MacKenzie-Childs Studio, Aurora, NY

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Morgan Opera House, Aurora, NY

David and I thought the building below is just an old library.  It turned out, after asking the person working at the garden, that it is both a library and opera house. The gardener even suggested to go upstairs and watch a rehearsal. It is like the old opera house we saw at the Genesee Country Museum. The performers were rehearsing a Diana Ross song.

Library on the ground floor and opera house on the second floor.

David as if purchasing a ticket.

David enjoying the wooden seats.

"Stop in the name of love, before you break my heart."

Aurora Inn, Aurora, NY

David said he will have a hard time being at a nursing home. He just cannot stay home.  So, today we went done Aurora, New York for our usual, what do you think, food-hunting. We were ready for a foodtrip after getting frustrated at the Outlet Mall, that is, not having seen a sale item that we liked. David wanted a restaurant overlooking the lake for some great scenery.  At Aurora, we ended up eating at Aurora Inn, a nice quaint place to dine.  We thought there was a wedding reception at the restaurant because people in fancy clothes were coming in and going out.  Apparently, it was Well's College's commencement day early in the day. 

The flowers were not for a wedding reception, but graduation reception.

David was happy to be out in the sun, or eating under the shade overlooking the lake.

David had crabcakes while I had my favorite spareribs.  The food was awesome, 10/10.

Oh Romeo,Romeo!

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Row, Row Your Boat Gently Down the Stream (Pittsford, NY)

 This is what you will see when you go walk, eat or sit by the canal.  Rowers were practising for a competition.

Summer Heat in Spring

It was almost 90 degrees out today. David and I were sweating like we were being roasted. We kept on taking out cold water from the refrigerator. At lunchtime I suggested we eat by the Pittsford canal and enjoy the view and the breeze.  

Asians generally hate being exposed to direct sunlight for fear of getting dark skin.  Asians with dark skin are considered belonging to the lower social status, i.e. having dark skin means you work in the fields etc.  To European Americans sunlight is like manna from heaven.  Guys and gals barely wear clothes for fear that they may miss areas in their tanning  routine. Well, I guess the dermatology business is still in boom.  Hence, more visits to the doctor's office for skin cancer treatment.

This is our favorite pasttime- eating out.

Feeding the ducks and geese.

The famous view.

Bodilicious.

The more skin exposed the better.

Some tourist attractions.

Graveyard Shift

David and I went to the Dansville Cemetery today to check on the lots he bought there.  He had his tombstone from Hornell Cemetery transferred.  He is also planning to have his mother, who was buried in Hornell, transferred next to his grave. We also put the bench we bought Sunday (boy, were they heavy.  It is made of carved stone) from the garden factory.  We also put flowers in the pots and planted tulips.

"This is where I'm going to be buried," David said while playing dead.

Showing off his new car. We had an accident last January days

before our vacation to Hawaii. He replaced his Toyota corolla, which I really

loved driving, with this.

Me, so tired from the heat and lifting the stones.

David liked the combinaton of colors in the pot. 

 I told him to get orange-colored flowers. 

The (Not-So-) Secret Garden

David fell in love with the metal flowers and insects made with recycled spoons and forks sold at the Lilac Festival site.  After buying one flower for more than $30 one day, he came back to buy two more items - a flower and a dragonfly.

Here he is admiring the works of art.

At another booth.

And here are the items in his garden.

We planted the flowers, purchased at the public market, in the pots.

Lilac Festival 2010

I wasn't really able to roam around the festival site for the Lilac Festival this year because of time constraint.  However, I was glad that David and I were able to look at some of the booths two Sundays ago. 

Music for the weary shoppers.

David testing the bench.

Some usual stuff.

David went gaga over these items.  They're pricey, too, but what the heck,

if David wants it he'll just charge it.

Some loose nuts and bolts.

Yo David! Peace, man, peace.

Flowers agleaming.

David spinning the wheel and winning a prize of what else but a booklet of coupons.

No, they're not my fans, it's just a long line for...

...popcorn!