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Sam’s friend Claire (and our friends Jane and Pat) invited us to her third birthday party. Wonderful weather, delicious food and fun with friends. Here are a few pics: Related posts: Happy Birthday, Leigh! Matt’s 40th Birthday Party at […]
In the last couple of years we’ve made some new friends in the neighborhood, most of them with kids about the same age as Sam. A few even go to the same day care. And at this year’s day care […]
A little greeting from down South, where Jane and Mae are writing signs and acting silly. Merry (or is that Mary!) Christmas: Related posts: Sunday Supper at the Sister Outpost Merry Christmas from Sour Cherry Farm Christmas Eve Eve Dinner: […]
Our ‘new’ neighbors have lived across the street for almost two years now, but we hadn’t had a chance to have supper together until now. Way overdue, and so much fun, too. We took a cue from Peggy’s delishy appetizer […]
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 […]
Climbing on things! Good times. Related posts: The High Line and a Pizza Lunch Sam Does the High Line Lunch at Pastis and a Walk on the High Line August on the High Line
An adventure in the city, with a walk on the High Line and a pizza lunch at Artichoke Basille, which does New York-style pizza right. Here’s a look at the photos. Here’s a stop to see “Untitled” by […]
Another Tuesday, another show! The whole family gathered at the park for a picnic of chicken, Alice’s and Doris’, and Kris and Irene came bearing gifts from Rubiner’s in Great Barrington: fabulous cheeses and charcuterie. Tom’s friends Sally and Dave […]
A few pics of the girls on the couch on a Sunday morning. Happy summer! Related posts: Cousins! Pizza with Cousins! Sunday Morning on the Porch Cousins!
Cousins, being cousins. Click through to see another video inside the post. Related posts: Sunday Morning on the Porch The Porch Season Has Begun! Pizza with Cousins! Boo and Sam on the Porch
Our final night in Amagnsett. It was too rainy to spend magic hour at the beach, so we had a little dance party USA with the girls while making dinner. More of those photos to come from Sarah and Laurie, […]
Mae, Sam and Jane, ready to head to the beach. Cuties! Related posts: Photos from Day One of the Beach: Amagansett! Pizza with Cousins! At the Beach, Day and Night Cousins!
As is typical of our vacations, we started out with rain. But we eeked out a nice few hours on the beach, and were able to spend a nice evening on our ocean-view deck. Here are a few photos from […]
An early supper at the ranch: takeout from Cassie’s and the last of this lettuce crop from Sour Cherry Farm. (More is on the way!) The cousins all sat together. Cuties. Laurie! No photos of Sondra, Leigh or Greg […]
A few leftover ribs, a watermelon salad and Laurie’s perfect rendition of Stell’as potato salad and we had the makings for supper at the club. We let the kids swim til they were blue, and spread a tablecloth over the […]
Mae and Jane try to read stories to Sam before bed. Try being the operative word here. Click through to see two other videos. Related posts: Supper at the Ranch with Sarah, Mae, Jane and Les Gilberts Afternoons with Mae […]
A field trip to the city to see some farm animals? As incongruous as that sounds, it was a fun trip! Sarah and her girls against the backdrop of Central Park South: The seals at feeding time! Love this photo! […]
Goat feeding and other fun frolicking for your YouTubing pleasure. Related posts: Our First 2013 Trip to the Pleasantville Farmers Market Sam’s First Trip to the Doctor Butterflies and Dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History Sam’s First Trip […]
Greg took Sam for a walk down to see the cool cars in the main street lot downtown Nyack. I don’t have many photos of that, but here’s a few of the kids and super-cool Delorean: Related posts: The […]
Sarah and the girls arrived at Westchester Airport at 3 p.m. By 6:30, we were all down at Memorial Park, picnic table assembled, Bambi blanket spread and beach chairs upright. Steven Swann played and the evening was an absolute blast. […]
The last concert in the park, and also Sarah’s and the girls’ last night in New York. We made the most of it, though. What a wonderful summer tradition this has become! Related posts: Concert at the Park Concert in […]
Let’s see: Somewhat near the Cloisters? Delicious food? Kid-friendly? Bingo: Dinosaur BBQ. That is my lovely combo platter with pulled pork, brisket and ribs along with salt potatoes and an iceberg wedge. Man oh man was that delicious. Sam had […]
I’ve been trying to visit the Cloisters since, oh, probably the mid-1990s. Finally. We made it. Very happy we did, especially after seeing the gardens. And the unicorns. The Cloisters is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here’s […]
Family meal! We made chicken with apricots and peanut sauce and took it over to the Ranch for a Saturday supper. Good stuff, right Greg? Watermelon margies! What? Related posts: Supper at the Ranch Saturday Supper at The Ranch Sloppy […]
The whole family — Grammy & Leighlo, Wilson, Sarah, all the cousins and us — enjoyed a summer meal at the farm. Les Dorkages: Related posts: Summer Supper in the Orchard at the Farm The Last Cabin Supper A Hot […]
Our day at the beach. Our evening at the beach. We don’t do much, but it sure is fun. [wowslider id=”28″] Related posts: Amagansett, Day 1 At the Beach in Amagansett A Day at the Beach Back at the […]
Lobster rolls and oysters at the Clam Bar. Yes, summer is here. Related posts: Lunch at Clam Bar at Napeague Clam Bar at Napeague Louie & Johnnie’s Cheesesteaks and Clam Bar (Fellini) Fish Farm at Napeague
We’re back in Amagansett for a week of beach life. A little beach time during the day. A little dinner for the kids. Then babysitter comes to the unit and we head to the beach for magic hour. Cheers! Related […]
We went to see our new neighbor and friend Mario the Magician perform in the city, and to Mae’s great amusement, she was chosen as a helper during the show. Well, criss-cross, applesauce! (Sorry about the blur, but it was […]
The three cousins were so darn adorable watching cartoons on the porch I couldn’t help but snap a ton of photos. Here’s a looksee: And OK… a couple of videos, too. So cute. Related posts: Pizza Saves the Porch Night […]
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.
