Eat. Drink. Live.
This little girl is getting big. I dare say she’s moved on from toddler to child.
Leigh Flayton, otherwise known as the Farm’s great friend Boo, had a triumphant day May 5, 2015: Cherry Lane Theatre in the West Village hosted a live reading of her play, “The Generator.” Alex Hare directed, and the cast included Michael […]
A bittersweet Easter — our first one in many years without Kelli and Patrick, who moved to Virginia, and one that came only a few days after the death of my cousin, Michael. Still, we cooked, gathered and celebrated, and […]
Well, actually, I went to the dentist. But I took Sam along to show her how it’s done. And she loved sitting in the chair and having her teeth checked! (Let’s just see how it goes when it’s for real!)
What a great day. A movie in the afternoon (how luxurious!) and a fire in the evening. Cocktails, fresh fish and conversation. Jessica, please come visit more often!
Lucky us! Because of some training in for work — a two week affair with a weekend off in between — Jessica was just a couple of hours away from the farm. What a joy to be able to spend […]
Sam has been loving the ballet lessons that Grammy got her for Christmas. Here’s a visit to the class, when Samantha got to play the starring role in the production of “Cinderella.” `
Some roses for all the Valentines at Sour Cherry Farm. Pink. For Sam.
Sam’s first trip to the ER. Trip, fall, smack head on chair leg. Slice, down the center of the forehead. Pretty deep, too. Luckily, no cat scan necessary, and no stitches either. Just a bit of glue and a couple […]
A typical winter Saturday at Sour Cherry Farm. A little baking (grapefruit cake! grapefruit bars!), a little hanging out, a little roast chicken. Taking it easy.
After a Sunday trip to Old World, we brought home some grocery store sushi, and, for the first time, Sam tried to eat hers with chopsticks! Granted, chopsticks that I tied together with a rubber band, but it’s a start! […]
First big snowstorm of the season, and we have pancakes, make snow angels and build a snowman. Pretty successful run, I’d say! Snow on tree: Yummy winter breakfast: Can we go out now, mommy? With Claire and Jane: Snow angels: […]
A morning at the mall, doing a little shopping and riding the carousel. Lunch was Sam’s favorite: french fries with ketchup and mustard.
Yes. It’s time. Boxes, up, filled, packed, and back down. Clutter, be gone! And that leaves plenty of room for the grownups to play with their new Christmas toys. Until next year, Christmas!
Good morning sunshine! It’s cold out there this morn!
Grammy and LeighLo came over in the early afternoon for cocktails, tamales and more presents! Samantha took in an even bigger haul: Legos from the Waggoners, an ornament from the Wunches, clothes from Mark and Angie and a game from […]
For the first year, Samantha sort of understood Christmas. She got that Santa was coming, and that he brought her a stuffed stocking and a big present, sitting on a chair in the living room. In her stocking, Sam got […]
Church. Cocktails. Photos by the tree. Dinner. Dessert. Fire. Family. Friends. Merry Christmas! At the kids service at Grace: Les Dorkages at the tree: Samantha thanks Kelli and Sarah for her beautiful dress: Photo credit, Samantha: Kale salad with […]
Our little angel was an angel. For real. Well, as a costume, anyway. Waiting in the wings, with her friend Holly: Miss Bonnie, herding cats: Sam with Bonnie: The camel! And the star! Angels, making their way: Everyone all on […]
Step 1: Gather pinecones while on a walk. Step 2: Tie ribbons around the top of them. Step 4: Ask your neighbor Tasha if she has any birdseed you can borrow. Step 5: Rub the pinecones in peanut butter, then […]
Jeans with a Christmas T-shirt and patent leather shoes. Christmas chic! Perfect partywear!
“Take my picture, Mommy!” OK, I’ll oblige:
Stick with it, as she fumbles a bit trying to open the string wide enough to fit on the edge of a branch, then tries a couple of branches before she gets it. Then she says something that will melt […]
We wasted no time transitioning from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Sunday after church, we headed straight to the firehouse to pick out our tree. Greg can pick them right away, every time! While Sam napped, I did the lights, and then […]
What a wonderful holiday with family and friends. We planned a menu (over lots of wine!), cooked with our families, then brought everyone and all the delicious food together under one roof (with lots of wine!). We did turkey three ways. Irene […]
Our annual trip to the Russian boutique at the local Orthodox church down the block. Cabbage rolls, beef stroganoff and dessert, too. Good times.
Wow! You’re three! We invited the neighborhood kids and a few friends from day care to celebrate. It was a mess. It was loud. It was lots of fun. Painting! Ashley helps Maloaa. Isa, Ella, Julia, Claire and James: Amol, […]
One of Samantha’s favorite things to eat at “the restaurant” is French fries and ketchup. So for her birthday dinner we took her out to the OVI for just that. We got wings. Everyone loved their supper! And, earlier in […]
A little morning birthday party at Susan’s to celebrate our little girl’s third (can you believe third?!) birthday. Hats for everyone!
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.
