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After Sam’s christening, we came back to SCF for a small buffet lunch. I’m still learning how to balance being a mom, a hostess and a blogger, so you’ll forgive me that there aren’t many good photos. We’ll get there […]
Samantha was baptized the first Sunday after Easter at Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack. Our friend Alan, who is a priest, performed the ceremony, and Kelli and Patrick became her Godparents. Sarah and Rory stood up with their parents, too. […]
We’ve been to The Filling Station a couple of times now, but it hasn’t yet been warm enough for us to enjoy our burgers outside at the picnic tables. Well that time has come, friends. The players, after the jump. […]
I don’t curse too often here on SCF, but here is a time when the words are well deserved. Here we are, heading to see Clybourne Park and it’s 715 p.m., 45 minutes before curtain. We walk into Joe Allen, […]
Greg has promised to write up the saga of our bee swarm. As a cliffhanger, here’s a look at what we came home to on Wednesday evening! Related posts: The Farm Gets Bees! The Farm Gets New Bees Bad News […]
The farm’s first spears of asparagus are up! We harvested them and had them with a piece of absolutely delicious porchetta from Tarry Market. Porchetta, for those that don’t know, is pork loin seasoned with lots of herbs, especially sage […]
Wherein the bees swarm and congregate on the fence, Greg collects them and puts them in our empty hive. Related posts: The Farm Gets Bees! The Farm Gets a Second Hive of Bees Bad News on the Bees: We Lost […]
Greg took this photo of Sam in her stroller with Instagram. Wow, what a great one! Related posts: Welcome Samantha Grace! Samantha’s Plane Ride Home Samantha in Minnesota Samantha Grace
OK so maybe the plane ride out wasn’t the best. Not the worst, but not the best. The plane ride home? The best. Piece of cake. Look at how happy! Related posts: On the Train Ride Home: Fall Foliage and […]
The talented photographer Mark took these portraits of Samantha before church on Easter Sunday. I’d say Mark has a second career in front of him should he ever decide to give up IT. Related posts: Easter Supper at Annie and […]
Annie put together a nice feast for Easter on Saturday night, and invited some of the friends and family over who hadn’t yet met Samantha. Can you say ham and hot dish? Oh yeah! Related posts: Easter Dinner No. 2: […]
For lunch on Saturday, we went to what appears to be a really rockin’ bar. At least at night, I bet. During the day, it was laid back enough for us to take a big table by the back and […]
Mark took these terrific photos of Sam with me, Doris and Greg. And I threw a few in there of Doris helping put Sam to bed on Friday evening. Really beautiful photos. Thanks Mark. And a little video, too: Related […]
For Good Friday supper, we were thinking about turning Mark and Angie on to our newly discovered recipe for Bo Ssam. But, it being Good Friday, for Doris, meat was off the table, so to speak. So we went with […]
After our walk through Sibley Park, we stopped for a beer at Pub 500, which SCF fans may remember from such posts as “Historic Mankato Pub Crawl: Pub 500.” We had some craft beer and a helping of very delicious […]
Two little videos, wherein Doris tries to read “Make Way for Ducklings” but Sam is a big squirmer: Related posts: Salads with Doris Doris, Sam; Sam, Meet Gramma Sam is “Reading” Reading ‘A Christmas Memory’
A nice little walk in the park before supper. Goats, llamas, koi. What else could you need, really? The park, named after Minnesota’s first Governor, Henry Hastings Sibley, is a quite nice one, really. There’s a playground and a paved […]
That is all. Related posts: Detour: Schmidt’s Meat Market
Wow. If we had a co-op like this in Nyack, I’d be in heaven. (Hmmm. Business idea?) It is definitely taking its cue from Whole Foods, in that it’s one of those mainly organic stores that have taken the “health […]
Surprise, surprise: there’s good Vietnamese food in Mankato, Minnesota! Our pho at Pho Saigon was really very good! And it’s a great place to take a big group for a family dinner, too. Related posts: Historic Mankato Pub Crawl: Pub […]
Sam took her first plane ride out to Minnesota to visit Gramma Weber. It was a joyous occasion indeed. Related posts: Salads with Doris
A little after-church toad in the hole never hurt anyone, did it? And stunning cherry blossoms as the centerpiece of the restaurant: Related posts: Easter Brunch at the Hudson House Mom’s Birthday at Hudson House Brunch at Barcel Dinner at […]
Greg may be at work, but that doesn’t mean we can’t eat well on Saturday nights here at SCF. I present eggs over easy with Schaller & Weber lardons, arugula from the garden and Wave Hill bread with lemon olive […]
I don’t have nearly as extensive of coverage as Jennifer does over on Nyack Backyard, but I took exactly three photographs at the centennial flower show of the Nyack Garden Club. Number one. A scene setter: Number 2. My mom’s […]
I pruned one of our sour cherry trees and had enough branches to make this arrangement in our foyer, and to give similar arrangements to neighbors. Now let’s hope we get some cherries, too! Related posts: Snow So High You […]
The polenta with mushrooms and a soft egg was a new one. Not that we needed an excuse. Oh and also, Tom had been raving about the tuna, fresh from the docks at Montauk: Wow. More, including the runny egg, […]
I don’t know if it’s because Samantha wakes me up in the night, or if my tastes are changing, but lately, I’ve found I need my coffee to taste better. We’ve gone almost exclusively French Press. I’ll post about that […]
A big, beautiful pork shoulder. Seasonal salads. Lovely wine. Yes, just another Sunday brunch at Irene’s. Related posts: Brunch with Kelli at Cienega Sunday at the Farm: Hot Dogs and Hydrangeas Sunday Morning Brekky: Eggs with Arugula, Tortillas and Salsa […]
Mom had a few friends over for a fancy Saturday supper at The Ranch, and Sam and I were honored to be included. Of course Sam was upstairs sleeping when we all got to enjoy Anita’s lovely dessert, a blackberry […]
I can’t believe it’s been five years since little Hughie, our godson, was born. Five years ago, he was a little bundle in my arms. Today, he’s blowing candles out on a Star Wars cake. Related posts: Our Godson […]
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.
