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Jen and Sarah took riding lessons together Saturday morning at Southlands.   Susie taught Jen to ride Hero, whom I heard described as the Magic Horse. Susie was amazed that Jen had only one riding lesson since she was Sarah’s age. Sarah had a lesson with Allison on Rocky, the sweet yet balky pony. Here they are […]

In the city people wonder why they never see baby pigeons; in the country it’s the same with squirrels.  In both places the reason is the same: it’s because they grow quickly.  Here, though, is an unmistakably young squirrel. On Saturday we had a sun shower.  Everything is greening up nicely. Here is one of […]

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 […]

This is one of those things that reminds us that there are powerful forces at work on the farm, which we cannot necessarily control. On the bright side, according to Wikipedia, snapping turtles prefer shallow ponds (that is, they prefer the part of the pond where we don’t swim), and, while they can be aggressive […]

Daisy is one year old today.  Here she is in Central Park, where she reminded us that she is still very much a puppy (meaning that she jumped on some five year-old kid). She’s a great dog!  

We are making the best of a seemingly endless winter through a combination of riding lessons at Southlands (Sarah), swimming at the Bard College pool (Jen and Sarah), soup-making (Bill), and musical-watching (all).  Last weekend we watched The Pirates of Penzance and The King and I; this weekend it was Oklahoma (at least until it got […]

We have a lot of snow.  I mean a lot of snow!  Our version of making lemonade is to go snowshoeing. Daisy came with us.  Although her paws are large, they don’t work quite as well as snowshoes; after a while, we had to turn back while Jen and Sarah continued through the woods. They […]

Sarah had a winter-themed birthday party Friday night. We hope all her wishes come true!

Last weekend we were in San Francisco where it was 72°, but we were still happy to return to the frozen tundra that is Rhinebeck.  On Saturday, Sarah went riding for the first time in a month, and, perhaps as a result of the long layoff, she fell off Rocky when he veered to look […]

Sarah kicked off a splendid Christmas holiday by planting the star atop the tree.  We had Jen’s parents and brother for Christmas, and her sister and Geoff for New Year’s, with a visit from the Scherr family in between. Sarah’s stocking was quite full. Even Daisy got presents, including a nice new bone. After Christmas we got some […]