Eat. Drink. Live.
A big day at church today. I took the camel from the Christmas pageant home for repairs. Then brought it back at 4 p.m. for the Messiah Sing. I sat with the altos and did the best I could. More […]
The 2018 Christmas tree, friends. No Radko ornaments this year. I couldn’t bring myself to bring up 5 boxes from the basement. I think it looks pretty good!
“I”m gettin’ nuttin’ for Christmas, ’cause I ain’t been nothin’ but bad.”
I attended the evening Service of Lessons and Carols at church, then came home and we had Manhattans by the tree. A good evening.
Cutting down our own tree is a tradition we started just last year, but one we really look forward to. And our Christmas trees are healthier and last longer because of it. Merry Christmas!
We are heartbroken. After the trip to the behaviorist, and some sage advice from our veterinarian, we were deciding about training for Flash when Greg took him out for an evening walk. A man walking in the neighborhood surprised them. […]
So we’ve been seeing some aggression from Flash. He is extremely protective — like a Jekyll and Hyde, really. Sometimes very sweet, then suddenly something will set him off. So I took him to a behaviorist. We saw some alarming, […]
Sam wrote her Christmas list for Santa, and we walked downtown to the post office to mail it. Then did a little window shopping. At night, oysters and champagne and an exciting round of Clue.
Another feast day in the books. This year, we shared the holiday with Chris, Lexi, Suzanne and Alice. I think our menu was like a lot of people’s this year: we were inspired by the Times food section, which featured […]
After church, a relaxing morning around the house, and a trip to Piermont, for the farmers market and some window shopping. Upon our return home, we set about gravy-making. And, in the evening, an arugula salad and cocktails by the […]
Happy Birthday Sammy! This year, for her 7th, she asked for just a small party — more like a play-date, really. So Yumi and Penny it is! First thing, a craft! This is a variation on the patriotic T-shirts we […]
One of the worst commutes the region has seen in many moons. It took me two hours, and I was one of the lucky ones. For some, it was 10. Yes. Ten! It came on quickly, during rush hour, and […]
A dinner out to celebrate Sam turning seven! We went to Brick House, where everyone enjoyed burgers, wings and the like. Especially our girl. Afterwards, back to the house for cake and presents! And, at the end of the night, […]
A few photos of a girl and her dog.
For Veteran’s Day, I took the day off, and we went for a walk with Flash through Tallman State Park. And there was a stop for a burger at The Filling Station, too! Good times.
Out for a little Sunday morning constitutional.
Well, we finally did it. We found a dog! Flash is a Corgi mix with, we think, Jack Russel and Chihuahua. He was abandoned on a street corner in Brooklyn, and Rosanna on Staten Island has been his foster mom. […]
An evening in the living room, reading and drawing. Happy.
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.
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 — where else? — 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. ]
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 […]
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 — — and supper on the patio with Irene, Kris and Tom. That’s the way to spend a summer Saturday!
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.
