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Sarah is learning how to knit a scarf.

This weekend we attended the 165th Dutchess County Fair.  It’s not just about sampling local delicacies, such as fried dough, funnel cake and elephant ears.  We met plenty of animals, from the soulful goats… … to the handsome, prize-winning roosters… … to the miffed-looking, ribbonless roosters. There were many, many piglets. Sarah even learned how to make non-dairy […]

We had a great summer vacation, mostly at the farm.  We started off last week with a canoe trip in the Adirondacks, on Follensby Clear Pond.  Here is Sarah preparing to launch the Sarah K.  Sarah got the full camping experience, including a campfire dinner (hot dogs, corn on the cob and s’mores) and plenty […]

We had a rainy Saturday, but Jen and Sarah made the best of it.  It’s been quite hot, and some rain was welcome.  Eventually the sun came out, and with it the bunnies… … and their admirers. The rain was particularly welcome in the garden.  Sarah’s pumpkin is thriving. The corn seems to be doing […]

It was a two-hammock kind of weekend.  Sarah (in the far one), thinks that “hammock” is an intransitive verb.  She says, “Let’s go hammocking!”  — and so we do. We didn’t spend the whole weekend suspended from trees, though.  Jen tended her garden. And I did plenty of mowing, while birds of prey circled overhead. […]

It was a hot weekend.  Here’s Sarah on Sunday, after cooling off with a dip in the pond. On Saturday, Sarah had a visit from her friend Sophie.  Sophie has a swimming pool, and could not be induced to swim in the pond, but they did have a lot of fun together.  They went bug-hunting, […]

The tractors were out this weekend as we have had a few days of dry weather — long enough to make hay. But more importantly, Sarah’s T-ball championship game, awards ceremony and picnic were held on Saturday.  Here is Sarah taking a lead off first base. And here she is receiving some important advice about […]

It’s nice to have a splash of color on a dreary day. Atop the left pilaster you can see the nest of the phoebe — which Sarah, confusing her fashionable Upper West Side children’s names, sometimes calls a gwyneth.

On Monday, Sarah marched in the Memorial Day parade with her T-ball team.  Down East Market Street they went. Sarah also had a visit from her friend Emanuelle.  They both enjoyed the jungle gym. Meanwhile, Jen made good progress on her garden.  The lettuces attracted some local attention. There was plenty of action on the […]

Sarah made three Mothers’ Day cards this year.  On Wednesday morning, she pulled me aside in the kitchen and told me, “We’re in big trouble!”  When I asked why we were in big trouble, she said, “Sunday is Mothers’ Day.  We’ve got to start making something!”  I said we had time to make something, but […]