Sauced In New York Sometimes the food is in the sauce, sometimes we are
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MINDFUL OF MY MINDSET
My mantra of the summer: let’s look at that through a “growth mindset”. I have to thank my sister for recommending Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol S. Dweck. As a parent and a teacher, I wish I had come across this book 25 years ago! Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. This is definitely my WOW book ... Read More » -
CHURCHILL’S… MUCH MORE THAN A STODGY PORT WINE
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SPACERS
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EVERYONE WALKS THEIR OWN CAMINO…
There are many roads to Santiago, and there are many reasons for walking there. Equally, there are many circumstances for how we all, as individuals, choose to walk the Camino. Today we arrived in Santiago, around 1:45 pm. We ran into people we knew in the plaza in front of the Cathedral, and snapped photos happily away, in a dry ... Read More » -
FAVORITE AIRPORT BAR?
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GIMBALED FUNICULARS AND BIVALVE PLAYERS
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ARE YOU THERE SUMMER? IT’S ME, ANNA.
Apparently, the one week of 80+ degree weather that the Adirondacks had back in the beginning of May is all that we’re getting for summer here in the North Country. I should never have put away my long johns or packed up my winter sweaters. It was foolhardy behavior on my part. I mean, Lake Placid got 3 feet of snow ... Read More » -
THE SWEET AND THE SPICY
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HOW DO YOU CHEERS?
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G(R)ASPING AT MEMORIES
Change. Exciting. Terrifying. Distressing. Unavoidable. If you haven’t met Sierra, then let me tell you that we have perhaps the sweetest yellow lab on the planet. She came to us through a rescue organization, and has seemed grateful to us ever since. With this little girl, we never needed the electric fence; she wasn’t leaving our sides. She never barks ... Read More » -
EVERYONE LIKES A BARGAIN
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FAVORITE AIRPORT BAR?
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THE SWEET AND THE SPICY
I’ve discovered in recent months that Instagram is a great way to cull interesting culinary ideas and discover new beverages to imbibe. I follow Dogfish Head beer to learn about their latest collaborations (and to covet their bocce court). Smitten Kitchen and Ida Garten are always making me drool. But even outside professional Instagrammers, I’m finding new ideas with the ... Read More » -
HOW WE MOURN
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WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
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THE 12 WINES OF CHRISTMAS
As the holiday week nears, we prepare in our home to celebrate Christmas en masse, as only can be accomplished when the Cichello clan gathers. Seven kids in ten years, all now with life partners, thirteen grandchildren, four dogs, and a bun in the oven. We are massive numbers, and now that so many of the grandchildren are grown adults, we ... Read More » -
TAX AND SNOW
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‘TIS THE SEASON
