On my flight back from St. Martin I got the idea to start making little videos to show my Seattle cousin (cousin Kitty) around. At first I was going to make it a private YouTube Channel but then figured, what the hell, make it public. It’s part social anxiety project because you get attention (which I normally shun) when you walk around filming. Part I’ve been a little lonely and a vlogger I like to watch, Life with David, started his channel in the pandemic because he was lonely. Also figured, I met friends blogging, maybe I may make some vlogging???
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Ellms Farm Pumpkin Glow Drive Through
“How many kids are with you tonight?” The staff at check in asked.
A bit awkward we answered, “Us, 3 adults.” Then started laughing.
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Lake George
We’re very lucky in the state of New York. We have the city down state, beautiful beaches on Long Island, and vast wilderness upstate. Lake George is a large lake that’s 3 miles wide and 32 miles long. The water is pretty clear and clean too. We breathed some of the cleanest air we’ve ever smelled in NY.
Saratoga Springs
Woohoo! Our first trip in 2 years! We decided to stay local and not fly because we weren’t sure how things would turn out when we planned this trip back in Feb 2021. I’ve been curious about Saratoga Springs, NY since forever (maybe 20 years) and early October 2021 was the right time. Saratoga is a quaint, cute, pretty town. It is known as “The Queen of Spas” and the oldest racetrack in America. For a lot of the 19th and 20th centuries, they were known for gambling, horse racing, and health resorts.
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Halloween in Dyker Heights
Dyker is the neighborhood east of where we live in Bay Ridge. Love how festive our neighbors are. Dyker is known for their Christmas spirit. Continue reading
Halloween in Bay Ridge
Halloween is one of our favorite times of year. Our neighbors are quite festive and we’d like to spread the spooky cheer! Continue reading
Loew’s Wonder Theatres – Loew’s Jersey
The Loew’s Jersey Theatre is one of the five Loew’s Wonder Theaters in the NY area. It was designed by architectural firm Rapp and Rapp like Kings Theatre, their sister theater. The Jersey theater opened to the public in 1929 in Journal Square, Jersey City. The building is built in Baroque/Rocco style. In 2009 it was designated a New Jersey Registered Historic Site. You met the sister theatre in our post here. Continue reading
Lyndhurst Mansion
The Jay Gould Estate, also known as Lyndhurst, was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis in 1838. The estate is located in Tarrytown, NY which is one of our favorite destinations for day trips. It’s about a 35 to 44 minute Metro-North train ride from Grand Central depending if you take the express or local train. It’s also my favorite train route and if you read my posts regularly, you know I love trains, choo choo! Continue reading
Temple Emanu-El of New York
Temple Emanu-El is located at One East 65th Street, across the street from Central Park. It is one of the largest Reform synagogues in the world. On April 1845, Emanu-El was founded by German Jews on the Lower East Side in a rented hall around Grand and Clinton Streets. At the time, Germany wasn’t unified (federated), they consisted of a German confederation of states. This is the oldest Reform congregation in New York. Continue reading
West Point Foundry Preserve
West Point Foundry was an ironworks operation in Cold Spring, New York, located north of Manhattan along the right side of the Hudson River. It opened in 1817 and closed in 1911. Continue reading
Jebus Mews & Andrea 