Last Call for the Fishes

Last call for these guys to eat before the winter.

I Got One!!!!

I want so badly to do harm to this little guy who got on the back porch, but I took the high road.

Squirrels are Evil

These squirrels around here are ruthless. They have killed all the bird feeders at least once, killed our pumpkins, and are just plain ridiculous. I want to kill them but feel bad doing any harm. I guess I will just have to outsmart them.

Mum is the word...

You know it

Apple Pickin'

Fall is a great time to pick apples - much better than all the other seasons! We went to a place in Bethel, CT last weekend and got our fill of Jonagold's. It was a little expensive ($10 for a small bag). I still like Green Acre Farms in Greece, NY better, since there you drive in and they just weigh your own bags full on the way out for much cheaper. But either way apple picking is still the bomb! Here is the photo-documentation of that event. It was fun except really muggy and sticky outside, and the skeeters were insane that day. We got bitten all over our arms and heads. But, alas, we now are working on eating the big bowl of apples on the kitchen table. The sweet, crispy taste of victory...

Goodbye Focus, Hello Astra!

So it was time for the Focus to be retired. Naomi had 8 great years of time spent with her Focus, but it was time to move on and trade it in for a newer model. We went to the Saturn dealership hoping to get into a Vue Hybrid, but it ended up still being out of our price range. After also test driving an Aura (which wasn't meshing with Naomi's style, even though it is a really nice car), we saw the Astra sitting there. After a test drive and some trepidation about instantly signing for a car on the spot, they let us take it for a 24 hour test drive. Kudos to Saturn for being so chill. It was the best experience at a car dealership ever. We just picked up the car last night, and I think I'm more jazzed about it than Naomi, lol. Super-tight suspension and drive characteristic (especially after driving the Tahoe Hybrid), and with a whole-roof sunroof, its quite an amazing little car. The German (Opel) wing of GM has their s**t together as far as building smaller cars. Even though it's a smaller car, this Astra is super loaded with safety features and creature comforts. Most importantly, it is a blast to drive! Enough rambling, here are some pics...
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Now playing: Frank Zappa - Cosmik Debris
via FoxyTunes

So here we are, day 10 into the Great New York State Fair. Chris has been working, introducing Central New Yorkers to the innovative greatness of the Fuel Cell's progress with much excited interest. Just 2 more days to go. I took the week off and spent time with my parents for the beginning of the week. Since my parents left for California, I have been hanging out in my pj's and spending time with my cousins and family. I also got to see my friends from Rochester (who visited me in Syracuse) whom I miss tremendously and never get to see when we are in the Roc.....It has been great! Will post pictures soon. In between Chris's work ventures at the NYS Fair, we just happened to support the economy again and bought a great farm house table and chairs for our kitchen! Just thought I would post (my first post ever) to give a quick update and know that we will be back to updating (with pictures) soon! Hope all is well with everyone.