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Monthly Archives: October 2014
The Big Duck
Stumbled upon this big duck while in Long Island. As large as a house and you can go inside and purchase duck memorabilia, I thought the coolest item was a childrens’ book that features the duck itself! I love a … Continue reading
Posted in Long Island
Tagged big duck, childrens books, duck, flanders, Fun, hampton bays, long island, quack, roadside attraction, the big duck
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Taconic Sculpture Park
It has been a long rainy week, but we needed it! The waterfall at Thacher was nonexistent last time I visited. I think this weekend is going to be perfect adventuring weather, so what better fun than visiting a quirky … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged art, chatham, Circle Museum, columbia county, Fun, giant head, nature, omi, park, sculpture park, sculptures, storm king art center, taconic, taconic sculpture park, thacher
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Mado Patissere
I had been looking forward to visiting Mado Patissere in Chatham for some time, and finally got a chance this weekend! The hours are elusive online, but there are raving reviews, making this joint quite intriguing to me. The owner … Continue reading
Posted in Chatham, Columbia County
Tagged caramel, cauliflower, cauliflower pizza, chatham, chocolate, dessert, eat me, elusive, feed, flavor, heaven, intrigue, mado patissere, pastry, pizza, sinful, truth, walnut, wow, yum
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Borden’s Pond and fun in Chatham
Borden’s Pond is a beautiful Columbia county conservation area made up of 1.6 miles of trails. I wasn’t sure if the rain was going to hold out yesterday, so I decided to pick a shorter hike in proximity to other … Continue reading
Posted in Chatham, Columbia County
Tagged birds, borden's pond, cabin, chatham, columbia county, columbia county lade conservancy, feed, foliage, Fun, hike, mado patissere, main street, meadow, mysterious, nature, our daily bread, pond, ralphs pretty good cafe, shopping, trails, waterfall
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Saratoga Eats: Mrs. London’s
Looking for lunch in Saratoga? Try Mrs. London’s, and make sure you have room for epic dessert. Their sandwiches are premade, some are heated up, some served cold, both I sampled were delish! The smoked chicken Panini was crispy and … Continue reading
Posted in Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs
Tagged affordable, almond, almond croissaint, bread, brittany, chicken, croissant, dessert, eat me, feed, lunch, mrs. londons, panini, pastry, sandwich, saratoga, saratoga springs, yum
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Roadtrip through Bennington, Brattleboro, and Chesterfield
If you’re looking to take a nice cruise and peep at the foliage through three states, look no further— I’ve got a plan for you. Take Route 7 from Troy towards Bennington, Vermont. Check out the moose and cougar statues along … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire, Vermont
Tagged bennington, blue benn diner, brattleboro, breakfast, castle, chesterfield, cougar, cruise, eat me, fall foliage, feed me, foliage, forest, Fun, leaf peepin, madame sherris, man of kent, moose, mystery on main, nature, new hampshire, pancakes, pumpkin pancakes, roadtrip, route 7, route 9, ruins, summit, trails, vermont, yum
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The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze and the Keene Pumpkin Festival
October calls for a good pumpkin festival. It is important to be joyful this time of year and over indulge a bit for hard times are ahead in the north. This year I visited The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in … Continue reading
Hand Hollow Conservation Area
As the days grow shorter it is getting harder to visit new hiking trails, there are only so many near by! The weather we had this last was so phenomenal I couldn’t help but get in the car after work … Continue reading
Crane Mountain
I hiked Crane Mountain in the Adirondacks on a beautiful sunny afternoon. A large portion of the hike has you scrambling up rocks; there are short areas of reprieve to catch your breath. Towards the very end of the way … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks
Tagged adirondacks, adks, crane mountain, Fun, hike, mountain, nature, rattler, rattlesnake, summit, trails, views
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