a lovely wooded area, not far from the parking area. The cache had an outer space theme which fit the location, since it is very close to the SUCO Observatory.
We found that cache easily enough. It was huge, and very well stocked! Then we walked around the college camp a bit, and I, of course, took pictures for my flickr account.
Then we headed to the Colliersville area to look for a geocache named BRIDGE OVER DUCKY WATERS. It is a very tiny geocache hidden on an old one lane bridge on a back road. We looked for about twenty minutes without any success (a picture taken from the bridge is up at the top) and then we headed to another geocache just down the road called DUCKY DEAD END 2. We found this magnetic key case fairly quickly.
I had to work at three p.m. at the shelter, so I wanted to get home. We stopped at Arby's for a cold drink and then went to Leslies house. I got my car and headed home. It was a great morning.
More pictures can be see in my flickr set found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/juneny/sets/72157623985374209/
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