Week of Sunday, May 3rd through Saturday May 9th, 2026

 SUNDAY:   I went to church with Leslie.  It was a short early morning service, with few attending, and no music.  When we got back to Leslie's place, she made egg salad for sandwiches and we headed out to Marcellus to do an ADVENTURE LAB.  I thoroughly enjoyed doing this.  Along the way, we found two geocaches.  We also took a drive north to see MARCELLUS FALLS.  We drove by it twice, but it didn't look like there was any place to park.  We went to a TOPS and purchased a few items to add to our lunch and had a picnic lunch in Marcellus Park. 

Later on, back at Leslie's apartment we had Leslie's homemade beef stew.  It was very good, the only thing I would do differently would be to put more carrots in it. I finished reading KEEPING FAITH and left the book for Leslie.  

MONDAY:   I left Auburn a little bit after nine a.m.  Unfortunately, I somehow missed the way to the thruway even though I have done it successfully many times in the past.  I ended up wasting a lot of time driving back roads and attempting to get back to the thruway.  I drove through the Town of Rose and Butler.  I saw three very interesting small, old cemeteries, but did not stop to take pictures.  Eventually, I got on the thruway and headed west.  I stopped at one of the rest areas and used the rest room and bought a DR PEPPER.   I got off at the PEMBROKE exit.  I decided eto stop at the WESTERN NEW YORK NATIONAL CEMETERY.  

Western New York National Cemetery is a 269-acre Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) national cemetery located in Genesee County, New York. The cemetery serves the needs of more than 98,000 Veterans, spouses and eligible children within a 75-mile radius of nearby Batavia, NY.  

There is a nice visitor center and I used the Ladies Room there, but did not see any personnel.  I took several pictures and also a picture of the Indian Falls Cemetery next door.  I also stopped in Basom and took a couple of pictures.  I had noticed a very small burial site a couple of times before and took the time to stop to see it today.  I stopped and had lunch at REID's before going home: a white hot with sauce and onions, fries with sauce and a small loganberry drink.  Shortly after I got home, Peggy stopped by to do a bit of cleaning and sorting both upstairs and in the garage.

I tried to get caught up on the television shows I missed, while I was away.  I watched an episode of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO and also an episode of THE FORSYTES.  


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