Three Days in a Row

This is the third day in a row that I've written a post!  Will wonders never cease, ha!

I spent the better part of the day yesterday running errands.  

When you live in a one store town (that doesn't usually have what you need)

then you have to take a road trip which takes up a good part of the day.

I was shopping for supplies needed for the crafts the kids

will be making at our Vacation Bible School at the end of this month.

Now my time will be spent prepping the various crafts and getting them organized.

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More photos from my recent trip to New York.

The above photos were taken from my brothers front yard.

My sister-in-law and I enjoyed watching this

hot air balloon rise and fall until it disappeared below the tree line.

The following is an old school house that now serves as a history center.

The original bathrooms located behind the school...

... which are now used for storage.

This old building also sits behind the school.

The stone walls are about a foot thick.

And look what I found inside...

...isn't that a beauty?!

This former city girl has no idea what it is other than it was used for farming but I like it!

This morning, I'm off to church to make some photocopies so I can begin the craft prep work.

This afternoon, I'll be crafting and cleaning the duck pool... fun, fun!

Oh yea, and reworking the duck pond... sigh (more on that later).

Sunset at Hamlin Beach State Park

The newlyweds and the photographers assistant...

Thanks for all the kind comments on yesterday's images.

I really enjoyed creating them so I think I'll do some more and post them

to my RedBubble site since some of you said they'd make nice notecards.

Speaking of RedBubble, are y'all able to see the RedBubble image on my sidebar?

And if so, are you able to click on the image to go to the site?

I had a reader mention that the image didn't show up when viewing my blog...

all that was shown was a red 'x'.  If this is happening to ya'll, I'd like to know

so that I can figure out how to fix that.

Till next time,

Hamlin Beach State Park and Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse

One day my brother was taking us to Walmart.  I needed some yarn and my sister-in-law needed a few miscellaneous items.  We didn't bother putting our long johns on or layering up because we were just going from the car to the store and vice-versa.

Well, we ended up here... Hamlin Beach State Park in Hamlin, NY.  It's a really nice park that offers swimming in the summer, hiking and biking trails, camping, even snowmobile  and cross-country skiing trails.  My brother parked in the parking lot which was quite a ways from the shore and from there this Florida girl thought 'what pretty white, sandy beaches'!  Upon walking down to the shore, it wasn't white sand, it was snow!  My sister-in-law and I walked around for only a few minutes before we couldn't take the cold, biting wind any more.  Meanwhile, my brother is sitting in the warm, toasty car grinning from ear to ear at us as we freeze!  Remember, we weren't layered up for sightseeing... we were going to Walmart!

My great-nephew proposed to his girlfriend at this beach.  And, she said Yes!  How romantic!  They are going to have their reception in one of the beautiful, enclosed pavilions here.

I wished it wasn't so cold because I would've liked to have been able to spend a few more minutes taking some photos but it was too unbearable.

From there we drove to the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse in Rochester.

The land that this lighthouse sits on is part of our families history.  In 1821, 3 1/3 acres of the family property was sold to the U.S. Government for $400.00.  For more info click HERE.

It was built on a hill west of the Genesee River and south of Lake Ontario.

This swing bridge is no longer used and there is talk of tearing it down.  I thought I would get a picture for history's sake.  (There were also a bunch of ducks in the water at the boat ramp!)

Here are a couple of views of the city of Rochester...

The day was slipping away from us and before we knew it we had to head home to get ready for church that night.  Needless to say, there was no stop at Walmart.  I think my brother planned it that way, hahaha!  My sister-in-law and I went the next day and left my brother at home, heehee!  Of course, after he saw what all we bought he was wishing he would have gone!  We also got in the habit of double-checking with him about the day's itinerary before leaving the house so we would know how to dress!

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For those of you who voted for my friend's son, a HUGE thank you!  At this time, he is still in second place.  The voting ends at 12:00 MST so there is still a bit of time left to vote and get your friends to vote.

Till next time,