Last week, with a couple of days off in a row to look forward to, I drove a few hours to visit a friend whom I haven’t seen awhile. When I walked in the house and asked, “Whose dog?”, I got a look that made me know it had been entirely too look since I’ve visited. It had been almost a ... Read More »
When I said “I do” nineteen years ago, it was with full knowledge that I was marrying a hunter. Stephen had two uncles in particular who loved fishing and hunting, and he accompanied them many times out onto lakes and into woods, usually at ungodly hours of the day, or in unpleasant weather conditions. Our second date may have been ... Read More »
I have never seen this much poop before! Wait… Something is coming back to me… AHHHHH! That’s it – I have seen this much poop before – on the lawn of our camp! Now welcoming you to the the austere and dignified center of learning that is the The College of Saint Rose: incalculable amounts of droppings centered around three ... Read More »
I never liked dolls when I was a young girl. In fact, I would usually bite their fingers off when I got them as gifts. I know. Ungrateful brat. Here is a great gift for the little girls you may know: Goldie Blox. (Watch the video – it’s worth the time.) Wow! Goldie Blox are in production already, with estimated ... Read More »
Tonight’s dinner: Valdeón blue cheese, Serrano ham and fresh bread. In my glass: 2010 Quinta de Gomariz Alvarinho, a Portuguese version of the Spanish Albariño wine. Rich, fresh, utterly delicious. When I first studied in Spain, I remember feeling somewhat perplexed with the idea of dinner at 10 pm. On top of that, “dinner” was almost nothing, no series of ... Read More »
I was out walking the dog the other day, and couldn’t keep myself from dragging her to a stop, pulling out my cell phone, and snapping this shot. Most leaves had turned to brown, otherwise known as fodder for my mildly obsessed husband’s mulching mower. This tree on the neighbor’s lawn was sporting vivid shades of red that I had ... Read More »
I’ve read Emerson and Thoreau and tried very hard to read to The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (just couldn’t do it), but these things do not an outdoors woman make. Which is why I love that my friend Elizabeth is around to help motivate me to get up a mountain every now and then. After all, this is the Adirondacks. Tuesday, we ... Read More »
Rites of passage are usually celebrated moments: graduation, marriage, getting a coveted job or promotion. And then there are those rites of passage that just happen without our being aware. When did it happen that I began to walk around a puddle, instead of detouring directly through it? When did the smell of bubble gum become gross? When did I ... Read More »
$12.95 for 24 hours of access to your wireless internet? NO MORE! I declare a full-out boycott on all you hotels still living in the past century! Charging for internet is like charging for cable TV. Internet is part and parcel of everyday life now. Get with the program! In the past month, I have ended up at Marriott hotels, ... Read More »
The debate rages on in our house: on one side, we have the purist, with scrambled eggs only seeing healthy amounts of salt and pepper; on the other side, a bottle of Heinz ketchup awaits. When the kids were young enough where I had any semblance of control could say “you can’t do that”, the ketchup stayed in the refrigerator ... Read More »
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