Eat. Drink. Live.
There are two universal truths about Election Day. 1. “I voted” stickers. Number 2. Pizza in the newsroom. Recently, we’ve also added live analysis to that. PettWood Productions set us up. Let the games begin!
There’s a striking resemblance, wouldn’t you say? The chocolate mustache was a gift from my trip to the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.
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Sam was playing a game on the gym mats at camp: trying to avoid certain colors on the mats by jumping over them. A counselor thought she’d try to help. She catapulted Sam over the color. Sam, wearing socks, slipped. […]
17 years! Wow! A tequila to toast. And some bubbly, too.
A nice celebration of our nation’s independence, at â where else? â Oratamin. We made a blueberry cobbler. Everyone always makes such great food. And, at dusk, sparklers. Sammy! Love this group. Happy Fourth of July!
Fun at Oratamin + a super-delicious feast, thanks to Ken. Gin and tonic-a. Hot enough to be pool-drinking. Ken at work. Shrimp, kefta, beef, all kinds of goodness. Back home, the bees: And a sweet, clean girl at bedtime. Nice […]
Happy Independence Day, everyone!
We had a lovely swim and supper with Joe, Suzie and Irene. Unfortunately I did not take photos of Joe, Suzie or Irene. Except this one of Joe, going off the diving board! Our supper was delicious! We brought the […]
Puerto Rican-themed Friday night dinner! Here’s the pernil I picked up at the Dominican deli around the corner from the office. MAN was it good. But first, Greg dedicates the Pump Assurance Beacon to Michael: A side dish at the […]
A nice Sunday night at Oratamin, where we celebrated Nishant’s birthday: Nice sunset on the way home. And we did some stargazing late-night. ]Â
A nice lunch at the craft brew pub not too far from the office. The Mediterranean salad, with feta, cucumbers, olives â served with salmon. The chopped salad, with romaine, bacon, blue cheese, cherry tomatoes, avocado, 7-minute egg and sherry […]
Megan started sprucing up the kitchen by buying the Ikea wooden decking tile, and hanging a curtain under the sink. I finished the other half, and did a little rearranging of the butcher block and book case, too: Makes it […]
The fig tree has returned! Lavender looks good, too. We celebrate.
We signed up for the summer reading program at the Nyack Library. To kick things off, they put on a show. She’s in there somewhere: He juggles! And balances! Really a thing!
A fun day at the pool â â and supper on the patio with Irene, Kris and Tom. That’s the way to spend a summer Saturday!
The Nyack Park Conservancy has take on running the summer concert series. And we are grateful. Nice night. Sam is thrilled to be back at the concerts.
I used to love the Rosa Mexicano near Lincoln Center: gorgeous blue-tiled wall with water trickling over it, delicious guacamole, fabulous margaritas. Some of that can be found at the one in Hackensack. The blue-tiled wall of water. The margaritas. […]
Amos and Boris was one of my favorite books from childhood. I was so pleased when, a few Thanksgivings ago, our friend Suzanne gave it to Sam. Now, she reads it herself.
Happy Father’s Day, Hunna! And to LeighLo! Steak, asparagus and salad. Hello Sammy! The fathers. My mother! Happy Fathers day to all the dads out there.
The Farm’s friend Brian has an different way of keeping bees. He uses different equipment to house the bees horizontally instead of vertically, and espouses a hands-off, no-treatment philosophy. Basically, a do-not-disturb the bees effort. He caught a swarm, and […]
It’s time for our annual sour cherry pie! \ Shameless plug was posted to Instagram: Pitting. Thanks Hunna! Mixed with sugar, flour and extracts. In you go! In the oven: And out: We took the pie to Oratamin, where we […]
Cherries and hydrangeas are starting to look real good. Real good. Blue!
All dressed up in black and white, and ready for her performance. Here we go! Afterward, a party in the all-purpose room. Holly, Claire and Sam: Mom and Sam! Good job, Sammy!
Bedtime with this cutie. Tonight, she reads Madeline.
We started the weekend with a performance by Sam at church. The Bishop was in town, so we had to put on a show! Blurry Sam: After church, a game of chess. And a tour of the garden. The new […]
Pal-ing around at Home Depot. At the Goosetown Bazaar: A random selfie. G&T poolside. A nice Saturday.
You know you’re always looking a for a good place to eat in midtown, and you always get frustrated because the meal is either too expensive or not tasty? Here’s your answer:Â Aburiya Kinnosuke. It’s an authentic Japanese restaurant, complete with […]
After ballet watching day, Ashely invited the group for a pizza picnic at the Nyack Boat Club. What beautiful views! Kids with pizza. Some fun photos from inside the Boat Club. A fun outing.
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.
