A recent trip to Home Depot produced these lovely parking lot finds! Now up to $1.63 in found money for 2024.
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Monthly Archives: April 2024
Beer
Mom and I visited Heritage Hill Brewhouse yesterday (3149 Sweet Road, Pompey, NY 13138). They’d ended their Friday fish fry, so that was a disappointment. I guess they forgot about the Orthodox Christians. What they have instead are pub foods that pair well with beer.
They are, in fact, an award winning local brewery and, in addition to that and a petting zoo, and themed events throughout the season, they house a small beer museum.
At the end of the little tour is a gift shop with a selection of hoodies, Ts and other accessories.
Check out their website here for more information including future events and hours of operation.
Nickel for Thoughts
I found this nickel on the floor near the laminator in the receiving room at work. This brings me to $1.36 in found money for 2024.
Mugs & More Reasons to Love Gandee
The Gandee Gallery is jam-packed with ceramics created by over thirty local, regional and national artists including the spectacular David McDonald. It is an incredible collection of work for sale, curated by owner Jen Gandee.
The Gandee Gallery is located at 7846 Main Street, Fabius, New York 13063. They are open 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Thursday-Saturday and 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM on Sundays. Call (315) 416-6339 for more information.
Nature & Nurture
Into the Woods is Anne Clarke’s latest art exhibit. It is currently on display at the Gandee Gallery, 7845 Main Street, Fabius, New York 13063.
This collection reflects her artistic journey – from student to professor and beyond (she will retire next month from her job at Syracuse University). The line quality in her drawings is exquisite. It was her first art love before she ventured into textile territory. Fiber Arts is Clarke’s current jam, incorporating crochet, tatting, felting and needlepoint into delicate creations in wool, silk and cotton. She is also a milliner, having made thousands of hats over the decades.
The energy that travels through her decorative and functional work infuses it with an incandescent spirituality and seems to unite us all in its path. She breathes love into each piece and it’s this positive feeling that allows the viewer to really inhale her depth of character.
This show acts as a retrospective, allowing Clarke to reminisce and re-evaluate her trailblazing path in order to prepare for its next turn.
Into the Woods will be on display through June 23, 2024. Click here for more information.
Eclipse at Beaver Lake Plus 50
I viewed the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 with two of my favorite people. While at Beaver Lake Nature Center in Baldwinsville, New York, we hiked and visited the nature center gift shop and the art exhibit which included a collection of taxidermized animals. We also had a picnic as we waited for the big event. They had food trucks there including the Carvel ice cream truck. So fun!
In addition, I found two quarters on the ground! Now I am up to $1.31 in found money for 2024. Thank you, Janine and Elaine!
Implications
Get to Edgewood Gallery ASAP and witness these colorful, infused-with-energy-and-love paintings by Penny Santy and the late Barbara Vural. Many have been sold but a few are still available for sale. You must hurry because the exhibition is coming down this Friday (April 12, 2024.)
Penny’s newly created abstracted figures are enjoying time on a beach – windsurfing, playing tug-of-war, waterskiing and boating, while Barbara’s abstracted shapes are purely non-representational – and among the last she’d created. She was working in her studio two days before her recent passing.
In addition to these beautiful images, Esperanza Tielbaard is selling “natural elements” jewelry. And there’s glass-works (marbles as sculpture and pendants) by Doug Williams, as well as ceramic items by David McDonald.
Edgewood Gallery is located at 216 Tecumseh Road, Syracuse, NY 13224. They are a frame shop too – proprietor Cheryl Chappell is the best in the biz. Call (315) 445-8111 for further information.
Hours of operation –
Tuesday – Friday: 9:30 am – 6 pm Saturday: 10 am – 2 pm Sunday & Monday: closed
The Tenth Manifestation
This was so satisfying on so many levels. Thanks, universe.
Now I am up to eighty-one cents in found money for 2024!
ISO Fish Fry: TK Tavern on the Hill
Elaine is in town and she was game for an adventure that included a fish dinner. We GPSed it to TK Tavern on the Hill in Camillus, New York. It’s not far from the Macedonian church on Onondaga Hill!
This is a true tavern with a mahogany bar, a pool table and tonight, a live band playing in the dining area.
Presentation: How cute is this presentation? Black plate and this darling little french fry container. We both ordered the broiled cod
Taste: I ate the coleslaw first – perfection! All cabbage, no extra stuff. The fish was delish and the fries were very salty and crispy, but good.
Restaurant Experience: The place was “hopping” on this Friday night. People at the bar or playing pool while listening to a three person band called Escape. It was pretty loud so dinner conversation was at a minimum. Everyone was friendly.
You order at the bar, pay and they give you one of those buzzer thingys to pick up the order when it is ready – so no waitstaff. The table was bussed from the previous diners about halfway through our meal. But I think that was the fun of this place. Good food, fun people and a lot of happy.
Location: TK Tavern on the Hill is located at 3855 Split Rock Road, Camillus, New York. Call (315) 320-4070 for more information including hours of operation. I believe they only do the fish fry on Fridays.
Parking: There’s plenty of parking in the lot that surrounds the building. It isn’t well paved so on this rainy night it was a bit muddy. This is a casual place – save your stilettos for a different restaurant.