This past week I met up with my good friend, Betsy. She was visiting New York State and had a free morning!
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The Meet-up!
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She had plans for later in
the day, but because it was my one chance to see her, I got on the road bright
and early so we could meet up for breakfast.
We met about halfway, about 75 miles from my home. It was a nice ride and I got to watch the sunrise,
though it was in my rearview mirror. (Yes, I was travelling west.)
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We met at the local Denny’s
(where else, right?! LOL). The poor server, it took her about four trips to
our table to get our order. We were talking so much we didn’t even glance at
the menu.
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Our Excursion Begins!
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After our meal
(we didn’t eat much, too much catching up!) we decided to take a short ride
to Skaneateles. A small town I’ve
always wanted to visit.
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Skaneateles is
located in Onondaga County, with just about 7200 residents. Its name is from
the Iroquois term for “long lake”. 1
I think
it should be named “Clearwater” but I guess that might confuse the
snowbirds, huh?
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We took a nice walk along the lakeside. It was such a warm, sunny day.
The
water glistened, docked boats bobbled in the water and people sat on the park
benches just relaxing; it was just wonderful.
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From the park we got a glimpse of a beautiful church steeple and decided to get a look at it up close.
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Walk through the Village
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We followed the sidewalk through the village. Though it was early there were
shops and restaurants open.
This place made us a good offer but we were
smart and left the guys behind on this trip!
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This little lady
called us in to check out her place. It turned out to be a very cool gift shop called 1st National Gifts, which was housed in an former bank.
They had a display in the vault where they shared the history
of the building!
Look at those original windows!
And someone
(visitor or maybe even their staff?!) had the right idea, took that last photo
just for Mel - Go YANKEES! LOL
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While the shop windows were
interesting, we found the architecture particularly yummy!
Betsy had her eye
on this particular home.
I loved the wrought iron work. Isn’t
it scrumptious?!
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Betsy being Betsy, she was
especially drawn to the florals!
Betsy is an artist who has a special way with flowers. Her work is just gorgeous.
This is the painting she gave me for my birthday and I am absolutely in LOVE
with it.
She said she got her inspiration from Donna Downey
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I fell in love
with this building. I love this shot I got of all the dental molding and wrought iron. And can we talk about those windows? WOW!
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We ventured on up
the street to a shop called Gallery 54 where we were greeted by one of the co-owners,
Judi Witkin. As soon as we walked
in we got excited! We saw a mixture of mediums – jewelry,
woodworking, pottery and ceramics, stained glass, photograpy – just to name a few.
I asked Judi if I
could include them in a blog post and she said, “SURE!”
So here is just a small selection of what they have on display in
their gallery –
I asked about the
bead weaving pieces and found to my delight that it was Judi’s work.I asked her about her process and where she gets her cabs. She gave me the backstory on a few.
SEE, that’s the difference, with artisan made items you get a story!
I asked Judy
which was her favorite piece and she told me though it changes all the time, THIS DAY the jade necklace in the last photo was her favorite! And I can see why, it's stunning!
Both Betsy and I
loved these unique pottery pieces by Sallie Thompson. The artist’s designs were amazing and the glaze choices just
were perfect.
Not only was
everything in the gallery visibly pleasing, the prices were very reasonable too! I
definitely will be going back, this
time with my wallet. (I intentionally left it back, I KNOW how I am in these
places!)
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We found the church!
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Not forgetting our original
mission, we walked on. We found the church. It is St. James Episcopal Church
and it is set on the water with a beautiful park adjacent. Loved finding out
that they even have an outdoor service – how wonderful is that?!
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After snapping a few more photos
we made our way back to the car. Though we only spent about an hour in this
beautiful village it was memorable. I got to see my friend and a lovely spot –
all in one morning!
It’s the little moments like this
that inspire me. With THAT being said, you KNOW I have to show you
some more artsy shots I took!
Enjoy!
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Sunday, August 6, 2017
On the Road :: Skaneateles, NY
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