Category Archives: Summer

Lake Placid Anniversary, or the Weekend I Fantasized About Becoming a Forty-Sixer

Posted on October 19, 2012 by ktclick • 1 Comment

My husband and I reached our eleven year anniversary this summer. For our anniversary each year so far, we’ve traveled to a destination within driving distance to celebrate. We’ve been to lots of places, but the highlights so far have been Boston (stay downtown!), Toronto (see a musical!), and Ottawa (don’t bring your one-year-old unless… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Interviews, Mommy's Turn, NNY LifeStyle, Summer, Uncategorized, Word of Mouth

Reflection

Posted on August 26, 2012 by ktclick • 2 Comments

For all the years we’ve owned our place on Lake Ontario, I’ve been wanting to capture the beauty of the night sky on a clear night at our cottage. With my old camera – a Nikon Coolpix P510 (a glorified point-and-shoot) – I couldn’t even get my camera to focus on the moon and its… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Summer, Tiny Obsessions

Heated Debate

Posted on June 26, 2012 by ktclick • 1 Comment

Despite the fact that I just did a little jig in my backyard over the fact that our blackberries are almost ready and I went swimming in a great lake not once, but twice last week, there are more than a couple of things I miss about Oklahoma summers. Yes, you read that right. I… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Big Girl Brain, Mommy's Turn, Summer, Uncategorized

NNY-Area Spots to Beat the Heat

Posted on June 19, 2012 by ktclick • 0 Comments

Tomorrow isn’t just going to be hot, it’s going to be SO hot, you’ll be looking over your shoulder for little red men with horns and pitchforks. Unless you’re fortunate enough to own a beach house, you might be more than a little uncomfortable since very few homes have the luxury of a/c. AND school’s… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Entertainment, Summer, Uncategorized

Watertown-Area Farmers Markets 2012

Posted on June 18, 2012 by ktclick • 0 Comments

It’s that time of year again. Your victory garden is either well underway or being eaten by wild creatures in the dead of night (like ours)! If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of discovering your beautiful, delicate plantings mauled to nubs the exact day you were planning to make gazpacho for a houseful… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Eats, Fall, Nesting, NNY Life Bargains, NNY LifeStyle, Summer, Uncategorized

Summer 2012 Kids Camps and Courses Round-up

Posted on June 8, 2012 by ktclick • 2 Comments

Did you have the same reaction I did when I realized the countdown to end of school was winding down? Blind panic/hyperventilation, followed by persistent anxiety? NO? Lucky you. But if you were even a little nervous about what your kids were going to do with all that extra time, fear not. Here’s a list… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Entertainment, NNY for Moms & Kiddos, NNY LifeStyle, Summer, Uncategorized, Word of Mouth

Festival Village! Clayton,NY June 15-17, 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012 by ktclick • 0 Comments

Wow! I’ve been looking into the Clayton Food & Wine Festival that will take place June 16-17. Looks like Clayton will be hoppin that weekend! Besides the Food & Wine Festival, (a designated Farmer’s Market with dozens of vendors and free samples of everything from wine to cheesecake on a stick) there is also a… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Entertainment, Summer

The Big, Wide NNY Sky

Posted on February 16, 2012 by ktclick • 0 Comments

This is what I’m looking forward to on this damp, dreary NNY day – Sackets Harbor, NY, in the summertime: Diva enjoys a calm lake (and some cotton ball clouds) during an afternoon dip with our standard poodle, Sophie. These are some of the beauties kicked up by a vicious windstorm one day in the… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Kiddos, Summer, Uncategorized

Rock n’ Roller

Posted on July 31, 2011 by ktclick • 0 Comments

Hunk rocking Diva’s shades at our cottage in Sackets Harbor. Summer has been unbelievable. And time-consuming! Check out my NNY Life Facebook page for more frequent updates until things settle down. Welcome to NNY Summer Life! TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Hunk, Kiddos, Summer

Clothes Play: Backyard Summertime Fun

Posted on June 21, 2011 by ktclick • 2 Comments

We love our backyard. We consider it our summertime living room. PLUS, we can put a kiddie pool in our backyard. Well actually, I have put a kiddie pool in our real living room during the winter, but it was full of plastic balls. I digress – one of my favorite things about summer in… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Big Girl Brain, Diva, Hunk, Kiddos, Nesting, Summer, Uncategorized

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