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On Saturday night we attended the Sinterklaas Parade, the centerpiece of Rhinebeck’s annual crypto-Christian holiday celebration.   Some more images are below. Sunday was foggy.

Soon it will be Thanksgiving, which means it will be time for Hickory Nut Pie. We will have to take them on the road, as we’ll be spending Thanksgiving in Scottsdale, Arizona. I suppose people have traveled farther. Now that the leaves are down, you can see all sorts of interesting things up in the trees, […]

While Sarah is away at camp, we can do whatever we like.  And we do! In Jen’s case that means making immoderate quantities of jam.  Here she is wielding her new 11.5 quart Mauviel copper jam pot.  Everyone should have one. Daisy has the run of the pond. We are able to tour various Hudson […]

Jen and Sarah had simultaneous riding lessons on Saturday.  I watched with Sarah’s friend Marin, who visited for the weekend – they’ll be bunkmates at Hidden Valley Camp in just a couple of weeks. In the afternoon, they planned a kayak trip, only to find a garter snake coiled in the cup holder, as well as […]

Sarah had a happy Easter. She received her customary Easter basket. And she enjoyed an egg hunt with her friend Michaela. Other signs of spring abound.  The Ring-necked Ducks are in residence on the pond, together with a pair of Mallards. The daffodils are doing their thing, as are the bees. And, while our Daisy […]

Today we hosted the Landsman Kill Trail Association’s Fall Trail Ride.  Sarah was in heaven, with horses all about. Rich Contini, past president of the LKTA, offered Sarah a short ride.  Daisy was extremely unhappy to see such a large animal on the lawn. Here she is looking luminous in the Saturday evening light. Halloween […]

We had a hot weekend but Jen kept Daisy cool with a kiddie pool from Williams Hardware. Daisy had a good shake afterward. Sarah had a pretty cool weekend too.  She spent Friday night with her friend Marin in Hastings.  On Saturday, Ivan and Elizabeth swung over from New Rochelle, picked up Sarah and drove her […]

We had a glorious, if steamy, Fourth of July. We had visits from Zeb and from the Scherrs.  Zeb got along famously with Daisy. Max took it easy. And Arlo was a good sport even though Daisy charged him. On Saturday, Jen’s dad visited.  He parleyed with Sarah over some guacamole. We continue to see […]

Sarah spent the week at pony camp at Southlands, where she made some good friends. We’ve had guests the last two weekends.  Here is Sarah last weekend with Marin, ten, who is also horse-focused. This weekend, Sarah was reunited with Will Harris, with whom she once toured Storm King. Daisy is thriving.  She is more […]

The peonies are in high bloom. And the cicadas are out in force, acting like seventeen year-olds.