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We had a very pleasant, if occasionally rainy, Fourth of July weekend. Everyone waited patiently for the rain to stop. Our front-yard bunny found a nice dry spot. But it’s black raspberry season, so we could not stay inside forever. Jen and Sarah made a dozen or so jars of jam. Sarah made sure everything was […]

On Saturday, we visited the Northern Dutchess Botanical Gardens to buy a few plants for the garden. We got the essentials: peppers (bell and poblano); lettuce (oak leaf, red sails, and red romaine); arugula; peas (snow and sugar-snap); soybeans; broccoli; strawberries (everbearing, Junebearing and all-star); herbs (green and purple basil, Italian parsley, and lemon verbena); flowers (coneflowers […]

Some deer seem to have made it through the winter. This heron stopped by the pond, although, by taking its picture, I scared off scaups, mallards and, less regrettably, Canada geese. Sarah was mostly too cool for scootering. But she was willing to help her mom clear out the old berry canes, making room for […]

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 […]

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, […]

Sarah made beautiful placecards for Thanksgiving. Even though we were sad not have Grandma with us, we had much to be thankful for, including a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. For dessert, we had hickory nut pie (among other pies). It was an exhausting affair. The indefatigable Sarah, however, got everyone to play Monopoly, every day. She […]

Sarah spent a busy weekend preparing for Thanksgiving, although she did take a little time out to complete her piano homework. Not everyone is excited about Thanksgiving.

Jen has been harvesting the fall crops, as we settle into autumn. Sarah tried on one of her mother’s dresses, circa 1972. And here she is enjoying a pre-Halloween party, downtown. Here’s one for the leaf-peepers.