welcome to the farm
Sep 28 2014
This weekend, it looked like fall but felt like summer — beautiful flying weather for these geese. We had a visit from the Meng/Kufferaths, including little Lucy, 15 months old. On Saturday we went apple picking. On Sunday we headed south on Route 9G and visited Val Kill, Eleanor Roosevelt’s home in Hyde Park. On […]
Sep 21 2014
Ringo visited on Saturday for a playdate with Daisy. We took a long walk culminating in a visit to the pond. Daisy taught Ringo how to swim. Here they are exiting the pond, ears flying.
Sep 14 2014
They are finally making some progress on our new barn roof. We are hopeful that it won’t look like a HoJo’s when it’s done.
Sep 07 2014
On Saturday we had dinner at Bocuse, the fancy French restaurant at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. It’s run by earnest students, not quite ready for prime time, which adds a lot to its charm. After dinner, we had a tour of the kitchen, and Sarah was given a toque. On Sunday […]
Sep 02 2014
We had a relaxing Labor Day weekend with Jen’s parents and with Erica and Geoff. I let Erica win at Boggle because she is an English professor and it is important to her. Here, Lew and Sarah relaxed on the back porch. On Sunday we met the Ostroys’ new dog Ringo, who is part Golden […]