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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.

We had beautiful, cool, clear days this weekend.  Here’s the sun rising this morning over the pond. Later this morning, Sarah and her friend Max went apple picking.   They went all the way into the trees to get them. Here are a couple of pictures  from last weekend: Sarah, out for a walk … […]

We had a beautiful and warm Saturday, with the leaves just starting to turn.  We also had a surprise visit from Nana and Grandpa — an especial treat for Sarah, who, at last, found someone willing to play Battleship with her. On Sunday, we harvested Sarah’s pumpkins.  Let’s  hope they last until Halloween!

We gave the old Dazey butter churn a whirl this morning.  Actually, we gave it what seemed like thousands of whirls.  Eventually, the cream started to look butterish. And then, suddenly, it was butter — quite tasty, but I wouldn’t want to have to do it every morning.

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 […]