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We had a light dusting overnight on Christmas Eve, just enough to call it a white Christmas. Sarah left her customary note and snacks for Santa and the reindeer. She had a great time!

On Saturday, Sarah answered the time-honored question of Hanukkah — apple sauce or sour cream? — in the time-honored fashion, by having both.  Here’s a link to the recipe.

On Saturday night we made, as a team effort, what we called Bucatini Alla Mexicana — basically, this recipe, but with chorizo instead of guanciale and with a dried poblano addded to the sauce.  Too spicy, said Sarah, here rolling out the pasta dough.  At the edge of the counter you can see the little […]

Sarah had her last soccer practice of the season on Saturday.  It culminated in an approximately five-on-thirty game of coaches versus kids.  The coaches were surprisingly competitive. Chuck has been spending many, many hours gathering the falling leaves. We had fine weather all weekend.  On Sunday, Sarah brought out her bug-collecting gear. Our bluebirds seem to […]

We spent the weekend hunkered down in New York awaiting Frankenstorm Sandy.  On Saturday night, we attended Caedmon’s Halloween party, where Sarah got to try out the Medusa costume her mom made for her.

The trees were in high color this weekend. Even the squirrels got into the swing of things. On Saturday, we visited the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, where we saw a sheep herding exhibition. The sheepdogs were impressively well trained, but, frankly, so were the sheep. Sarah took […]

Sarah made this paper airplane launcher in her after-school Art in Orbit class at Caedmon. She launched a few before soccer practice on Saturday.  You can see a bit of frost in the high grass by the pond.

The leaves are coming down at the farm. On Sunday, Sarah produced this self portrait. Here’s the real thing.

Storm clouds threatened today, but we didn’t get much rain.  We managed to squeeze in a walk. It’s always easier if you can keep the pebbles out of your boot. Sarah stuck with it, and found a friend. The sunshine makes everything look better.

On Saturday, the Craigslist gods offered up this kayak.  It was being sold by an employee of the Phantom Gardener at the insistance of his girfriend, with whom he was moving, on Wednesday, to Olympia, Washington.  We have been trying to come up with a name for it.  Contenders include: Lucy; The Indecisive Squirrel; The […]