November 22, 2011
ADK Day
Enjoyed filming with our ADK Journal host, Gary VanRiper, today in Old Forge. Hazy sun and relatively mild for November -just a trace of the recent snow left in the shadows. It was great getting back into the swing of things. The happy emails and posts have been great and so encouraging. It seems people missed the show as much as we did.
November 25, 2011
P-p-p-p-pizzelle
After dinner with the family, washing dishes, and our annual tradition of watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving together, my boys "escaped" to spend time with their friends who were also back in town for the holiday. My husband and I relaxed in the livingroom while I clicked around the channels for some holiday viewing. I stumbled across Lady Gaga talking about making pizzelle with her grandfather. I thought I would share an old MVL episode with Malio Carderelli's pizzelle recipe.
November 26, 2011
Stroll Down Memory Lane
We enjoyed Clinton's Shoppers Stroll last night as did seemingly thousands of other people! It was hard to remember that it's almost December with the weather being so mild! We stopped in to the Kirkland Art Center's new gift shop on West Park Row showcasing the work of local artists. Vartan Pagosian was there with his beautifully intriguing pottery. I dug up this old interview with him from 2 years ago when he was working with crystalline glazing.
Tuesday, November 14, 2011
ADK Journal Host's Photo Selected for Cover of 2012 ADK Calendar
We were excited to see our ADK Journal host, Gary VanRiper's, beautiful photography gracing the cover of the 2012 Adirondack High Peaks Foundation calendar! Gary captured the changing of the seasons: snow capped Whiteface summit with colorful autumn leaves in the foreground. Check it out here!
Wednesday, November 15, 2011
New Mohawk Valley Living Website Launching Soon!
We hope you will enjoy our new website which officially launches with the premiere of our show on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. We always seem to run out of time to fit everything into a 1/2 hour show so now we'll have the room to include many more stories and adventures here. We'll also feature a regular blog and some links to other area contributers and bloggers. You can now follow us on Facebook and Twitter, too!
November 27, 2011
Autumn (or Spring???) Hike
With temperatures reaching near 60 degrees today, it's a great day to take a hike. It's always interesting to see the topography of the landscape when it's not hidden under all the foliage. Try the Goodsell Swamp Sanctuary located behind Glimmerglass Opera.
or try the 15-minute hike to Fly Pond in Old Forge. Below is the video of our hike in the autumn of 2007. *I always wear my bright red jacket during hunting season.
December 4, 2011
It's Good to Be Back
We thoroughly enjoyed planning and filming this week's show and it somehow feels like we never left. Although, I do say, there seems to be a lot that has changed: new businesses, new artists, galleries, and new events. It's been a little overwhelming and it is sometimes hard to decide in which direction to go. But we are looking forward to many more adventures exploring the Mohawk Valley in the years to come. It's good to be back.
November 28, 2011
1 Potato, 2 Potatoes, 3 Potatoes, More!
My boys went overboard peeling potatoes for Thanksgiving this year and we still had leftover mashed potatoes Sunday night. So I decided to make homemade pierogies for the first time. My boys love pierogies and we have them often enough that my middle son told his social studies teacher that he had Polish ancestors. We don't, but we sure do enjoy their food and traditions. I enjoy learning about the cultures of the people who have settled in the Mohawk Valley. In celebration of the pierogi (and ours turned out pretty good) here's our Road Trip to Polish Heritage from August of 2008.
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Story of Osceola of the Ravine, an excerpt from an old issue of the Sherburne Pictorial shared by Pamme Swan.
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