Today is the day to drop off culinary entries for the Dutchess County Fair. Jen, the defending champion in the marmalade category, entered four categories of jam. We are hopeful for a successful defense of her title.
This weekend we had a visit from Lauren Ballback, Babysitter Emeritus to Sarah, and now counsel to the U.S. Secret Service.
She was accompanied by Hamilton, who, on his most recent visit, dug a rather treacherous hole in the lawn. He was better behaved this time.
Jen gathered a handful of pin cherries on our walk today. Last night we had a surprise visit from Erica and Geoff, on their way from Maine back to Brooklyn, so Daisy is in especially high spirits.
Here is the first of seven concurrent severe weather/flash flooding warnings from the aptly named Dark Sky app. We seem to have storms, and power outages, quite regularly these days. Jen’s garden is a swimming pool.
Most of the birding content ends up on Instagram these days, but here’s an exclusive image for Rhinebeckfarm.com readers: a Cedar Waxwing. Like the morel, it’s something that has always been here but somehow we’ve never noticed until now.
Does paying Rhinebeck property taxes entitle you to send your child to the Rhinebeck High School Prom? Not really, but Sarah was able to attend as the plus-one of her pal Anna Lawson, far left. Here she is at a pre-prom, Mills Mansion photo op with the Lawson twins and, in blue, another former Fireball teammate, Maeve Szwed. The prom was held outdoors at Del’s Roadside (f/k/a Del’s Dairy Creme) on Route 9. Sarah had a great time.
After a year’s hiatus, Rhinebeck resumed its Memorial Day parade. It featured its usual assortment of hard-ass veterans, volunteer firefighters, and vintage cars, but it lacked the leavening presence of the children: soccer teams, tae kwon-do studios, cub scout troops, and the like — presumably because they are not yet vaccinated. Still, it was a welcome return to form, which we watched with the Burleigh family (and Geoff) from the Lawsons’ porch.
Last night we had dinner at the Kaimal-Lawsons, our first indoor social visit in over a year. The girls celebrated having completed the SATs, which were administered in the Rhinebeck High School gym. Today we celebrate Mother’s Day in traditional style, with breakfast in bed followed by driving Sarah hither and yon to various horse-related events. Happy Mother’s Day to all who observe.
