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Although Spring is upon us, Sarah, remembering the long winter, stuck to her knitting as Daisy recharged. Outside, the daffodils are blooming, but it’s still early days for lilacs and most other spring flowers.

I got my rotary mower back from the shop, where it’s spent most of the summer.  The invoice from Keil Equipment (which was breathtaking in amount) included a note to call the owner, Kim Keil — a little like getting a “see me” note on a test.  He wanted to stop by on Sunday to find […]

We are freshly back from two weeks in the country.  Sarah spent both weeks at the Mill Street Loft arts camp in Red Hook, Jen pottered around her various gardens, and I plied my trade, remotely.  Here are Sarah and Jen enjoying an afternoon dip in the town pool. We had a visit from the […]

It is high season for peonies, and Jen gathered a big bunch to bring home today. Here are some of the varieties, in situ. Many flowers are blooming.  This Silver-spotted Skipper visited a blackberry blossom, a harbinger of jam. The Red-Winged Blackbirds are numerous, and talkative. Here’s a Blue Jay in flight. And here’s an […]

It is springtime, and everything is coming into bloom. Sarah has just two more weeks of school. On Sunday, Jen and Sarah continued their mother-daughter riding lessons.  Sarah had Cookie. Jen had Hero (the Magic Horse™). The barn swallows kept busy. This heron, rather impressively, caught a large-mouth bass in the pond. He tucked it […]

We capped off a long weekend by attending the Memorial Day Parade, something Rhinebeck does especially well.  Here are some images from the parade. Sarah watched from under her fine new hat. Jen’s parents visited for the weekend, as did Erica and Geoff.  We celebrated the publication of Erica’s first book, Intimacy and Family in […]

In the city people wonder why they never see baby pigeons; in the country it’s the same with squirrels.  In both places the reason is the same: it’s because they grow quickly.  Here, though, is an unmistakably young squirrel. On Saturday we had a sun shower.  Everything is greening up nicely. Here is one of […]

Sarah had a happy Easter. She received her customary Easter basket. And she enjoyed an egg hunt with her friend Michaela. Other signs of spring abound.  The Ring-necked Ducks are in residence on the pond, together with a pair of Mallards. The daffodils are doing their thing, as are the bees. And, while our Daisy […]

These snowdrops growing in front of the cottage suggest that we may eventually encounter springtime. Our driveway has been deposited on our lawn, so you can park more or less anywhere now. On the off chance that the weather will one day improve, I am building a new door for Jen’s garden.  The old one […]

Sarah had a winter-themed birthday party Friday night. We hope all her wishes come true!