cocokey Take a look at the Cabinet Makers Association website. Link http://www.cabinetmakers.org/shopfinder.html Reputable, skilled cabinetmakers. You can search by zip to find someone local

hi, nyc is a place apart--no where else like it in the world. mostly what you want to see in new york is not the sites but the city, the bustle, the frenetic pace, the diversity of people and the grandness of the architechure. i would suggest the following areas if you only have 2 days and you are staying at the parker meridian: (great hotel by the way, you'll love it.) walk up and down fifth avenue--go into bendels (notice the lalique windows), saks, steuben gallery, tiffanys, st patricks. walk up and down amsterdam/broadway on the west side from central park south up to mid 80s. stop into zabars, fairway and have lunch at one of the hundreds of restaurants. try an ethnic one--malasian/thai food is great there. have dimsum on sunday at chinatown. choose a cheap busy dive of a restaurant and eat as much as you want for about $5-$7. stroll in central park. stop for cocktails at the cafe by the lake. skip the tavern on the green. hang around the west village and chelsea and soho, all within walking distance, stop in dean and delucas to look at how extravagent and decadent grocery shopping can really get--it used to be edgy and interesting, now it is gentrified and upscale. but its still interesting, fascinating new york. for edgy (if you like that sort of thing) try the east village and alphabet city. if you have time for the "knock off" area, go to orchard street (lower east side--walkable from chinatown) on sunday (closed saturday--jewish sabbath) where you will find real designer clothes for 1/2 the price--for example escada for $200 instead of $400. funny little area with lots of bargains if you are willing to look. museums: there are too many, you have to go by your interests, but not to be missed (even a quick visit): the metropolitan on 5th avenue--go to the temple of dendur and the sculpture garden on the roof if no where else. tiffany collection is great too. also, the guggenheim (up the street from the metropolitan)--for the architechure alone. wend your way around the magnificent spiral revel in new york. the moma for the shock value (this is art???). and the new york library to see one of the great libraries based upon victorian sensibilities. pick up the new yorker and new york magazine and/or zagats for suggestions for restaurants for brunch and dinner--definately make reservations for dinner. don't have dinner at your hotel--go to one of the interesting restaurants that you won't find anywhere else in the world (russian tea room, gotham bar and grill etc.) for lunch, pop in at what catches your fancy--go for ethnic fusion if you like that sort of stuff. a diner breakfast on saturday morning with the paper is also really new york--but not all that unique i don't think. for a really extraordinary meal that will astonish you--try bruch at the plaza hotel on sunday. you will have to wait in line, but it is more than worth it. enjoy!!! you will have an unforgettable time i am sure!

My brother and SIL had their wedding reception at the Genesse Country Village, which is near Rochester. Their wedding was in the afternoon and all wedding guests had free admission to the Village for the entire day of the wedding. It was one of the nicest weddings I've been to. The food was excellent and the staff was great. No lake, just a trout stream, but some lovely views and gardens. You can't sleep there, but the Genesse Country Inn claims to be walking distance away. Here is a link that might be useful: Genesse Country Village

Hello everyone-just got back today and wanted to update and thank you all for your outstanding recommendations. We were very fortunate that the weather was just cold- minimal snow so walking around was not a problem at all. And, there is lots of truth about dressing for the weather. It works! The hotel we stayed at was wonderful. It was at the edge of the walls of the city but still well within everything. It included a terrific breakfast each morning, and they also had coffee and tea available throughout the day/evening with a bit of a bar so there was always an easy place to sit and restore. Location was fabulous, the staff was outstanding. Le Manoir D'Auteuil. We signed up for a walking tour the first day, ToursVoir Quebec as recommended by the hotel was very good and thorough. They book a maximum of 12 or 14 and then just start a new group. It was a 2 hour walking tour with a very knowledgeable guide. It is rain or shine, and I guess 2 hours is really a good time frame when it's freezing. It was still ok (from someone who doesn't do great in the cold). We spent time at the Frontenac of course, and plenty of time walking around and around. What a beautiful city. We also took a carriage ride (they had a heavy blanket so it was tolerable) which also took us just outside of the old city, and was really very good as well. Surprisingly because I thought it would just be kind of redundant to the walking tour; again the guide was quite good. We also went to the Morrin Centre which was a very well done tour. After the tour we were able to revisit the areas we wanted , which for me was the library. Thank you @tartanmeup for mentioning this. I might not have really stumbled on it but it was very worthwhile. (fyi- there were quite a few people on our tour as well.). Had lots of great meals, and just enjoyed the visit so much. We split up the drive both ways and last night was NOT fun driving in the snow- but we got out today and made it home so all's well! Thank you again. Highly recommend!!!!