Here’s what’s going on this week: All Week: The Altamont Fair begins on the 17th and continues to the 22nd. This is a big deal, and very fun. Most branches of the Albany Public Library are having an end-of-summer celebration either this week or next week. Monday, August 16th: It’s Western Day at the Children’s … [Read more…]
I’ll have a week’s schedule out tomorrow. I can’t do it tonight. Perhaps I can play upon your sympathy? I went and visited two of my sisters this weekend. This sisterly-bonding trip was not as relaxing as it might sound. I’m not going into it. Well, if you run into me personally and ask, I’ll … [Read more…]
We took a drive past Saranac Lake during our week up in the Adirondacks. Actually, it turned out to feel like a much longer drive than we’d anticipated. As a coping mechanism, I invented a new Car Ride Game. It’s called, “That’s your house!”  It really only works on those drives that are somewhat … [Read more…]
I keep forgetting to add it to the weekend post, but a friend recently took her young kids to the Double M Western Store Rodeo in Ballston Spa, and she said it was “a blast”. It’s on Friday and Saturday nights at 8 pm until September 3rd. They’ve got pony rides, clowns, and barrel riding … [Read more…]
Hey! It’s almost Friday the 13th! It’s supposed to be lucky if you were born on the 13th. . . which I was. So, woo, hoo! Of course, most people still go with spooky. In fact, at the Saratoga Race Track, they’re encouraging kids to come in costume and parade and trick or treat. Here … [Read more…]
Just received more than my usual share of late notifications about events this week. There’s a Sling Babies gathering on Wednesday morning, open pottery at Albany Art Room on Thursday afternoon, a Family Dance at the Bach Branch Thursday evening. For details, see the updates on my This Week post.
Someone helpfully shared on the Facebook page that it’s Heroes Week at The Great Escape in Lake George. That means that, through Sunday, “all military personnel, teachers, police officers, fire department, nurses and EMS personnel will receive free admission to The Great Escape when they how occupational identification at our main gate”.  Plus, the folks … [Read more…]
Cute W and the girls are leaving o-dark-early (as a friend in the reserves used to say) in the morning to visit Grandma & Grandpa in Kansas City. I’ll stay home. Alone. And, no: this doesn’t mean that we don’t all get along. It’s just that plane tickets are expensive. It was W’s idea, and … [Read more…]
We climbed up small-but-satisfying Baker Mountain near Saranac Lake while we were up in the Adirondacks. I’d definitely recommend it. We hike occasionally, but I find that it’s tough to motivate the kids without a specific goal in mind (which is why I like letterboxing). Climbing to the top of a mountain was perfect. Part … [Read more…]
Nights are getting cooler and events are already beginning to wind down, but there’s still plenty to do: All Week: The Wiz will play at 5:30 pm from Tuesday to Sunday at the Washington Park Playhouse in Albany.   Meanwhile, Annie Get Your Gun continues Tuesday through Sunday at 8 pm. The last day for these … [Read more…]
