Eat. Drink. Live.
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?
The whole family — Grammy & Leighlo, Wilson, Sarah, all the cousins and us — enjoyed a summer meal at the farm. Les Dorkages:
Well, she made it. I was surprised, but with only a little whimpering and a little rocking to sleep, Samantha made it through a supper of several courses of sushi. Yes, we sat down pretty early, but still! Tasha and […]
The bushes in the front fields are starting to bear fruit. Look at this haul! We ate them on cereal, by the handful and in a terrific salad by, yes, you guessed it: Mindy Fox. Blueberries, feta and mint with […]
Srimp loves to FaceTime with Gramma Weber, but as we can see from this video, we’re beginning to suspect it’s because Samantha likes to look at herself and crack up.
Carol and Roger hosted a lovely party to introduce Samantha to the family. No, not our Samantha! Scott’s Samantha! The weather couldn’t have been more beautiful, and the party couldn’t have been more lovely. Here’s Samantha with one of her […]
My friend Margaret took these beautiful portraits of Sam.
What happens when you get a flat of strawberries and put it on the stroller to rest while you pick something else up? Well, if you’re a strawberry, it ain’t pretty!
Yes, she’s reached one of those milestones. She’s waving, folks!
OK so six months later…. we’re finally looking at turning this food blog around to more about, well, food. Here’s a look at Samantha tasting her first bites. Â On Mother’s Day 2012, we mashed banana together with avocado and served […]
Baby sleep; Mommy garden: Baby play; Mommy garden:
After Sam’s christening, we came back to SCF for a small buffet lunch. I’m still learning how to balance being a mom, a hostess and a blogger, so you’ll forgive me that there aren’t many good photos. We’ll get there […]
Samantha was baptized the first Sunday after Easter at Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack. Our friend Alan, who is a priest, performed the ceremony, and Kelli and Patrick became her Godparents. Sarah and Rory stood up with their parents, too. […]
Greg took this photo of Sam in her stroller with Instagram. Wow, what a great one!
OK so maybe the plane ride out wasn’t the best. Not the worst, but not the best. The plane ride home? The best. Piece of cake. Look at how happy!
The talented photographer Mark took these portraits of Samantha before church on Easter Sunday. I’d say Mark has a second career in front of him should he ever decide to give up IT.
Two little videos, wherein Doris tries to read “Make Way for Ducklings” but Sam is a big squirmer:
A little morning time with Samantha, while she takes time to peruse that great novel ” The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Yes, and she almost rolled over. (She did roll over on St. Patrick’s Day, from tummy to back. But we […]
On our first real day of springtime weather, Sam put on her best pink dress and went out and about Nyack with Greg. In preparation for book club that evening, he read The Little Prince to her, and she seemed […]
On my last day of maternity leave, we went back to the city for a little walk along the High Line and a then had a supper of soup and oysters and the Standard. Here’s Srimp enjoying her milk along […]
Srimp took me completely off guard by pulling herself up to seated all by herself. I’m not saying she can stay that way without the help of a couch pillow of the guidance of a mom, but, she’s definitely on […]
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.
