Friday, November 21, 2008

Thanksgiving Week is Here

It's already the weekend before Thanksgiving. Where did the time go? I love that there is so much to do here this weekend, but I've got lots of things to get done this weekend at home as we are traveling to Norfolk, MA for the holiday to visit with family (Phil and Andra) and also meet our newest granddaughter, Avery who is now two months old. Taking the Wegman's turkey dinner with us and lots of good Finger Lakes wine to share with everyone. It'll be a true "over the river and through the woods trip to Grandma's house" for sure except it's Grandma who is doing the traveling...just hope it doesn't end up that "Grandma got run over by a reindeer!" :-) Poppy will be making his famous scalloped oysters - always a family request. My favorite is usally the left overs actually. There's something about a hot, turkey sandwich the day after --it is so yum. You can also use the leftover dressing, turkey and gravy to layer in a casserole (turkey first, then gravy, then dressing on top). Just heat it til the dressing is a little crunchy on top and serve over or with rice. Yikes, I'm getting hungrier by the minute. Oh, well that's next week to look forward to. What's this weekend all about?



This weekend we'll spend with our 4-year-old grandson, Nicholas, and with all the snow hopefully we can make the first snowman of the year. This is the road to our cabin and Poppy and Nicholas are lovin' their winter walk. It'll be a popcorn and a movie night tonight for sure (that's tradition at Grandma and Poppy's house). We just bought the new movie Wall-E. I'll keep you posted on how Nicholas "reviews" it.




Safe travels to all who are traveling for the Thanksgiving weekend. Happy and healthy eating!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Snow in the Finger Lakes

The snow is here. Bristol Mountain is making snow hoping to open early next week. Great skiing can be found there with a 1200' vertical rise--there's even cross-country at the summit with miles of lighted trails. Check it out www.bristolmountain.com. There's a webcam on the site as well so you can actually see how much snow there is or if its even snowing! Relax in the evening after your day of skiing at one of the many lodging properties and enjoy some great local cuisine and wine. You can stop at any of the wineries along the Canandaigua Wine Trail on your way to Bristol Mountain to pick up your evening dining wines. www.Canandaiguawinetrail.com or www.VisitFingerLakes.com. Bundle up and get outdoors in the Finger Lakes this winter--there's lots to do.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Cool Finger Lakes Morning

Bet you thought I was lost. Actually no, I was away for awhile visiting my granddaughter near Savannah Georgia and enjoying the wonderfully mild weather. Now here I am back in the Finger Lakes sitting at work on a cold, but sunny Monday. Weather is calling for snow later today guess we can't be fussy with such a nice fall. Heading towards Thanksgiving and the Christmas holiday is hard to believe. There's a ton of great events for the holidays, Festival of Trees at Granger Homestead in Canandaigua, Santa is arriving just about everywhere for the kids and shopping couldnt' be better -- you can find a really unique handmade gift for everyone on your list at many local Finger Lakes stores. Check out www.VisitFingerLakes.com for events and for shopping. And once the snow arrives skiiers can head for Bristol Mountain, www.BristolMountain.com .