October 31, 2023
Time is moving quite oddly. Here is to another month of time’s reckless stomp. It started with a haircut. This is when I thought “Boy, I am not in Brooklyn anymore.” This is the before… And the after… meh. Anyway, a beautiful sunrise in the backyard. Busy mornings as the Read more…
October 28, 2023
Time for the beautiful full moon to grace my page once again. I swear I will work on doing some composite images with some foreground next time. But I never grow tire of this image. . the moon in all its crater-y form beaming proudly. These shots were taken in Read more…
October 27, 2023
Marge’s Lakeside Inn is a bit of an area institution. The kind that doesn’t need a website or Instagram. A timeless place that exudes nostalgia… nostalgia of a time I caught the tail end of, thankfully. We stopped in for a drink after being lulled by the u2 cover band Read more…
I didn’t know so many kinds of plants shed their green for a vibrant yellow, orange or red hue until I experienced my first autumn in Rochester! To follow some of my foliage discoveries. Rose bush leaves change color, but each leaf at its own pace… The Japanese Maple (we Read more…
October 19, 2023
A stroll through Riverside Cemetery in Rochester brought some gorgeous shots of the area’s peak foliage. As the area continues to brighten in hue, I acclimate. There is just beauty everywhere. I will be basking until the trees are barren and winter overtakes. The trees overtaking headstones
October 12, 2023
Now that I live here, I am establishing food routines. Though cooking and baking a lot more than when I used to visit, here are some recent vegan bites from the very vegan friendly city! Red Fern, the area’s only all-vegan restaurant really, has become an easy go-to for delivery. Read more…
October 4, 2023
Every apple haul needs to include a batch of applesauce, the O.G. apple dish with deep nostalgic ties. Considering I wanted to get way more creative with my apples, I opted for a small portion with the goal of eating with some yummy vegan pierogis from Polska Chata. First I Read more…
September 28, 2023
Rochester has so many vegan options to try. And I keep stumbling upon menus with amazing dishes to try purely by chance. In this latest case, it is Lento Restaurant. I found this dreamy vegan option when I tried to find a place that had deep-fried squash blossoms for my Read more…
Another full moon on the porch in Rochester, NY. This one, September’s Harvest Moon. Regretfully, I took these shots using the auto-focus. I am now realizing it isn’t as sharp as when I use the manual focus. A lovely mistake to learn. Next full moon will be in October! Oh, Read more…
September 23, 2023
Tonight’s date night was The Sheffield… because I just happened to stumble upon their menu and discovered an exciting vegan option: The CLT. But first, a drink! Here it is… the CLT: Smoked crispy coconut bacon on sour dough with tomato, lettuce & vegan aioli Wowzer, would you look at Read more…
September 22, 2023
Seeking beauty, I am diving into exploring Rochester’s parks in a big way. To follow, pieces of beauty found and frolicked in. Ellison Park The word “lush” comes to mind. No not someone who drinks too much but teeming with green. Ellison Park is a gorgeous park. In a tree Read more…
September 12, 2023
Beautiful Places Close By, Box-free Baking, Cemeteries, Cookies, Cooking Stuff, Eating Out, Lunch, Nature
This year, the summer seems endless. I never know what day is and thus time is passing in giant chunks of leisure. This is my daily life right now. Until it isn’t. So I am basking. Above, an amazing tempeh rib special from Red Fern. Cornbread, sweet potato mash, pilaf Read more…
September 4, 2023
I was really psyched to learn that Insomnia Cookies has a nice selection of vegan options for those of us who would like to partake in late-night ordering of fresh baked cookies! And I was even more psyched to discover that they are really darn good. Here they are in Read more…
September 1, 2023
With a friend in town, we had to see some sites and we had to eat well! So first, Red Fern–with wide ranging dishes and sweet treats, it’s a vegan go-to. I took a risk on the special, the po’ boy made with battered soy curls. It was tasty but Read more…
August 31, 2023
Searching for more walking trails nearby, I have decided that Rochester’s Highland Park is far too beautiful and hinders sustained cardiovascular activity… given I keep stopping to take pictures of beautiful plants. Maybe it’ll be easier in the winter? To follow, some pretty things while I explored. The Paper Maple Read more…
August 25, 2023
Being vegan for about 26 years now, I have a White Whale… something I have always been searching for being done right vegan. But no place anywhere in the world is making the 🍌banana split🍌 I want… really creamy delicious ice cream in chocolate, vanilla and strawberry… home-made thick and Read more…
August 12, 2023
Hitting up the local AM Vets Thrift Shop, I noticed that the road was bordered by the prettiest flowers and weeds, wild and free. So I had a little parking lot photoshoot, enchanted by their messy beauty! I love how painting-like these shots look. And I have an idea for Read more…
August 8, 2023
So there has been quite a change in food routines since moving to Rochester. For one the kitchen is in limbo, with items split between floors. For two, I am not just cooking for me but now cooking for two and sometimes 5… ack! As new norms are created, some Read more…
August 7, 2023
Hedonist‘s chocolate sorbet is simply the best I’ve ever had! So rich and fudgy, I did not want it to end. But I held out to get back home so I can enjoy it with some sliced banana. This is my new thing… adding banana myself as so many ice Read more…
August 5, 2023
Eating vegan in Rochester is just too easy. With established favorite cuisines (like Ethiopian, above, Addis Ababa‘s vegan platter with plenty of injera) and great and plentiful date spots, we are making up for beginning our time long distance. Here is one such date night at La Casa Restaurant. Two Read more…
August 2, 2023
How wonderful to see the full moon from the porch… to easily set up the tripod after waking up in the middle of the night to catch August’s first full moon. She was a beauty! Did you get to see her?
August 1, 2023
Though it has been very hectic integrating all my stuff into the household and reinterpreting all the space about us, I must eat. In-between the labor, some tasty bites. Tacos are the perfect summer bite… plus you can satisfy so many tastes by making it interactive. Here my marinaded tofu Read more…
July 27, 2023
Somehow I made it through a very grueling July.. heatwave, back and forth hauls to transport all my ridiculous stuff… we made a plan and stuck to it! Here are some pictures and eats in-between. While I was in Rochester for a hot minute, we got ice cream for breakfast! Read more…
July 17, 2023
And just like that July flew by… it is and will be a jam-packed month of change and finality. Here is peek into its everyday days thus far.. Through the Viewmaster looking glass… Let’s make lemonade! Making things with kids takes longer but you get all these little cute hands Read more…
July 13, 2023
With news that the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute was predicting the Northern Lights could be visible in New York, we set out for a night shoot facing the predicted view line. And somehow, some way, I got to see the Northern Lights for a second time in my life. Read more…
July 10, 2023
There are a couple of Bruster’s Ice Cream‘s around Rochester, New York. Though not as imaginative as their very long list of dairy ice cream options, they’ve got a few options that are definitely worth a trip. At this visit I tried their oat milk-based vanilla and chocolate hard ice Read more…