Blog Master G

Jen and I certainly came to Saratoga Springs in search of easy living. The verdict is in, and we found it. But we’re not the only ones seeking the good life here. An ongoing challenge of a popular, quickly growing small town is to figure out how to keep it that way — how to […]

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This was probably the hottest weekend it’s been in the year-and-a-half we’ve lived in Saratoga Springs. It was in the high 80s/low 90s. Throw in the humidity, and it probably felt like 100 degrees all weekend long. (It’s only 7:30 in the morning now and already it’s 85% humidity.) It’s so humid that the paint […]

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There’s something invigorating about living in the Northeast — be it the foot-deep snowstorms, the 20 below-chill, or the severe thunderstorms with tornado warnings amidst 90-degree early summer weather, as was the case yesterday afternoon. Mother Nature doesn’t hesitate to remind us who’s boss. Yesterday’s afternoon storm brought flooding, power outages, downed power lines, fallen […]

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Memorial Day weekend marks the traditional beginning of summer, and it’s really starting to feel like it. The days are warming up, the grass we planted last week is peeking out, the shorts are in full force. My mother-in-law came over last night, minivan chock-full of hanging impatiens, geraniums, and potting soil for our front […]

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The fourth “H” in the official Saratoga Springs tagline should be “homes” — as in “health, history, horses, and homes.” Some of the most beautiful homes I’ve ever seen are here in Saratoga, and I’m not just saying that to put a meme out there that will increase my own property value (though I wouldn’t […]

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This is awesome news for the Capital Region. I contacted JetBlue myself with the same request some months ago, and I’m glad to see that I’ve now got Chuck Schumer looking out for me. Time to write letters of encouragement to Schumer, JetBlue, and Albany International Airport. Schumer reaches out to JetBlue: Albany International Airport […]

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I recently registered the domain saratogablog.com. It currently points here (to my Saratoga Springs category) since I’ve been doing a lot of writing in this category lately. Maybe I’ll create a separate blog at some point dedicated solely to adventures in Saratoga, but for the time being, Saratoga Blog is just one more way to […]

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One of the ongoing joys of being a new home owner is learning about things like tax assessment and grieving. Although some people may have done the traditional kind of grieving when they received just over two weeks ago their notice that their assessed property values were increasing 8% this year, I decided to spend […]

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It’s another perfect, sunshiny day here in Saratoga Springs. The skies are blue, the breeze gentle. It’s one of those days when it’s hard to sit in front of the computer when all you want to do is be outside, soaking up the rays. Yesterday after work I mowed the lawn for the second time […]

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It warmed up to the high 70s yesterday and is supposed to be there again today with some thunderstorms here and there. But such is the nature of weather in the Northeast. Regardless, I love how green it’s been getting lately and that it’s starting to feel so warm. I even wore shorts yesterday and […]

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