“Sure,” says Grammy. “I’ll help.”
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.
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A Few Photos from a Fall Sunday
A trip to the farmers market in Piermont, and just two photos from a really fun dinner at Jody and Paul’s.
Samantha’s Second Birthday
Celebrating Sam’s birthday on a Saturday, with a few prezzies, and cake! Then, a civilized supper for the adults, with a grilled, double-cut pork chop with a cornbread stuffing and sour cherries. Sisters! Jessica’s sweet little prezzy: Family! Â Â Â Â Moving […]
Brunch at Art Cafe with Samantha and Jessica
Out to brunch with Greg’s daughters! Samantha decides that she’ll have the labne, please. The Art Cafe cappuccino is a thing of beauty. Every design is different. Sorry for the blur… A delishy rice bowl, the Magritte: And Jessica’s malawich: […]
Jessica Visits The Farm
We were so thrilled to welcome Jessica for a visit to the farm. She arrived Thursday evening, just in time for dinner: one of Greg’s special pizzas. And some nice red wine, too. Welcome Jessica!
Trick or Treat!
The evening didn’t start out well. Coming home from day care, in her costume, natch, she was all tears. But soon after, we headed out with neighbor and friend Claire  to collect candy. Tasha fills the bags! The girls along […]
Our Little Monkey Heads to the Halloween Parade
I wasn’t sure she was going to like wearing a costume. What? She wouldn’t take it off. Â Â “Daddy’s Funny Hat.” “Mommy’s Funny Hat.” At the parade: My Day of the Dead earrings: Nas: Getting started right: A good float, […]
A Beautiful Sunset
Pastel, in October. An oxymoron, no?
Cowboy Boots
Blessing of the Animals
For the Feast of St. Francis, people bring their pets to church for the Blessing of the Animals. Samantha brought Monkey and Baa along, but she was also enjoying playing with other parishoners’ animals, too. Here are a few pics.
Nyack Fire Department Parade, Celebrating 150 Years
The Nyack Fire Department celebrated its 150th anniversary with a parade down Main Street Saturday. Samantha loved the trucks, the music and the “nas.” (Horses.) Here are a few pics and videos from the afternoon’s entertainment. And… walking home afterwards:
Sam Tells Daddy ‘Good Luck’
Hunna started a new job this week: working for Design Within Reach. We’re all pretty excited, not to mention proud! Good work for a good company. He leaves super-early, so Sam and I are on our own those mornings. On […]
More Fun on the Patio
Kicking around outside before supper. I don’t know what we’re going to do when it gets cold out!
Sunday Night on the Patio
A lovely evening for reading the paper and relaxing to some tunes while Sam played with Tasha and Shannon and in the yard.
Sam with a Book: ‘I Reading’
I think she’s starting to understand the concept of words. Maybe.
Supper in the Garden at The Ranch
An evening with Les Gilberts out at the ranch. No photos of the food, but a lovely one of us at the table, surrounded by candlelight. What fun.
Labor Day at Oratamin: Races, Medals, Dogs and Ducks
The Labor Day games are a nice tradition at the swim club we joined this summer. Just as I remember from when I was particiapting in them as a child! The day starts out with a sponge relay. Whoever carries […]
A Few Words from Samantha
Including, heiney! heiney! And few other body parts. Click through to see two other videos of Samantha on a Saturday morning in her room. Rock-a-Baby: I sit down:
Goofing Around at Dinner
More naming names of cousins!
Supper at the Ranch: Farewell to Lexi
Sondra and Lexi cooked a terrific vegetarian bibimbap for our last supper. Everyone thought it was a huge hit! Even Sam! Afterwards, we did a few family portraits on the stairs by the back porch. Good times. We’ll miss […]
Saturday Night Supper on the Patio: Corn Soup and Spaghetti with Fresh Tomatoes
A summer supper on the patio with seasonal ingredients: corn, tomatoes and peaches. The essence of August! Making our corn soup: A trip to the pool while it chills: Grammy and Lexi feed Samantha: Supper starts. Chilled corn soup […]
Last Concert of the Season
The last Tuesday night concert of the season ended with a rainout between acts. What a bummer. But we did get to have our final picnic by the Hudson before the rain came, and to top it off, we […]
Polecat!
As fans of SCF’s facebook page know, we had a bit of a skunk issue the other day. After that, we taught Samantha a new word: “Polecat.” Post by Sour Cherry Farm.
‘MohDanDat’
Wilson has a funny story he likes to tell about the time he was driving across the George Washington Bridge and handed some cash to the toll-taker. The guy looked at Wilson and said: “Iss Moh Dan Dat.” And that’s […]
Eating Cherry Tomatoes Like Candy
Samantha was so taken with the cherry tomatoes at one stand at the Pleasantville Farmers Market that she, well, took them. So we bought them, natch, and let her snack on them. Cutie.
Naming Names: Video
Somebody misses her aunties and her cousins. Sarah! Mae! Jane! Boo-boo!
Goofing Around on the Porch
Having fun with strollers, backpacks, baby and bags. Some SCF fans may remember this photo from Facebook last week. “Samantha is heading off to Port Authority. No, she’s not a bag lady.”
The Last Supper: Sarah’s Trip Comes to an End
It’s been a great month. We end it with BLTs and a fun night at the ranch. Blueberry Caiparinas: Cousins have their last supper of summer 2013: A few portraits of us girls: Tomato salad: BLTs […]
Petting Zoo at Miss Susan’s
Susan, Samantha’s wonderful caregiver at White House Day Care, arranged for a petting zoo to come to the house for an afternoon. The kids went nuts! We had a good time, too, watching them! A few pics:
Video: Playing at the High Line
Climbing on things! Good times.
