"It's A Wonderful Life"
We are now in the Finger Lakes Area of New York State. Specifically we are staying on Cayuga Lake near Ovid on state road 89. We got in around 4 yesterday afternoon and didn't waste any time visiting a couple of the wineries that were just down the road.
This one had an excellent chardonnay.
This one had really good fruit wines according to Mike. But we were all tired and called it a day after just a few samplings.
Our first stop was the town of Seneca Falls. 
Now think a minute... does that name sound familiar... YES, for two reasons and one of them is the title of this post. The producer of my favorite Christmas movie used Seneca Falls as the basis for Bedford Falls in the movie. Some of it was even shot in the area. Do you recognize the bridge from which Jimmy Stewart was going to jump before being rescued?
This town even has a
named after the famous Guardian Angel in the movie.
And the other, far more important, reason you know the town of Seneca Falls is because of what happened in this church in 1848
If it hadn't been for the brave men and women who met at the Wesleyan Church and signed the Declaration of Sentiments, my life could be very different. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass (an outspoken abolistionist) were there. Elizabeth, along with 4 other ladies, had writtten the Declaration and it was she that spoke. Today that doesn't sound like such a big deal, but at that time women did not speak in public, or own property, or have the right to vote or have many rights at all.
Seneca Falls is where it all started for us "independent" women. And I was happy to learn that the museum does not just address women's rights, but the rights of all human beings and the value of each human life.
We visited the home in which Elizabeth lived with her husband and children.
Just imagine, on one of the streets of this small town in New York, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was introduced to Susan B. Anthony... and the rest is history!
Bonnie and I agree that "It's a wonderful life" we have to be able to travel and see the things we see and do the things we do. She's got a pretty smug look in this picture, doesn't she.
After lunch at a local establishment we headed out to find a few more wineries. But first we stumbled on a church at which we had to stop.
Just imagine what life was like for those who are buried in this very old cemetary.
I have never heard of a person called "Orange" - I wonder if this was a man or a woman??
Ah, so many places to go and so little time!
This one had an excellent chardonnay.
This one had really good fruit wines according to Mike. But we were all tired and called it a day after just a few samplings.Today when my feet hit the floor the sun and the fog were meeting over the lake. I just knew it was going to be a good day!
Our first stop was the town of Seneca Falls. 
Now think a minute... does that name sound familiar... YES, for two reasons and one of them is the title of this post. The producer of my favorite Christmas movie used Seneca Falls as the basis for Bedford Falls in the movie. Some of it was even shot in the area. Do you recognize the bridge from which Jimmy Stewart was going to jump before being rescued?
This town even has a
named after the famous Guardian Angel in the movie.And the other, far more important, reason you know the town of Seneca Falls is because of what happened in this church in 1848
If it hadn't been for the brave men and women who met at the Wesleyan Church and signed the Declaration of Sentiments, my life could be very different. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass (an outspoken abolistionist) were there. Elizabeth, along with 4 other ladies, had writtten the Declaration and it was she that spoke. Today that doesn't sound like such a big deal, but at that time women did not speak in public, or own property, or have the right to vote or have many rights at all.
Seneca Falls is where it all started for us "independent" women. And I was happy to learn that the museum does not just address women's rights, but the rights of all human beings and the value of each human life.
Just imagine, on one of the streets of this small town in New York, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was introduced to Susan B. Anthony... and the rest is history!
Bonnie and I agree that "It's a wonderful life" we have to be able to travel and see the things we see and do the things we do. She's got a pretty smug look in this picture, doesn't she.
After lunch at a local establishment we headed out to find a few more wineries. But first we stumbled on a church at which we had to stop.
Just imagine what life was like for those who are buried in this very old cemetary.
I have never heard of a person called "Orange" - I wonder if this was a man or a woman??Ah, so many places to go and so little time!
We gave it our best.
Mike took the name literally...
"If we keep moving, we will be able to get to one more yet this afternoon."Or maybe even more.
Each winery was very different
and it seemed that each had won an award or two
and soon all the awards and wines became a blur.
In addition to churches and museums and wineries, we managed to stop at a roadside fruit stand.
At an ice cream shop we bought a piece of "grape pie" which is a specialty of the area - something neither of us had ever heard of before. It was way too "grapey" for me but Mike loved it.
Is is a wonderful life indeed!
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