by Karen Shughart | Oct 20, 2021 | Blogs
If you drive around our area in October, you will notice the leaves on the trees have begun to turn, colorful red, orange, and yellow instead of multiple shades of green. The air smells of sweet decay, new mown grass, and when the waves crash against the beach, a...
by Karen Shughart | Oct 4, 2021 | Blogs
We moved from a mid-sized metropolitan area to a small village on the south shore of Lake Ontario in the Finger Lakes region of New York almost seven years ago. We love being part of a community where everyone truly does know your name, and the beauty surrounding us...
by Karen Shughart | Sep 26, 2021 | Newsletters
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by Karen Shughart | Aug 18, 2021 | Blogs
We call it the Pear Garden, and this is how it started. I come from a family of dog lovers. Almost everyone has or has had dogs: my husband and I, our kids, my siblings, nieces and nephews, cousins. When they pass, we grieve for our fur babies for a long time; and we...
by Karen Shughart | Jul 29, 2021 | Blogs
It’s like a grand, sweeping piece of classical music, starting out slowly and gradually building until it reaches a crescendo; imperceptibly winding down and then soaring to a breathtaking ending. That’s pretty much what it’s like living in Sodus Point in the summer....