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We celebrated Thanksgiving with assorted Burleighs, Regners, and their allies. Sarah and I started the day by running in the Ferncliff Forest Turkey Trot. Sarah finished sixth in her age bracket, and I finished seventh in mine, behind first-place finisher Malcolm Gladwell. We spent the next nine hours in the kitchen. This year’s turkey, a […]

John Harris has visited each summer for at least the last decade, although this year was the first time he didn’t bring his sons Will and Ben. And Daisy was a bit disappointed that he didn’t bring his yellow lab, Milo. On Wednesday John and I crossed the river to climb Mount Tremper, a classic […]

Daisy and I spent the week at the farm while Sarah recuperated from Covid. Saturday we had a visit from our neighbor Karen Belove and her 11 month-old Golden Retriever, Farley. Treats were dispensed equitably, and Farley got mud on my pants.

We had a small but festive Christmas, with just Jen’s folks visiting. Sarah presented Daisy with her stocking, stuffed with a bully stick and a dried fish skin. It’s hard to say which smelled worse. As is her custom, Sarah made crafts for everyone. She embroider these flowers for Rinda, crocheted coasters for Lew and […]

Here’s Daisy at the top of the hill — literally in clover — enjoying an apple Jen picked during our walk this afternoon.

Today is the day to drop off culinary entries for the Dutchess County Fair. Jen, the defending champion in the marmalade category, entered four categories of jam. We are hopeful for a successful defense of her title. This weekend we had a visit from Lauren Ballback, Babysitter Emeritus to Sarah, and now counsel to the […]

Jen gathered a handful of pin cherries on our walk today. Last night we had a surprise visit from Erica and Geoff, on their way from Maine back to Brooklyn, so Daisy is in especially high spirits.

It was frosty yesterday morning but by afternoon it had warmed up enough for Sarah and Daisy to enjoy the sun in the backyard.

Daisy received this rain slicker for Christmas. She looks like the Gorton’s fisherman.

Even with two feet of snow forecast in New York, Brearley declared a day of remote learning rather than a proper snow day. Still, Sarah seemed to have a pretty light schedule. She received what are known as “asynchronous” assignments, such as go outside and play with your dog.