Eat. Drink. Live.
An adventure in the city, with a walk on the High Line and a pizza lunch at Artichoke Basille, which does New York-style pizza right. Here’s a look at the photos. Here’s a stop to see “Untitled” by […]
Another Tuesday, another show! The whole family gathered at the park for a picnic of chicken, Alice’s and Doris’, and Kris and Irene came bearing gifts from Rubiner’s in Great Barrington: fabulous cheeses and charcuterie. Tom’s friends Sally and Dave […]
A few pics of the girls on the couch on a Sunday morning. Happy summer! Related posts: Cousins! Pizza with Cousins! Sunday Morning on the Porch Cousins!
An impromptu gathering at the farm turned into a dreamy summer evening. We sipped blueberry-hibiscus margaritas on the patio while the kids played crafts; then after our supper of burgers, corn, tomatoes and the first Doris’ Cucumber salad of the […]
Cousins, being cousins. Click through to see another video inside the post. Related posts: Sunday Morning on the Porch The Porch Season Has Begun! Pizza with Cousins! Boo and Sam on the Porch
We discovered a new favorite unit at Amagansett, and plan to rent it again next year. Two bedrooms, an open kitchen, a big living room and a private deck with an outdoor shower. All terrific. We’ll miss you, The Deuce! […]
Samantha pauses during our Dance Party USA while Mae and Jane do the tango behind. Related posts: A Party for Scott and Samantha Cousins! A Party at Kris and Tom’s Matt’s 40th Birthday Party at the Pearl River Hotel
Another beach day, full of sun, sand and surf. Sam even entertained herself for several hours while I read 100 pages of a book. That’s something! Mae reads the girls a story during breakfast: Fun with Jane and the boogie […]
Mae, Sam and Jane, ready to head to the beach. Cuties! Related posts: Photos from Day One of the Beach: Amagansett! Pizza with Cousins! At the Beach, Day and Night Cousins!
Wherein we drink rose and turn innocent seagulls who happen to be passing by into Ratzo Rizzo from ‘Midnight Cowboy.’ “I”m walkin’ here!” Related posts: Day Two Beach Photos: Amagansett! Photos from Day One of the Beach: Amagansett! At the […]
We thought the day was going to be a washout. Not only did the sun come up, we ended the day with a beautiful moonrise, too. The new outlook reminded Hunna of a poem by Robert Frost: Dust of Snow. […]
As is typical of our vacations, we started out with rain. But we eeked out a nice few hours on the beach, and were able to spend a nice evening on our ocean-view deck. Here are a few photos from […]
When you take a few dogs to the pool, you have a three-way win: 1. Supper is done early. 2. No dishes at home. 3. You can go swimming after supper. Good times. Related posts: Photos from an Afternoon at […]
An early supper at the ranch: takeout from Cassie’s and the last of this lettuce crop from Sour Cherry Farm. (More is on the way!) The cousins all sat together. Cuties. Laurie! No photos of Sondra, Leigh or Greg […]
A few leftover ribs, a watermelon salad and Laurie’s perfect rendition of Stell’as potato salad and we had the makings for supper at the club. We let the kids swim til they were blue, and spread a tablecloth over the […]
Mae and Jane try to read stories to Sam before bed. Try being the operative word here. Click through to see two other videos. Related posts: Supper at the Ranch with Sarah, Mae, Jane and Les Gilberts Afternoons with Mae […]
A field trip to the city to see some farm animals? As incongruous as that sounds, it was a fun trip! Sarah and her girls against the backdrop of Central Park South: The seals at feeding time! Love this photo! […]
Goat feeding and other fun frolicking for your YouTubing pleasure. Related posts: Our First 2013 Trip to the Pleasantville Farmers Market Sam’s First Trip to the Doctor Butterflies and Dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History Sam’s First Trip […]
Greg took Sam for a walk down to see the cool cars in the main street lot downtown Nyack. I don’t have many photos of that, but here’s a few of the kids and super-cool Delorean: Related posts: The […]
Sarah and the girls arrived at Westchester Airport at 3 p.m. By 6:30, we were all down at Memorial Park, picnic table assembled, Bambi blanket spread and beach chairs upright. Steven Swann played and the evening was an absolute blast. […]
Good times. Related posts: Photos from an Afternoon at the Pool Sam Gets a Kiddie Pool Relaxing at the Pool Brrr! Turning Blue at the Pool
Just having a grand old time in the “wat-ah.” She knows the moment we turn into the driveway that we’re heading to the pool! Related posts: A Lovely Rain Sam Gets a Kiddie Pool Relaxing at the Pool Brrr! Turning […]
Enjoying my new favorite book, Saving the Season: A Cook’s Guide to Home Canning, Pickling, and Preserving, a terrific primer on canning and pickling, while Greg plays with Samantha in the pool. This is summer! Summer! Related posts: Sam Gets […]
A sweet little video where Sam and Hunna pick blueberries. Listen closely and you can hear what we’re joking is her British accent on the word “blueberries.” Related posts: On the Hunt for Blueberries SCF Harvests Blueberries Update on the […]
Images of summer! Shivering shoulders, chattering teeth and blue lips. Check! Related posts: Sam Gets a Kiddie Pool Drinks at Blue Hill at Stone Barns A Tale of Two Breakfasts at Blue Moon Diner in Charlottesville Historic Mankato Pub Crawl: […]
Boo and I went for a nice walk downtown to see the opening of the Dorothea Lange exhibit at the Hopper House. On the way, we stopped for a little brekky at Didier Dumas. Samantha quite enjoyed the croissants. Related […]
As soon as I tasted the chicken meatballs at our blogger dinner at Harvest-on-Hudson, I knew that Sam would die for them! Here’s proof. She didn’t enjoy the stromboli quite as much, though. Too spicy! ov Related posts: Dinner at […]
Despite predictions of thunderstorms, the weather held out and we had an al fresco supper on the patio (second Sunday in a row!) for Father’s Day. On the menu: flank steak, beet and goat cheese salad with pickled onions and […]
Well, folks, more than a year after we first broke ground, we had our first supper on the patio Sunday night. Grilled sausage, Stella’s potato salad and garden greens. It was a magical night! Yes, we’re going to have to […]
The first hot weekend of the summer and we knew: Sam needs a place to go swimming. Friends invited us to an open house at Oratamin, the club where Sondra and Leigh were members when we were kids. We ran […]
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
