What’s Up in the Neighborhood, October 5 2019

Hey, which one of you turned off the heat?

Seriously, though, it’s only October and I feel like I have to break out my flannel sheets and my thick Canadian wool 3.5-point blanket.  Brr…

Well, at least I’ll keep warm for the moment by putting together this list of the week’s best and brightest from my blog roll.  Please enjoy the writings, photos and observations from the following people:

BLOGS FOR TASTE

• The Burnt My Fingers blog, “An Ayurvedic chef and much more at Saratoga Wine & Food Festival.“
• Steve N’s “I Like Food” blog, “Sugar, Sugar and More Sugar.“
• Daniel Berman’s “FUSSYlittleBLOG,” “Emily L. Learns to Cook.“

BLOGS FOR HISTORY

• The Friends of Albany uncovered the  story of the A.A. Walter Potato Chip factory.

BLOGS FOR TRAVEL

• The Saratoga Woods and Waterways blog, “Plant People Tour the Skidmore Woods.“

BLOGS FOR THE WORD

• Beverly Foster Steinberg’s “The Bee’s Pajamas” blog, “In Praise of Puns.“
• Roger Green’s “Ramblin’ with  Roger” blog, “Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine.“
• Silvia Lilly’s “DelSo” blog, “Catch up!“
• The Pine Hills Review blog, “‘Breaking the Fall’ plus two poems by Taylor Mali.“
• J. Eric Smith’s blog, “Credidero #9: Eternity.“
• Meena Walia’s blog, “A gentle reminder.“

BLOGS FOR CONSCIENCE

• Lazygal’s “Killin’ Time Being Lazy” blog, “Plus ca change…“

BLOGS FOR LIFESTYLE

• The Capital District Fun blog, “Laundry Helpers.“
• Silvia Lilly in the “CivMix” blog, “The Amusement Park that is Puberty.“
• Daniel Jeanson in the “Girl Gone Smart” blog, “Girl Gone Planning: (INSERT LOCAL TRANSIT PROVIDER HERE) SUCKS.“

BLOGS FOR THE IMAGE

• Marc Beebe’s “Wandering Words” blog, “The Chimney Series.“
• Oui-Liette’s blog, “Hello October! Fun and Frightful Bucket List.“
• The Lonerist Photo Blog, “Faces.“
• The Mostly Monochrome blog, “Edinburgh.“
• The Resurrected Camera blog, “Ancestors in the Graveyard.“
• Tim Jeffers’ Vintage Lens blog, “Urine for a Treat.“

Have a great weekend, everybody – and try to stay warm!