Before we moved to upstate New York, my husband Brett and I had really never spent much time up this direction. Our new favorite thing is now exploring the area every chance we get. ...
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Without Words: DIY Cannoli
Lots of bloggers do a "Wordless Wednesday" kind of post featuring photos that tell the story. I'm not sure that I can hold myself to an every Wednesday kind of thing so we'll just...
Tasting New York Pride
When I think of food in New York, the first things that pop into my head are huge slices of pizza, crazy large cannoli and plates of perfect pasta. And from a Southern perspective,...
And The Winner Is…
Congratulations to Dave N. from Averill Park, New York! Just for reading I Heart NY Y'all, he's now the lucky winner of two free tickets to Pride of New York Harvest Fest! Dave's gonna have a great time at the...
Winter Weather Wake Up
When we moved to upstate New York from Mississippi I'd like to say we had some idea what to expect. Ok, I'm just kidding myself....my husband and I had no idea what we were...
Pride of New York Harvest Fest Free Ticket Giveaway!
When I say "I Heart NY Y'all" I mean it! As a Southern transplant to Yankee territory, there's plenty that I know I haven't seen or done yet. When I read about the 2010 Pride of...
Movie Review: “Tanlged” Set to Snare Kids
Finally, my husband got to see his first 3D movie! And he was super pumped it was a Disney cartoon...after all, what 30-year-old man doesn't flip habitually back and forth between ESPN and the...
New York Election 2010 a.k.a. SNL Casting
My husband and I spent many years working in television news. I can promise you, the one thing we don't miss is election coverage. Most folks don't realize election day is like the Olympics...
Life’s a Scream for Halloween
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. I love dragging out the decorations in mid-September and almost cried when my fogger didn't work this year. I love making little bags of candy for the...
From Pumpkin Guts to Glory
This Halloween season, plenty of families are sitting down together, watching It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and laying out the newspaper getting ready to carve up their holiday jack-o'-lanterns. As a child, my...