Aug. 4, 2025 - A BUSY WEEK FOR JOHN AND JULIE
On Saturday, I got a chance to sneak over to Steuben Brewery where Ryan Yarmel and Aaron Lipp were doing a show. Today Ryan leaves for points west to round up a large collection of Gibson Mandolin family instruments!
He had to have four scoops
I spent all day Friday and Saturday cooking things that came out of the garden. Julie came home to an array of Baba ghanoush, Eggplant Parmesan, Zucchini fritters, String beans and Stuffed shells…. mostly prepared from locally grown items.
And attractive plate of food if I don’t say so myself
Last Sunday, we got to spend the day with our daughter Rose and her three month old Talia. We met in Canandaigua and wheeled around the art show until we couldn’t stand the heat any longer.
Yesterday at Outlet 111 we saw Dan Eaton….songwriting chef… his recipe for tomato and peach salad will forever be our favorite! We also spent a great deal of time with our good friend Brian Williams, who came to our house after the concert
My son, Jay, and half of his set of twin daughters, Olive, came down to visit us for a little bit on Sunday….
Olive insisted on operating my deluxe scooter
How appropriate!
A BUSY WEEK FOR JOHN AND JULIE
Good morning folks,
Just a short note to remind everyone that I am still alive and squeezing every bit out of life that I can. I spent a busy week which included a Friday luncheon with some very old gentlemen….all graduates of McQuaid Jesuit class of 1965…yes 60 years ago. We were in a celebratory mood, because our beloved quarterback from the football team, Dick Delaguardia has been inducted into the McQuaid athletic Hall of Fame. Maybe they’ll give him a plaque. When you were pushing 80 years old, everyone deserves a plaque!
I also spent the entire day on Thursday with my brother Tom. For years we had roamed the countryside together, driving wherever our hearts took us. But over the past few years we had sadly drifted apart. I was really glad to spend some time with him. We made a destination of San‘s Noodle near Geneva, NY and then, the Spotted Duck in Penn Yan. Both are HIGHLY recommended culinary establishments Now we have to both get back to our diets.
Earlier in the week, Julie and I spent a couple of days at our "tin cottage" in Branchport. It was the perfect way to beat the excessive heat. I tried my hand fishing, but the fish were just not biting so we spent a couple of days laying on rafts and paddling around the lake just like retired people do!
I have included lots of panoramic pictures of the area around the Finger Lakes where we live. Each one is like a painting and every day the view changes.
With peace,
John Bernunzio
From the dock in Branchport looking south.
Looking west towards Canandaigua Lake and Bristol Mountain
From a high elevation in Penn Yan looking east at the hills on the far side of Seneca Lake
Rt. 364….coming into Penn Yan….NB…. there is a spot at the bottom of the hill where it goes from 55 miles to 30 miles an hour… so be careful and don’t get $100 tourist ticket!
The sun pops over the hill on the Branchport side of the lake near the Keuka State Park.
Haying time just south of Gorham, New York…even though this is straw!!
The grapevines at Kemmeter winery where Sans Dumplings is located.