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We’d heard some good things about Brickhouse, a new restaurant that took over the spot where Playhouse Market used to be. Indeed, we really enjoyed our pizza and burger, and plan to go back soon to try a few more […]
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. Related posts: Happy Birthday Sam! Fries for Supper! Sam Riding ‘Tractors’ at Lowe’s Sam’s First Swim French […]
Our new friends Susie and Joe invited us to their annual New Year’s Day party, where they revel in Southern heritage and serve all the New Year’s lucky foods: Black eyed peas, ham, grits, collards and, of course, Joe’s famous biscuits! […]
Just around the corner from Rockefeller Center is a pretty decent burger place: Bill’s. I remember when it first opened the blogs were all a’Twitter about it, but the cool factor seems to have, well, chilled out, and now it’s […]
We kinda figured there wouldn’t be that many people up and about Rockefeller Center on New Year’s Day morning, so we hopped on the train and headed down for a look-see. A crisp, clear day: Samantha’s first train ride (that […]
Good morning sunshine! It’s cold out there this morn! Related posts: Sam and Her Gear Old Fashioneds and a Great Winter Menu at the Hudson House in Nyack Outside at the Art Cafe on a Winter’s Day Cool Photo of […]
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! Related posts: Christmas Cocktail: Perfect Parallel Christmas Eve Supper 2011 Christmas Morning with the Family De-Christmas-fied at Last
“Take my picture, Mommy!” OK, I’ll oblige: Related posts: Bye, Sam! How to Get Things Done in the Garden with a Six-Month Old Afoot Sewing Stockings with Auntie Kel
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 […]
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 […]
Kelli and her crew were up visiting, and we caught up over a great brunch at The Cookery in Dobbs Ferry. The food there is so god damn good; I just wish I could get there more often. Sam and […]
Oh my gosh, it’s come to this. Greg needed us out of the house so he could work on a project. We did a little shopping, but it wasn’t quite time to return. I saw the IHOP and though: Pancakes! […]
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The Feast of St. Francis at Grace Church! Always a lot of fun, even though we don’t have a pet to take to church. For the second year in a row, Samamntha has brought her favorite stuffed animal, Baa, for […]
Happy third birthday Gigi! Katie and I met at a breastfeeding group when Sam and Gigi were just tiny babies. Today, they go to day care together, and have become fast friends. One of Gigi’s favorite spots to visit is […]
Horsing around in the bouncy castle at the fair in Piermont, and a trip to the park. A fun Sunday with Sam. Related posts: A Few Photos from a Fall Sunday A Lazy Sunday with Croissants and Sound of Music […]
After a runaway success with our quest for the best Bacon, Egg & Cheese over on lohud, Megan and I are starting another quest: for the best red sauce. Not sure how we’ll ever decide it for sure, but we’ll […]
Wherein Dad shows Sam the fermenting cabbage in the pickle factor, er, our living room. Related posts: Greg Puts Up 6 Kilos of Cabbage for Sauerkruat Greg’s Birthday Present: The Makings for Sauerkraut Putting Up Cabbage for Sauerkraut Greg’s Homemade […]
Hoyer’s is a Rockland tradition I never much took part in as a kid. We’d head to Wally’s, in New City, or King Kone, in Pearl River, for our soft serve ice creams. But I’ve been hearing about Hoyer’s forever, […]
A new outpost of one of our favorite hamburger stands opened in West Haverstraw: TFS, as they like to shorten it, is the northern edition of The Filling Station. Like its sister in Palisades (see our visits here: The […]
An afternoon at Oratamin, and I snapped this pic at the sandbox. Related posts: Prosperity Dumpling and Playing in the Park A Picnic at Oratamin Playing with Blocks on the Porch Video: Playing at the High Line
She loves these new blocks. “Mom, I want to build a really big tower!” Good, Sam. Build it! Related posts: The Farm Gets New End Tables for the Porch Video: Playing at the High Line Sunday Morning on the Porch […]
Jane and I took the girls for a swim at Oratamin. Here are a few pics: Related posts: Happy Birthday Claire! A Picnic at Oratamin Sam’s First Swim Oratamin Winter Social
Several videos wherein Sam thanks Greg for making her breakfast. I text them to him for an early morning smile. Related posts: A Few Words from Samantha Breakfast at The Friendly Toast in Portsmouth Dinner at Dinosaur BBQ Sunday Morning […]
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.
