Posted in Gear, Gifts, Hiking, Humor, tagged aquis adventure towel, backpacking towel, lightload towel, towel on July 21, 2008 | No Comments »
I recently received the press release that’s listed below - and it made me chuckle. A towel as a survival tool? A towel that saves lives? That’s pushing it a bit. I have tried these towels and I agree they are handy to have in the glove compartment of your car or in your [...]
Posted in Education / skills, Finger Lakes, Gifts, tagged edible finger lakes, Finger Lakes, food, magazine, new york, ny on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Coming this April will be a new quarterly magazine called Edible Finger Lakes, that will celebrate the abundance of local foods. Learn how to shop locally and eat healthy.
Posted in Conservation, Gifts, Skiing, tagged Conservation, green mountain ski chair, recycling, ski, ski chair, snowboard, vermont on February 11, 2008 | No Comments »
In Vermont there’s a company called Green Mountain Ski Chair that builds hand-crafted ski furniture with the finest building materials and recycled skis and snowboards. Awesome idea! Check out their product line at GMSC. If you’re heading to Vermont, gather up your old equipment and make a donation.
Posted in Gifts, tagged book holder, bookhug, displaystands4you.com, footprint press, gift, Gifts, hands-free, valentine's day on January 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Surprise someone you love this Valentine’s Day with a hug - more literally, with a Bookhug. It’s a hands-free, open book holder that’s perfect for holding any size book when 2 hands just aren’t enough. Say “I Love You” with a Bookhug to hold your favorite culinary expert’s cookbook, your lover’s novel, or your student’s [...]
Posted in Gifts, tagged christmas, merry christmas, photography, photos on December 24, 2007 | No Comments »
Click this link, then click on “click here” at the bottom right of the photo for a musical/pictoral rendition of Twas The Night Before Christmas.
Merry Christmas to All.
Posted in Finger Lakes, Gifts, tagged Doeffinger, Finger Lakes, gift, new york, ny, photo, photography, photography book, Whelpley on December 15, 2007 | No Comments »
I came across this link and wow - a blast from my past. In a previous lifetime, my husband Rich worked in photography at Eastman Kodak Company. Two of the men he worked with, and with whom we became friends, were Gary Whelpley and Derek Doefinger. Even post-Kodak, we kept in touch with Derek through [...]
Posted in Bird Watching, Finger Lakes, Gifts, Wildlife, tagged birding, Finger Lakes, footprint press, gift, Life in the Finger Lakes, magazine, new york, ny, owls, take a hike, Take Your Bike on December 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a fun article from “Life in the Finger Lakes” magazine about our local owls.
Now, if you’re not familiar with “Life in the Finger Lakes” magazine, you should be. It’s fun and informative reading for anyone who lives in or visits the Finger Lakes Region. Think about giving someone you love a gift [...]
Posted in Finger Lakes, Gifts, Ithaca, Rochester, Running, Syracuse, tagged Finger Lakes, Ithaca, new york, ny, Rail-trail, Rochester, run, Running, Syracuse, Take Your Bike, triathelon on December 5, 2007 | No Comments »
Dianne Sherrer who writes a column on running for the Star-Gazette, wrote recently about the 2007-08 all-comers winter indoor track meet schedules of The Finger Lakes Runners Club, the Syracuse Chargers and the RIT River Road Runners (Rochester). Get up to date on winter running events by reading her story.
For the runner on your [...]
Posted in Gifts, tagged athletic tag, gift, id tag, road id on December 4, 2007 | No Comments »
A Road ID is the perfect gift and training partner for the runner, cyclist, triathlete, or active person on your gift list. If you can’t speak for yourself, your Road ID will. If you don’t know exactly which Road ID to purchase, just order a Road ID Gift Card or an online eCard.
Now, [...]
Posted in Gifts, Hiking, Waterfalls, Western NY, tagged author, Christine Smyczynski, Cobblestone, explore, gift, guidebook, new york, ny, take a hike, waterfall, Western NY on November 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Do you have people on your holiday list who are difficult to buy for? Give them the gift of western New York! Western New York An Explorer’s Guide From Niagara Falls and Southern Ontario to the Western Edge of the Finger Lakes by Christine A. Smyczynski, the only comprehensive travel guidebook to the region, makes [...]
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