Summer Vacation on Keuka Lake

After reading the inspirational blogs of Alina, Bill, Clif, Dimitri, Hope, and Tamara, we have decided to take the plunge and blog a little from the shores of Keuka Lake (home to famed Keuka College) in upstate New York during our summer vacation.

Last weekend we were in Granville for a wonderful memorial to my Grandmother's sister, Aunt Mitzi who passed away recently. It was a short stay, but we managed to pack in lots of good times, as can be witnessed in the pictures of Clif and Bill (Gathering, Corn Roast, Memorial Service, and Doughboy Night).

This weekend we sit on the shores of Keuka Lake with family members from Cindy's side of the family, who have traveled from Bennington, VT, New York City, NY, Rochester, NY, and Washington, DC. The rental house is a wonderful property perched on the sloping hillside of the lake, nestled into trees to give us a sense of privacy, but open enough to give us a tremendous view of the Lake and opposite shore.

The yard features stone steps down one side of the house where I am sure faeries dwell. The hillside of oak trees, laden with acorns, is also, no doubt, a wonderful little milieu for squirrels. No hostile encounters to report, as of yet.