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Lowville, New York: Historic Charm And Cream Cheese!
Since we are still in the week in which we celebrated the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, and ate all things cheesecake related,sharing with you our visit last August to the town that happens to be the home of the Philidelphia Cream Cheese factory sure is timely! As you may or may not know, New York State happens to supply the majority of milk for dairy consumption in the USA, so if you travel around the state a bit (which I highly recommend, so many great things to see!) you will very likely encounter dairy farms, and more dairy farms. No complaints here, I love rolling farmland and pristine silos……..especially in…
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Geranium Odorata Is Proof That Not All Geraniums Are Created Equal!
One of my all new favorite flowering plants this year is the geranium odorata, a truly lovely little perennial (in my zone) that also apparently has a slight fragrance! This particular plant, which here in Israel is called a "french geranium" has a slight orange fragrance. And I just realized that there is another geranium seen frequently around my neck of the woods whose leaves have a lemon fragrance, but the blooms while similar to these are quite small.These blooms, as you can see are quite lovely and unique, with a slight nod to the pansy! I'll admit, once up a time I was a bit of a flower snob,…
