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Kelli and Patrick were the gracious hosts of Easter Dinner No. 2. Three families gathered around the dining room table, and Patrick’s ham was the centerpiece of a lovely spring meal. Related posts: Easter Dinner No. 1: Les Gilberts Christmas […]
After spending the afternoon at Grandmom’s apartment, the family went out for an early supper: pizza at the Mountain House. The pizza there is as good as you’ll find anywhere. Really thin crust, nice sauce. And the service is friendly. […]
Mom took a flower arranging class, and took honorable mention at her first showing at the Nyack Garden Club’s annual Flower Show. Way to go! Related posts: Supper at the Ranch Pretty Flowers A Lawn Party at John and Philippe’s
We hadn’t been to the Ranch in quite a while, so to squeeze in a visit, we made a rare Friday night date. I had frozen the leftover ham from last week’s book club meeting, but it seemed a perfect […]
SCF fans may remember way back when we welcomed Hugh into this world: Welcome, Hugh Edward O’Donnell. Things have sure changed! (Check out how he’s grown over the years!) Hugh is four years old now, and celebrated with a party […]
We met my folks after church for some Tex-Mex eggs and tortillas. quite liked my chilaquiles. Though no one had a breakfast margarita. Related posts: Brunch at O’Donoghue’s with the Ranchers Sunday Supper with Grandmom and the Ranchers: Burgers, Wedge […]
We didn’t have a morning present exchange this year. Instead, Mom and Leigh went to brunch and the three of us headed to Rockland Lake (for the third day in a row!) for a nice winter walk. We met back […]
A big standing rib roast with porcini and bacon sauce, Yorkshire pudding, jeweled roasted vegetables and chestnut mashed potatoes. We are indeed blessed. Merry Christmas to all! Sondra and Leigh enjoy a pre-dinner martini. Related posts: Prepping for Christmas Dinner […]
Vegetarian chili, cornbread, and cookies — of course. Related posts: Sunday Supper at the Ranch Sunday Supper with Grandmom and the Ranchers: Burgers, Wedge and Corn Salad Sunday Night Supper: Mini-Thanksgiving Supper at the Ranch with Sarah, Mae, Jane and […]
This is not by any means a family tradition. At least not yet. In fact, I’m not sure our family has ever baked cookies together. But it might become one next year, because it was a lot of fun, and […]
This year, instead of our usual white lights and homemade ornaments, Greg took the tree in a different direction. He bought those new LED colored lights — the big, retro ones that look like they’re from the 1950s but don’t […]
Mom knew she couldn’t top last year’s birthday fete. After all, it was indeed an extravaganza. But to mark another trip around the sun, she arranged for us all to go to Hudson House, which had catered her party the […]
For our final meal of the trip, we got some takeout from La Verdad — Ken Oringer’s Mexican restaurant near Fenway. Everything was mighty tasty. Related posts: Heading to Boston Lunch at the Union Oyster House in Boston Bon Chon […]
After the aquarium, we went to visit Fischer. He’d had a rough night’s sleep, what with a loud crying child in the bed next to his, but he was still in good spirits and recovering nicely. Way to go little […]
Reece got a new iPod Touch before he left for Boston. Boy did it come in handy for making movies of swimming fish at the New England Aquarium! Related posts: Ice Skating with Reece at Frog Pond Baseball with Fisher; […]
Oysters and pasta for us. Grilled cheese sandwich and fries for Reece. Related posts: Breakfast in Boston: Eastern Standard Lunch at the Union Oyster House in Boston Lunch at Coppa in the South End Lunch at The Boathouse in Rockland, […]
While Jessica and Kelly took care of Fischer during his surgery, we took care of Reece. We took him to Frog Pond on the Boston Common, where he picked up ice skating like he’d been doing it all his life. […]
After Fenway, we went for a little bowling with the boys at Lucky Strike. As usual, I lost. But we all had fun! Related posts: A Tour of Fenway with the Family Baseball with Fisher; Legos with Reece Heading to […]
On Sunday, we headed to Boston. Not for a research or a restaurant trip — though we did get to try some good eats. No, it was to help out with Fischer, who was having his ACL repaired at Boston […]
We were so happy to still have Chris and Barbara in town after Thanksgiving. We had to do our farm chores during the day on Friday, so those guys headed to the city to lunch and a museum. (And had […]
SCF fans, I am trying. I’ve caught up with all of June, all of July (including our trip to the North Fork and a visit from Sarah, Wilson and the girls) and some of August. I still have September to […]
Thanks Sour Cherry Fans, for hanging in there, even though our postings have become so infrequent. I am trying my darndest to catch up, and today, I did make some progress. Reports from our June trip to Minnesota are now […]
The whole family went to the concert. We finished the leftovers from our weekend suppers, and Mae danced among the fireflies. Related posts: Concert in the Park
As you can see, we have a new look for Sour Cherry Farm. We’re still working out the details, but for now, please poke around. Let us know what’s working and what’s not. And if you’re looking for a favorite […]
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.
