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Meet our New Relaxed Couponing Blogger, Jude Seymour

Meet our New Relaxed Couponing Blogger, Jude Seymour

Some of you may have noticed the sorely neglected “Reluctant Couponing” category on NNY Life. Back in 2011 when I started the blog, some of the first posts I wrote were about my new-found love for coupons. For a time, it was something I thought about constantly. But after I finally got a system figured… Continue Reading

Unbound: A Book Club – Cycle One Book Choices

Unbound: A Book Club – Cycle One Book Choices

Maureen, Betsy and I each chose one book from the Unbound: A Book Club Goodreads Bookshelf for you to vote on for our first club selection. I’ve included links to book reviews from a few different sources below. Click on the image of each book cover to be linked to the book’s Goodreads page so… Continue Reading

Antique Boat Museum’s All Daughter’s Day

Antique Boat Museum’s All Daughter’s Day

This Saturday is being declared “All Daughter’s Day” at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton. From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., mothers and their daughters are invited to participate activities inspired by the Sacket Harbor American Girl Doll, Caroline Abbott. in activities like a scavenger hunt, knot-tying, burger making, skiff rowing, a tea party and… Continue Reading

NNY Earth Raffle Winner!

Congratulations to Christy Geary for winning the NNY Earth Week raffle! a Rafflecopter giveaway TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious… Continue Reading

Betsy Cherepko, Unbound: A Book Club Moderator

Betsy Cherepko, Unbound: A Book Club Moderator

Like many women, I struggle with finding a balance in the chaos of my life. One thing that brings a moment of relief is reading. Throughout my life, reading has brought me questions, answers, escape, and even friendship. While I no longer reside in Northern New York, I spent two wonderful years there with some… Continue Reading

Maureen Cean, Unbound: A Book Club Moderator

Maureen Cean, Unbound: A Book Club Moderator

Maureen lives just south of Watertown with her husband, teenage son and mother-in-law. A lifelong resident of the area, she often refers to herself as a hick for having had only two addresses in her life. Maureen works in human services as a grant writer and contract manager. She is actively engaged with the community… Continue Reading

Presenting Unbound: A Book Club

Presenting Unbound: A Book Club

Welcome to the NNY Life book club, a little something we’re calling Unbound: A Book Club. Who Can Join? The NNY Life book club is open to anyone, anywhere. We are looking for people who like to read and talk about books. Ideally, we’ll read books from a wide range of genres and we will… Continue Reading

Kids Spring 101 – Trampoline Sandbox

Kids Spring 101 – Trampoline Sandbox

Sand: FUN! Trampoline: FUN! Sand on the trampoline: mad mommy. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious… Continue Reading

NNY Earth: Composting is for Everyone

NNY Earth: Composting is for Everyone

It’s been called “black gold.” And it’s a completely free resource. Many experienced farmers and gardeners are familiar with composting. Compost improves fertility by adding essential nutrients to the soil. Technically Speaking To get technical, compost increases sandy soil’s ability to retain moisture, thus making crops require less water to grow. Compost has microorganisms that… Continue Reading

Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) Celebrates Arbor Day

Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) Celebrates Arbor Day

Take a look at what TILT has planned for Arbor Day on Saturday! “Besides planting trees, we will also be offering educational activities like making ‘seed bombs,’ collaborating on an art project, a guided tree trek in the Zenda woods and free seedling trees for families to plant at home!” Other fun activities and features… Continue Reading

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