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We had a spectacular Columbus Day weekend, with mild weather, colorful trees, and a happy puppy. On Saturday, Jen, Daisy and I climbed Burger Hill while Sarah was on a playdate with her friend Anna. On Sunday, Daisy graduated from obedience school.  Here she is enjoying a cheese stick.

Sarah returned to the hammock this weekend, this time with her pup.   Daisy had a rough week, having been bitten on the nose by an evil border collie in Central Park. She is a water dog through and through.  It’s very hard to keep her out of the pond. Jen has been teaching Daisy to […]

It is unmistakably springtime.  The barn swallows have returned. The daffodils are blooming. The tulips — at least those few that are regularly Bobexed, to avoid the predations of the deer — are blooming. And even our peach trees are blooming.  They were Jen’s Mothers’ Day present last year. On Sunday we had such spectacular weather […]

We had a light dusting overnight on Christmas Eve, just enough to call it a white Christmas. Sarah left her customary note and snacks for Santa and the reindeer. She had a great time!

On Saturday night we made, as a team effort, what we called Bucatini Alla Mexicana — basically, this recipe, but with chorizo instead of guanciale and with a dried poblano addded to the sauce.  Too spicy, said Sarah, here rolling out the pasta dough.  At the edge of the counter you can see the little […]

We escaped the devastation of Hurricane Sandy to spend the weekend at the farm.  Okay, where we live, it wasn’t exactly devastation — more like Sarah got four days off from school, and we got free bus service.  Anyhow, here’s what it looked like Saturday morning.  We had no damage from the storm.  Even the […]

The trees were in high color this weekend. Even the squirrels got into the swing of things. On Saturday, we visited the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, where we saw a sheep herding exhibition. The sheepdogs were impressively well trained, but, frankly, so were the sheep. Sarah took […]

The leaves are coming down at the farm. On Sunday, Sarah produced this self portrait. Here’s the real thing.

Storm clouds threatened today, but we didn’t get much rain.  We managed to squeeze in a walk. It’s always easier if you can keep the pebbles out of your boot. Sarah stuck with it, and found a friend. The sunshine makes everything look better.

About half of this very large oak tree fell down three years ago; the rest came down on Tuesday.  One thing is for certain: we will never run out of firewood.