On the first evening warm enough for a cocktail on the porch, we headed out, blankets in hand. We sipped sidecars as long as we could stand it, then headed in and built a fire in the living room to take the chill off. Well, we’ll be sweating soon enough,… Read More →
Irene, Kris and Tom came over with some tomato water martinis. I don’t have any photos from the evening on the porch, but as usual with the five of us, it was a bunch of fun. I mean, how can you go wrong with a bacon-salt rim on your glass?… Read More →
What are we doing feeding Srimp in dark of dining room when we could be outside on the porch? Everyone wants to be on the porch! Related posts: Sam Does the High Line August on the High Line The Porch Season Has Begun! Snow So High You Can’t See The… Read More →
The three cousins were so darn adorable watching cartoons on the porch I couldn’t help but snap a ton of photos. Here’s a slidedshow: And OK… a couple of videos, too. So cute. Related posts: Sunday Morning Breakfast at the House Sunday Morning Brekky: Pancakes with Apple Crisp Sunday Morning… Read More →
Laurie and Sarah, hailing from Austin, where the temperature is in the 100s, were thrilled beyond belief that the heat broke — and they got to break out their sweatshirts. Here’s to chilly nights on the porch! Related posts: Pizza Saves the Porch Night The Porch Season Has Begun! Back… Read More →
We went with red this year, y’all. Reminds me of the red geraniums we used to have on the deck back at Burd Street. Hope they stay blooming like this all summer long! Related posts: Spring at the Farm: Forget Me Nots, Asparagus, Apples, Black Currants and French Tulips Spring… Read More →
A little porch action. A little Aviation. That’s Saturday at the farm. Related posts: Saturday Night Pizza Fried Chicken Saturday Night Supper Cooking for One: Saturday Night Supper Saturday Night Supper by the Tree: Aviations, Pasta and Roasted Chestnut Cookies
Any friend of Boo’s is a friend of the Farm. And that’s how we got to be friends with Susan, Boo’s friend from Phoenix. After just one night of cocktails and dinner at the Farm, we felt like we’d known her forever. Related posts: Friday Night Cocktails: Aviations Aviation Cocktails… Read More →
Before bed on the e of Irene, we battened down the hatches. We secured the tops of the bee hives and we brought in anything that could get soaked (or fly away) from the porch. Except for a good bit of rain, we appeared to have come out unscathed. Rain… Read More →
“Some things about a big storm to make you happy.” At least as long as no one gets hurt. And that seemed to be the case on Saturday night of Irene. The hurricane. Not the person. The warnings had been given: Metro North was going to shut down. Mayor Bloomberg… Read More →
Before Karen left, the Ausseis had to get a chance to catch up, and it was nice just to have an evening on the porch. We had a great summer supper of skirt steak, corn and tomatoes, with a couple of nice starters to boot. Here’s a look. Related posts:… Read More →
We scored big on a tag sale a few blocks away, where we found these pine storage boxes that double as end tables for the porch. Related posts: The Porch Season Has Begun! Pizza Saves the Porch Night Breakfast Buffet for the Farm Guests The Farm Gets a Second Hive… Read More →
Irene came over for a glass of wine on the porch, and we found ourselves enjoying the warm weather so much that we didn’t want to leave to go downtown to the pub. We scrounged in the kitchen and found Boboli crusts, a jarred sauce, slab bacon, onions and fresh… Read More →
We pulled the cushions up from the basement, dusted the furniture and vacuumed the (despised) porch carpet. We added a few accessories like sisal rugs and lanterns, and we are all set for a summer of porch fun. Here’s a quick tour! Related posts: The First Sour Cherry Pie… Read More →
Some SCF fans may already know that Leigh was in the hospital for 19 days in April. He’s just fine now, thank goodness. During those 19 days, Sondra spent many a night in the hospital. And for one weekend, Chris came to visit. He really cheered Leigh up, gave Sondra… Read More →