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Most of the snow has melted up at the farm, according to this PondCam™ image taken this afternoon. We haven’t seen the lawn first-hand, however, as we spent the weekend in our nation’s capital. Among other excitements, Sarah was a semi-finalist in the paper airplane throwing contest at the National Air & Space Museum.

We gave the pasta press another workout Saturday night, making fusilli.  Sarah was in charge of cutting the pasta when it reached the proper length. On Sunday, Sarah went bowling at Ro-Lin Lanes in Red Hook.  They offer not only bowling, but also what they describe as a “Full Size Redemption Arcade” — essentially, a […]

We had a chilly Presidents’ Day weekend, which included a visit from my college roommate Mike Heffernan. Sarah was kind enough to help him balance as together they crossed the frozen tundra. Sarah was also able to demonstrate her good balance on Saturday, when she was briefly put in charge of her dance class.  As […]

Sarah’s Saturdays are taken up these days with lessons: swimming lessons at the Bard gymnasium (starfish pictured above), and dancing class at the Rhinebeck Town Hall.  (Sarah is second in line wearing red; they are being butterflies.)

As everyone in Rhinebeck will tell you (no, really; everyone), we are running out of places to put the snow. Some illustrations:  Jen’s Sunken Garden … … Sarah’s swing, which the snow is rising to meet … … and her submerged jungle gym. Still, it reflects the light beautifully at sunset.

At least one of our number does not seem to mind the relentless snow of 2011.  But even she occasionally retreats indoors, where she is making slow but steady progress on her scarf.

We had an icy weekend. On Friday, we took Sarah to see Disney Princesses on Ice at Madison Square Garden, at the invitation of the parents of one of her classmates.  Sarah was not sure why all the princesses from the various stories would be together at the same show, or why they would be […]

Jen and Sarah tried to clear the pond for skating on Saturday, but the ice was too bumpy and they abandoned the project. On Sunday, we used our new pasta press to make bucatini all’Amatriciana.

We had a great Christmas vacation at the farm with Jen’s family. Here, in transliteration, is Sarah’s letter to St. Nick: Dear St. Nicholas, The cookies and milk are for you! And the carrots are for your reindeer! 🙂 And the hay for your reindeer, and the hay is in the barn.  Help yourself. Love, […]