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The cherries are going gangbusters. Such a nice change after our lame-ass harvest last year! Here’s a look! Related posts: The Sour Cherry Harvest The Sour Cherry Harvest The Sour Cherry Harvest! Greg Describes the Sour Cherry Harvest
A terrible fire closed Roost in Sparkill back in 2014. Thank goodness no one was hurt, but insurace woes and more kept it from opening until early 2015. We finally — finally! — got the chance to go back. We […]
While in Orange County, we popped by to see the controversial Orange County Government Center, a building designed by Yale School of Architecture dean Paul Rudolph and built in 1967. Like the old Whitney, designed by Marcel Bruer, it is […]
After the rough winter of 2014-15, we weren’t surprised to learn that we lost one of our hives. And also, while we were in Minnesota, several neighbors reported that we’d had a swarm from the remaining one. With one hive […]
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship came to Westchester Country Club this year, and the paper was lucky enough to get a few tickets. Greg and I took advantage of a hot Friday afternoon to walk the course, follow a few […]
A strange season this year, indeed. Cherries are ripening way early — two weeks, by some accounts — and yet, peonies, for some reason, stayed blooming later than ever. Here’s an update of what’s ripening and blooming in the fields. […]
Sour Cherry Farm fans from way back may remember an old feature, “Farmers Market Loot.” We’ve decided to bring it back, as much for “the record,” as posterity. How have things changed over the years? Do farmers bring new products […]
We had a few Meyer Lemons leftover from the late spring, and they somehow survived a long stay in the produce drawer, what is affectionately known in our home as The Rotting Drawer. So, Mexico on our mind, inspired by a […]
They wouldn’t have to try so hard. But the food, the setting and (mostly!) the service at the Hudson Garden Grill at the New York Botanical Garden is far better than it would have to be to serve a crowd […]
What a fun day! We spent the day wandering around the Botanical, visiting the Frida Kahlo exhibit, the Rose Garden and the Native Plant Center. A brief meet-up with Julia, Catherine and Boo was the icing on the cake. We […]
To borrow a phrase from the farm’s longtime friend Diane (aka DC Fruit Bat), we are on a hydrangea watch. And it looks like we might be getting some blue flowers this year. This is the hydrangea was planted in 2014. […]
For the last class of 2015, the parents of the children in Ms. Cohen’s ballet class were invited for “watch day.” The girls performed “Gretel & Gretel,” and each dancer had a solo turn. Sam was a bluebird. A few […]
Two inches in about an hour! Related posts: A Lovely Rain
A little Sunday morning walk in the clouds and rain: out to Cat’s Point and back. Catherine, Sam and Boo: Related posts: A Lazy Sunday and a Walk Rockland Lake Walk Lunch at Harry’s Burritos and a […]
Summer has arrived at Sour Cherry Farm! Our first outdoor movie of the 2015 season premiered this day with “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” We grilled flank steak and asparagus, and made a salad with arugula and strawberries from Taliaferro Farms, in […]
This is the first Garner Arts Festival since Hurricane Irene ravaged the space in 2011. Glad to see that it’s back. We took a lot more kid-centric view of it this time — and couldn’t spend nearly as much time […]
Lots of beautiful things blooming at Sour Cherry Farm (and lots of weeds, too!). Here’s a look. Peonies, gorgeous as always: Coneflowers, making their way: The baby cherry tree is loaded! So is the Northstar. Catmint and […]
I returned to work after the Minnesota trip to find that Carrie had curated my office art! I chose the cocktail photo at the top left, and she played with colors, shapes and textures. It came out great! The next […]
Memorial Day opener at the pool! We took a couple of salads for the pot luck and grilled a few hot dogs and hamburgers. And, for the first time, Samantha went in the pool all by herself! My potato salad, […]
Got her to sit still for a few minutes. Someone else took a few with Doris, too, so I’ll add those once I get them. Related posts: Garden Update and Sam on the Bambi Blanket Samantha in the Church Garden […]
Our final meal in Minnesota, wherein Greg, Mark and Bob make killer pizza in Bob’s backyard pizza oven. Absolute win! Eight balls of dough, and lots of fixin’s. Bob’s brother, Brian, and his wife, Carol, sit with Doris at […]
Day 3 of our trip to Minnesota, in which we visit the Mankato Children’s Museum and I take an obscene amount of photos of my child. Forgive me. On the playhouse stage: At the parachute station: Magna Tiles: In the […]
A trip to the Mankato Farmers Market, wherein Annie buys a few handmade washcloths as a gift to Samantha and Hunna takes home a variety pack of salted nut rolls. Handsome Adirondack furniture: A couple of goofballs: Salted Nut Rolls: Farmers: […]
The evening of day 2 of our Minnesota trip, in which Bob smokes chickens and we dine outside on the patio! Plus, a tour of Bob and Annie’s beautiful garden and a look at the old sign for Skank’s, the […]
The afternoon of day 2 of our Minnesota trip, in which we go out to lunch, visit the Mankato Brewery and hit up an antique shop. I forgot to take photos of our food at Ummies, but here is the […]
The morning of day 2 of our Minnesota trip, in which Annie and I walk around the cemetery and the family heads to Sibley Park to look at the animals and play in the playground. On the cemetery walk, Annie […]
Our first day in Minnesoat, in which we stop by Angie and Mark’s, I crack my phone screen and we take a detour to the Mall of America to get it fixed. We also have lunch. On the plane. She […]
This little girl is getting big. I dare say she’s moved on from toddler to child. Related posts: De-Christmas-fied at Last Fischer Recovering Nicely
A wonderful day at Grace Church: our organist, Brandon, and his partner (and choir member) Doug, were married in a ceremony of meaningful readings, gorgeous flowers and, of course, beautiful music. Yes, I cried. And the cake — lavendar and […]
In honor of Grandmom, who never met a burger she didn’t love — an often couldn’t remember the last time she had a burger (“I can’t remember the last time I had a hamburger!”), even when it was only the […]
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.
