Last weekend we went out and got our Christmas tree at the Farmers Basket in Stroudsburg which is located directly to the left of Ritas Water Ice(which is closed for the season). Every year since I moved to the Poconos I have gotten my tree from there, initially simply because it was close to where [...]
It’s here!! In early October we got about an inch or two of snow, and now in early December we are finally getting our first snowfall that is much needed. Right now the Pocono ski resorts are rejoicing, every skier, snowboarder and snow sports lover are getting ready to take advantage of it. I am [...]
Ew! That’s the one word comes to mind when I think of the possibility of another year with Gypsy Moths. They come in cycles and since this is the third year in a row that they’re out, that gives at least some hope that relief may be in sight as they should disappear again for a few [...]
The Pocono Mountains Run for the Red is an annual marathon and 5k road race in which the profits are given to the American Red Cross of Monroe County to be used 100% towards disaster relief in Monroe County. This is the third year running(pun intended) and the race will fall on May 4th, 2008. If you [...]
Getting your hopes up that spring has finally arrived in the Poconos can be a really depressing idea once you realize that there are always a few late storms to endure before the warmer weather officially hits. There’s usually a series of warmer days, maybe 1-2 at a time followed by the bitter weather, maybe [...]
I haven’t kept up too much over the past few months but hope to get back into some sort of steady blogging because I do enjoy being able to share our view of the Poconos with you, the reader Here are some pictures from an ice storm from this past winter, not to out of [...]
Our final snow tally this morning is 10-12 inches and its still snowing!! Some schools are closed or at least have late starts, and depending on where you work you might have off today as well. Take the time to enjoy it as I’m sure it will melt soon enough. I’m not one to normally [...]
We didn’t get a significant snow last year until Jan-Feb, significant to me means at least a couple of inches. Last week we got our first dusting and that was a shocker enough, but today we have already gotten over 7 inches of snow! We do live on a mountain so the difference in weather does [...]
Whew, it seems like we just got into the fall season but winter is definitely right on its tail. When we left this morning there was frost on the ground, the windshield and when I got into the car it said it was 31 degrees! If you haven’t yet winterized your plants its definitely a [...]