My plans for today were to go geocaching with Leslie, but we woke up to rain so we scratched that plan. I had that "all dressed up and no place to go feeling" and thought to myself "well, there must be something to do that won't be ruined by the rain. I realized I needed fresh fruits and vegetables, so I decided on a trip to Bainbridge to go to THE FROGPOND (a huge fruit and vegetable stand). I called Leslie and suggested we go to Bainbridge, but she said she decided to stay home because her mother was not doing very well. I called Carol K. and she jumped on the idea and she arrived at my house within the hour.
We headed out to Bainbridge. On the way Carol said she would like to stop at KMart in Sidney to look for some sneakers for her grandson. We went but she could not find anything in his size. I found a few items. Then we had lunch in LITTLE CAESER'S.
When we got to Bainbridge, we went to the Mennonite Store first and then to FrogPond.
Carol and I shopped and loaded stuff into the back of my mini van and then we both realized we forgot one or two items, so we shopped a second time!
As we drove back through Bainbridge to start our drive home, I noticed a car in front of the small museum. I said to Carol "lets check to see if it is open". It was open and we stopped and spent about forty minutes there. It is really a cute little museum. Its amazing how many large businesses used to be in Bainbridge. I took several pictures which can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juneny/sets/72157624794189256/
Monday, August 23, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Terry's Birthday Adventure
I think Terry and I have started a tradition. Last year she and I went to Margaretsville and Andes on her birthday. This year, she chose Cherry Valley. Today was her sixtieth birthday. We met up at McDonalds at 9:15 for breakfast and then we headed out. I filled Terry's gas tank up as a birthday gift to her.
Our first stop was DOLLHOUSE HALL OF FAME. It is a new attraction, located south of Cooperstown on County Rd. 33. We had a bit of trouble finding it because we did not know it was part of COOPERSTOWN COUNTRY WAREHOUSE.
But when we did find it, we were pleasantly surprised. There is no charge to go in and walk through the display. It is quite large. We spent some time in the shop, looking around.
Then we headed to Cherry Valley. We stopped in Westfield so I could take a ocuple of pictures of the residence that used to be a gas station, years ago.
In Cherry Valley, we looked for the museum. We spent over an hour there and enjoyed every minute of it. The man running it said the items on display came out of the attics of Cherry Valley residents. Here are a couple of pictures:
I particularly liked the l897 Cement Flower Box in the front yard of the museum.
You can see pictures of some of the items on display here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/juneny/sets/72157624651268823/
After that we walked down to Clough's Bookshop. I bought a copy of Louis L'Amour's CONNAGHER, a book I had started to read at Dad's house last weekend. I think Terry bought something, too.
We peeked in an ice cream shop that was made up to look like the l950's (unfortunately closed now). We went into IT'S ALL GOOD, which is a health food store, and I bought some peppers from a small vegetable stand just outside of IT'S ALL GOOD. Then we walked back to the car so I could get my purse.
We had lunch at COYOTE'S CAFE. We had the roast beef melt and the turkey melt (we shared) and sweet potato fries.
It was delicious and the service was excellent. I did have a minor incident when I got stuck in their restroom because the lock in the doorknob did not want to work. But someone in the kitchen heard me trying and let me out. When I asked if I was the first person to get stuck in there, she did not answer me.
After lunch, Terry wanted to visit an old friend of hers, the mother of a former patient. We found her place (right across from the old civil war barracks)
and we visited with Shirley for about forty minutes. She has a gorgeous home.
Our last stop in Cherry Valley was at the LITHIA SPRING HOUSE.
We only stayed a couple of minutes, long enough to taste the water and take a few pictures. Then it was back to Oneonta.
We stopped at Arby's for iced tea and turnovers and then Terry dropped me off at McDonalds so I could get my car. We agreed that it was a great day and we want to do it again soon!
Our first stop was DOLLHOUSE HALL OF FAME. It is a new attraction, located south of Cooperstown on County Rd. 33. We had a bit of trouble finding it because we did not know it was part of COOPERSTOWN COUNTRY WAREHOUSE.
But when we did find it, we were pleasantly surprised. There is no charge to go in and walk through the display. It is quite large. We spent some time in the shop, looking around.
Then we headed to Cherry Valley. We stopped in Westfield so I could take a ocuple of pictures of the residence that used to be a gas station, years ago.
In Cherry Valley, we looked for the museum. We spent over an hour there and enjoyed every minute of it. The man running it said the items on display came out of the attics of Cherry Valley residents. Here are a couple of pictures:
I particularly liked the l897 Cement Flower Box in the front yard of the museum.
You can see pictures of some of the items on display here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/juneny/sets/72157624651268823/
After that we walked down to Clough's Bookshop. I bought a copy of Louis L'Amour's CONNAGHER, a book I had started to read at Dad's house last weekend. I think Terry bought something, too.
We peeked in an ice cream shop that was made up to look like the l950's (unfortunately closed now). We went into IT'S ALL GOOD, which is a health food store, and I bought some peppers from a small vegetable stand just outside of IT'S ALL GOOD. Then we walked back to the car so I could get my purse.We had lunch at COYOTE'S CAFE. We had the roast beef melt and the turkey melt (we shared) and sweet potato fries.
It was delicious and the service was excellent. I did have a minor incident when I got stuck in their restroom because the lock in the doorknob did not want to work. But someone in the kitchen heard me trying and let me out. When I asked if I was the first person to get stuck in there, she did not answer me.
After lunch, Terry wanted to visit an old friend of hers, the mother of a former patient. We found her place (right across from the old civil war barracks)
and we visited with Shirley for about forty minutes. She has a gorgeous home. Our last stop in Cherry Valley was at the LITHIA SPRING HOUSE.
We only stayed a couple of minutes, long enough to taste the water and take a few pictures. Then it was back to Oneonta.
We stopped at Arby's for iced tea and turnovers and then Terry dropped me off at McDonalds so I could get my car. We agreed that it was a great day and we want to do it again soon!
Monday, August 16, 2010
WEEKEND GETAWAY ADVENTURES!!!!!!
I had planned to go to Lockport for the 2010 Bowler Family reunion for over a year. About a month before, I suffered a "minimal shoulder fracture", which made a lot of things difficult: including driving. I resigned myself to missing it until my sister Peggy came up with an idea. She offered to drive to Oneonta from Lockport on Thursday, August 12th and then she and I would drive to Lockport on Friday the 13th.
My Dad decided to accompany her, and they arrived late on Thursday night.
We headed out around eleven a.m. on Friday. Our first stop was in Earlville. When I realized we would be driving right through that small town, I suggested we stop and see the Earlville Opera House. Here is a picture of the old restored opera house:
Our second stop was in the town of Hamilton. There is a geocache hidden across the street from a Meneely Bell. I found that quickly and then took some pictures of the small park that holds the bell.
We stopped for lunch at a McDonalds in Cazenovia. Then we were on our way again.
We found a geocache at the Welsh Church near Cazenovia. This old church does not have any plumbing or heating and is only open in the summer months. There is a cemetery attached to it, and the geocache is hidden just outside the cemetery.
Then on to another church. This time it was the Delphi Falls UC in the tiny hamlet of Delphi Falls in the town of Pompey. I had tried to find this geocache a couple of years ago without any success. It was beyond the area where I was looking, and Peggy found it rather quickly.
Our last geocache was at a rest area on Route 20 and Peggy found this one, too.
Peggy asked Dad if he would like to stop in Syracuse to visit his friend, Mary. She lives in a retirement community. Mary spent most of her young childhood living with Dad's family on Phelps Street. We stopped and she was happy to see us, and we visited for about an hour before heading to the thruway. Peggy pointed out the building with a house on top. Here is a picture.
After that we headed home, with one major stop: in Batavia for supper at a chinese restaurant. This particular place had mongolion bbq. It was a great meal.
When we arrived in Lockport, we stopped at Glenwood Cemetery. I wanted to look at my newly purchased plot. We also looked at plots of deceased relatives. It was dusk as we were leaving. I think we got back to Dads place around nine p.m. I was in bed at ten p.m. Earlier, I told Peggy that it was a GLORIOUS DAY. I meant it, too. I had been cooped up in the house since my injury (7/13 a whole month), and it was so good to get out and do things.
First thing Saturday morning, Peggy drove me to a place where they sell cemetery monuments. I chose one and paid for it. It will be placed on my plot at Glenwood Cemetery. Of course, I hope I don't need it for a long time.
Peggy picked me up and we drove out to Cambria where we located the old abandoned LOCKPORT AIR FORCE STATION. Peggy had been once before, but she had only gone in one building. This time we were able to get into THREE buildings. The wierd thing is that some of the air force buildings have been made into apartments that are occupied, and they sit right in the middle of the abandoned buildings. Some are boarded up well, and others are wide open. Here are a couple of pictures taken from that urban exploration excursion.
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After the air force base, Peggy wanted to show me the old train depot in Lockport. I had seen it when I was a kid (and it was already empty at that time), but I appreciated the architecture more this time. Here is a picture.
We ran into Dad and he was going to Niagara Produce, which is one of his favorite stores. It is like a farm market but inside. The prices are pretty good, too. I bought some ice and some green grapes.
It was getting close to the time for the BBQ that Peggy had planned, so we headed back to Phelps Street. I helped Peggy a bit before our guests arrived. Gail, her husband Bob, three sons and two grandkids, Mike and his two daughters, and Susan Bowler who was up from Maryland for the reunion joined Dad, Peggy and I. Peggy fixed chicken and hot dogs on the grill. I ate way too much! We all had a great time. It was Gail's 59th birthday and we had TWO cakes and ice cream. It was another exhausting day and even Dad (who is a nightowl) fell into bed before ten p.m.
Sunday morning, Dad and I picked up my brother Mike and we went to the Christian, Missionary and Alliance Church (Dad's church). After church, Dad and Mike wanted to go for a late breakfast at LaPorts, but I was planning to eat at the TASTE OF LOCKPORT, so I asked them to drop me off on the Big Bridge and I would walk to Dads house from there. I had a great time walking home and taking pictures along the way. Here is a picture of the old cold storage building near the railroad tracks on Hawley Street:
When Peggy got home from church, we headed to THE TASTE OF LOCKPORT. It is an event that is held every year. This was my very first "taste of" experience and it was really enjoyable. Of course I ate too much. I started out with "Reuben Chowder" and then had a BBQ'd Drumstick. After that I had chicken and biscuits, fruit cobbler and a few other items that I can't remember. We were late to the Bowler family reunion, but we arrived in the middle of the White Elephant Auction.
After the reunion, Peggy and I hid a geocache on an abandoned section of Hawley Street. It was Peg's first "hide". She hid an ammo box full of stash. Then Peggy wanted to show me some more old buildings. We saw the old abandoned power station, and some buildings that used to be part of Flintkote. This is a picture of a Flintkote tower.
That night we met Susan at a pizzeria on Main Street in Lockport and the four of us
(Dad, Peg, myself and Susan) had a nice supper together. And then back to Phelps Street. Once again, I was in bed early.
Monday morning, Peggy drove me to the Buffalo Amtrak station. This was my first train ride. Because of my injury, I paid extra for a "business class seat" and it was very roomy. When we got to Rome, I was pleasantly surprised to find an old and authentic station. At one time it must have been a subway station. There was a separate waiting area for women! I took several pictures and waited for Carol Kraft to arrive and take me home. She got lost on the way, so I had plenty of time to take pictures.
It was a great weekend!
My Dad decided to accompany her, and they arrived late on Thursday night.
We headed out around eleven a.m. on Friday. Our first stop was in Earlville. When I realized we would be driving right through that small town, I suggested we stop and see the Earlville Opera House. Here is a picture of the old restored opera house:
Our second stop was in the town of Hamilton. There is a geocache hidden across the street from a Meneely Bell. I found that quickly and then took some pictures of the small park that holds the bell.
We stopped for lunch at a McDonalds in Cazenovia. Then we were on our way again.
We found a geocache at the Welsh Church near Cazenovia. This old church does not have any plumbing or heating and is only open in the summer months. There is a cemetery attached to it, and the geocache is hidden just outside the cemetery.
Then on to another church. This time it was the Delphi Falls UC in the tiny hamlet of Delphi Falls in the town of Pompey. I had tried to find this geocache a couple of years ago without any success. It was beyond the area where I was looking, and Peggy found it rather quickly.
Our last geocache was at a rest area on Route 20 and Peggy found this one, too.
Peggy asked Dad if he would like to stop in Syracuse to visit his friend, Mary. She lives in a retirement community. Mary spent most of her young childhood living with Dad's family on Phelps Street. We stopped and she was happy to see us, and we visited for about an hour before heading to the thruway. Peggy pointed out the building with a house on top. Here is a picture.
After that we headed home, with one major stop: in Batavia for supper at a chinese restaurant. This particular place had mongolion bbq. It was a great meal.
When we arrived in Lockport, we stopped at Glenwood Cemetery. I wanted to look at my newly purchased plot. We also looked at plots of deceased relatives. It was dusk as we were leaving. I think we got back to Dads place around nine p.m. I was in bed at ten p.m. Earlier, I told Peggy that it was a GLORIOUS DAY. I meant it, too. I had been cooped up in the house since my injury (7/13 a whole month), and it was so good to get out and do things.
First thing Saturday morning, Peggy drove me to a place where they sell cemetery monuments. I chose one and paid for it. It will be placed on my plot at Glenwood Cemetery. Of course, I hope I don't need it for a long time.
Peggy picked me up and we drove out to Cambria where we located the old abandoned LOCKPORT AIR FORCE STATION. Peggy had been once before, but she had only gone in one building. This time we were able to get into THREE buildings. The wierd thing is that some of the air force buildings have been made into apartments that are occupied, and they sit right in the middle of the abandoned buildings. Some are boarded up well, and others are wide open. Here are a couple of pictures taken from that urban exploration excursion.
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After the air force base, Peggy wanted to show me the old train depot in Lockport. I had seen it when I was a kid (and it was already empty at that time), but I appreciated the architecture more this time. Here is a picture.
We ran into Dad and he was going to Niagara Produce, which is one of his favorite stores. It is like a farm market but inside. The prices are pretty good, too. I bought some ice and some green grapes.
It was getting close to the time for the BBQ that Peggy had planned, so we headed back to Phelps Street. I helped Peggy a bit before our guests arrived. Gail, her husband Bob, three sons and two grandkids, Mike and his two daughters, and Susan Bowler who was up from Maryland for the reunion joined Dad, Peggy and I. Peggy fixed chicken and hot dogs on the grill. I ate way too much! We all had a great time. It was Gail's 59th birthday and we had TWO cakes and ice cream. It was another exhausting day and even Dad (who is a nightowl) fell into bed before ten p.m.
Sunday morning, Dad and I picked up my brother Mike and we went to the Christian, Missionary and Alliance Church (Dad's church). After church, Dad and Mike wanted to go for a late breakfast at LaPorts, but I was planning to eat at the TASTE OF LOCKPORT, so I asked them to drop me off on the Big Bridge and I would walk to Dads house from there. I had a great time walking home and taking pictures along the way. Here is a picture of the old cold storage building near the railroad tracks on Hawley Street:
When Peggy got home from church, we headed to THE TASTE OF LOCKPORT. It is an event that is held every year. This was my very first "taste of" experience and it was really enjoyable. Of course I ate too much. I started out with "Reuben Chowder" and then had a BBQ'd Drumstick. After that I had chicken and biscuits, fruit cobbler and a few other items that I can't remember. We were late to the Bowler family reunion, but we arrived in the middle of the White Elephant Auction.
After the reunion, Peggy and I hid a geocache on an abandoned section of Hawley Street. It was Peg's first "hide". She hid an ammo box full of stash. Then Peggy wanted to show me some more old buildings. We saw the old abandoned power station, and some buildings that used to be part of Flintkote. This is a picture of a Flintkote tower.
That night we met Susan at a pizzeria on Main Street in Lockport and the four of us
(Dad, Peg, myself and Susan) had a nice supper together. And then back to Phelps Street. Once again, I was in bed early.
Monday morning, Peggy drove me to the Buffalo Amtrak station. This was my first train ride. Because of my injury, I paid extra for a "business class seat" and it was very roomy. When we got to Rome, I was pleasantly surprised to find an old and authentic station. At one time it must have been a subway station. There was a separate waiting area for women! I took several pictures and waited for Carol Kraft to arrive and take me home. She got lost on the way, so I had plenty of time to take pictures.
It was a great weekend!
Friday, August 6, 2010
A Cooperstown Adventure
Circus Exhibit: Cooperstown Historical Society
Originally uploaded by JuneNY
Linda is recovering from an infection after her total hip replacement, and I am recoverning from a fractured shoulder. Together, we might have the body of one good, whole person! She can drive easily, so she offered to drive so we could get "out and about" today. I planned the very flexible agenda.
She picked me up and I showed her the back way to Cooperstown from my house. Our first stop was the New York State Historical Association (library) in Cooperstown. I wanted to see the circus exhibit that I had read about. It turned out to be very small, but very colorful and interesting. It was mostly posters from long past circuses. There were a couple of postcards and some information about the Seven Sutherland Sisters (and their long hair), which was interesting. The sisters lived in my hometown, Lockport, and had hair that was seven feet long, and they were part of a circus sideshow act.
After the exhibit, we walked behind the library and down to the reconstructed Indian long house. Unfortunately, the pathways around the building are temporarily closed because of some other building going on closeby.
Then to Sperbeck's Groceries. Sperbeck's is an Mom and Pop type store that has been in this location (I believe) since l941. In addition to regular general store type items, they also make sandwiches to take out. Linda and I purchased some snack items including some pickled eggs! We sat on a bench outside the store and had our snacks.
Then I suggested we go to the INDIAN MOUND. Linda had never seen it. Here is a picture.
We decided to head home. On the way, we tried to find the field of sunflowers that Carol told me about the other day, but we did not see it. We stopped at Pop's Place and had waffle cones, and then Linda took me home.
It was a gorgeous day with lots of sunshine, no rain, a nice breeze and moderate temperatures. I had a great time!
Monday, July 26, 2010
Broken Shoulder Adventure
Thirteen days ago, I fell at home and sustained a "minimal" fracture in my right shoulder. Believe me, it did not FEEL minimal. Anyways, that put my geocaching, exploring and flickering to a complete stop. I was getting a severe case of "cabin fever" so I asked (begged) my friend Leslie to take me out to do something fun this week and she was kind enough to oblige me. I am so blessed to have a friend like her.
I drove into Rite Aid near her house and she met me there. We headed out Route 7 to Worcester. We located two fairly new geocaches in Worcester. One is in a brand new park near the historical society. The society was closed today, but I took a picture of the contact numbers for future reference. What I could see through the windows makes it look like an interesting place. The other is along the road by Gulf Falls, pictured here.
After that we had lunch at Ardy's. Leslie wanted to take a back road to Westford instead of going on the main roads. We had a few difficulties doing this because of the lack of County Road signs, but we did make it to Westford via several back roads.
We stopped first so that Leslie could find my WESTFORD CACHE. There is a new sign for the park it is hidden in, so I took a picture of that. Leslie found the cache quickly and put a geocoin in it. She said the cache is in good shape.
Next stop was at the BADEAU CEMETERY. This small civil war cemetery is on a small steep hill.
I decided not to chance it with my injury, but Leslie scrambled up and found it after a few minutes. I will return another time when my shoulder is back to
normal.
On the way back to Route 7, we looked for and found THE GODDARD HOUSE, a historical house outside of Schenevus on Elk Creek Road.
See the dog on the lower left hand side? This dog came out as soon as we pulled the car to a stop and barked up a storm. Leslie took the picture out of her window.
All in all, it turned out to be a great day. The wonderful weather helped!
I drove into Rite Aid near her house and she met me there. We headed out Route 7 to Worcester. We located two fairly new geocaches in Worcester. One is in a brand new park near the historical society. The society was closed today, but I took a picture of the contact numbers for future reference. What I could see through the windows makes it look like an interesting place. The other is along the road by Gulf Falls, pictured here.
After that we had lunch at Ardy's. Leslie wanted to take a back road to Westford instead of going on the main roads. We had a few difficulties doing this because of the lack of County Road signs, but we did make it to Westford via several back roads.
We stopped first so that Leslie could find my WESTFORD CACHE. There is a new sign for the park it is hidden in, so I took a picture of that. Leslie found the cache quickly and put a geocoin in it. She said the cache is in good shape.
Next stop was at the BADEAU CEMETERY. This small civil war cemetery is on a small steep hill.
I decided not to chance it with my injury, but Leslie scrambled up and found it after a few minutes. I will return another time when my shoulder is back to
normal.
On the way back to Route 7, we looked for and found THE GODDARD HOUSE, a historical house outside of Schenevus on Elk Creek Road.
See the dog on the lower left hand side? This dog came out as soon as we pulled the car to a stop and barked up a storm. Leslie took the picture out of her window. All in all, it turned out to be a great day. The wonderful weather helped!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Brookwood Gardens and More Adventure
Carol M and I set out this morning for a day of exploring. I gave her the map and we headed towards
Richfield Springs, New York.
We stopped briefly in the hamlet of Schuyler Lake, New York when we noticed the small historical society. It was not open but the phone number for a contact person was on the door.
Next stop: DYN'S CIDER MILL on Route 20 west of Richfield Springs. The owner was very friendly and offered us several samples. We spent about twenty minutes before moving on. We watched for the BAKER OCTAGON BARN, on her suggestion. It was just down the road.
We arrived in Richfield Springs and stopped at SPRING PARK. Carol had never seen it up close. I tried a taste of the sulphur water from the spring and we walked around a bit and I took a few pictures.
By this time it was lunch time and I suggested that we take a short drive to Jordanville to CINDY'S KITCHEN AND PANTRY,
a place I had read about on the www. Unfortunately, Cindy and her staff seem to be on vacation, so the place was closed. It looks like the small building may have once been a small town general store, and indeed it still does sell some merchandise as well as provide meals. I hope to return someday. We headed back to Richfield Springs but stopped to take a few pictures of a very interesting small church. It is the CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD (Episcopal) in Cullen, New York. Here is a picture of it. 
Once we got back to Richfield Springs, we "cruised" Main Street before deciding to
eat lunch at a small diner. Carol and I split a cheesesteak sandwich and fries. They were VERY slow in preparing our order, but when it came, it was fine.
Our next stop was the RICHFIELD SPRINGS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MUSEUM. They do not have a whole lot of artifacts at this small museum, but they do have a lot of historical information. We learned a bit about the "hotel days". Richfield Springs served a wealthy clientele in the summer time in those good old days.
We went into a small antique store for a few minuts and looked around for a place that had postcards, but we were not successful.
Then it was time to head to Cooperstown so that we could be at Brookwood Gardens by three p.m. The woman I spoke to on the phone the previous day said that if we were at the gardens at three p.m., we would be able to go into the Garden House, since she had an appointment to open it up to show to a prospective bride.
We had a bit of extra time, so along the way we stopped for two geocaches. The first one we were unable to search for because of a HORSE!
An Amish guy seems to have driven his horse and buggy pulling a trailer with a boat to the fishing access spot. His horse was parked right where my GPS was pointing, so I skipped looking for that particular geocache. I was successful at the next one, which was ROCK OF AGES, and hidden behind a sign at the intersection of 20 and 80, just outside of a cemetery.
We arrived at Brookwood Gardens a couple of minutes after three p.m. and went inside the Garden House and walked around the gardens, and I took a lot of pictures, which can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/juneny/sets/72157624467063898/ It was a great day, and I think Carol M. enjoyed it as much as I did!
Richfield Springs, New York.
We stopped briefly in the hamlet of Schuyler Lake, New York when we noticed the small historical society. It was not open but the phone number for a contact person was on the door.
Next stop: DYN'S CIDER MILL on Route 20 west of Richfield Springs. The owner was very friendly and offered us several samples. We spent about twenty minutes before moving on. We watched for the BAKER OCTAGON BARN, on her suggestion. It was just down the road.
We arrived in Richfield Springs and stopped at SPRING PARK. Carol had never seen it up close. I tried a taste of the sulphur water from the spring and we walked around a bit and I took a few pictures.
By this time it was lunch time and I suggested that we take a short drive to Jordanville to CINDY'S KITCHEN AND PANTRY,
a place I had read about on the www. Unfortunately, Cindy and her staff seem to be on vacation, so the place was closed. It looks like the small building may have once been a small town general store, and indeed it still does sell some merchandise as well as provide meals. I hope to return someday. We headed back to Richfield Springs but stopped to take a few pictures of a very interesting small church. It is the CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD (Episcopal) in Cullen, New York. Here is a picture of it. 
Once we got back to Richfield Springs, we "cruised" Main Street before deciding to
eat lunch at a small diner. Carol and I split a cheesesteak sandwich and fries. They were VERY slow in preparing our order, but when it came, it was fine.
Our next stop was the RICHFIELD SPRINGS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MUSEUM. They do not have a whole lot of artifacts at this small museum, but they do have a lot of historical information. We learned a bit about the "hotel days". Richfield Springs served a wealthy clientele in the summer time in those good old days.
We went into a small antique store for a few minuts and looked around for a place that had postcards, but we were not successful.
Then it was time to head to Cooperstown so that we could be at Brookwood Gardens by three p.m. The woman I spoke to on the phone the previous day said that if we were at the gardens at three p.m., we would be able to go into the Garden House, since she had an appointment to open it up to show to a prospective bride.
We had a bit of extra time, so along the way we stopped for two geocaches. The first one we were unable to search for because of a HORSE!
An Amish guy seems to have driven his horse and buggy pulling a trailer with a boat to the fishing access spot. His horse was parked right where my GPS was pointing, so I skipped looking for that particular geocache. I was successful at the next one, which was ROCK OF AGES, and hidden behind a sign at the intersection of 20 and 80, just outside of a cemetery.We arrived at Brookwood Gardens a couple of minutes after three p.m. and went inside the Garden House and walked around the gardens, and I took a lot of pictures, which can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/juneny/sets/72157624467063898/ It was a great day, and I think Carol M. enjoyed it as much as I did!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Return to Bainbridge Adventure
Linda and I decided to go to Bainbridge today, mostly to go to the FROG POND, the huge fruit and vegetable stand there. We met up at my house and headed out. First stop: FROG POND. It was their last day open before closing down for a two week summer vacation, so I thought that they would not have much to offer, but I was wrong. They had a lot! Both Linda and I purchased a LOT of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Second stop: Pine Ridge Grocery (otherwise known as the Mennonite Store). Once again, both of us made several purchases.
Then it was time for lunch. We wanted something inexpensive and light. We took a chance and went into the Olive Branch at the Jericho, which was formerly (and not too long ago) known as The Old Jericho Inn. It is a beautiful old building which used to be known as the Central Inn in the 1850's.
We had chicken wing pizza. The total bill was $6.00, and that included drinks.......so we met our goal of having an inexpensive meal. The pizza was good, too.
I had never taken any pictures of the building that used to be the train depot, so I took this opportunity to do so. The building is now used for village offices, but it still has the train depot look to it.
I had geocaching info. with me, but Linda is recovering from total hip replacement, and I didn't think she was up to doing it. We had perishable food in my car, so we decided to head for home so we could get it refrigerated. On the way home, we made one small detour, so I could show Linda the Otego Creek fishing access area on Route 8.
Second stop: Pine Ridge Grocery (otherwise known as the Mennonite Store). Once again, both of us made several purchases.
Then it was time for lunch. We wanted something inexpensive and light. We took a chance and went into the Olive Branch at the Jericho, which was formerly (and not too long ago) known as The Old Jericho Inn. It is a beautiful old building which used to be known as the Central Inn in the 1850's.
We had chicken wing pizza. The total bill was $6.00, and that included drinks.......so we met our goal of having an inexpensive meal. The pizza was good, too.
I had never taken any pictures of the building that used to be the train depot, so I took this opportunity to do so. The building is now used for village offices, but it still has the train depot look to it.
I had geocaching info. with me, but Linda is recovering from total hip replacement, and I didn't think she was up to doing it. We had perishable food in my car, so we decided to head for home so we could get it refrigerated. On the way home, we made one small detour, so I could show Linda the Otego Creek fishing access area on Route 8.
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