welcome to the farm
Sep 25 2011
Today we hosted the Landsman Kill Trail Association’s Fall Trail Ride. About fifty horses and riders took part. Sarah fed a peppermint to Tequila Sunrise (“Sunny”), a 19 year-old who, as a two and three year-old, ran at Belmont and Saratoga, with a couple of second-place finishes.
Sep 18 2011
We took advantage of the spectacular weather today — about 68 degrees, sunny and dry — to go for a long walk. In Jen’s bag are some wild grapes and the first of the hickory nuts. Sarah and Jen caught a frog … … but they couldn’t keep him for long. On Saturday, we retrieved Sarah’s […]
Sep 11 2011
We were very excited to find this check in the mailbox Saturday morning. It’s Sarah’s award for winning first place in the children’s landscape competition for the picture — a view of the pond — she entered in the Dutchess County Fair. Now we have to figure out how to retrieve her blue ribbon. Sarah’s […]
Sep 06 2011
Our garden cantaloupes were ripe as we entered a hot and sticky Labor Day weekend, with the emphasis, for me, on Labor, of both the town and country varieties (conference calls; barn-sweeping). Our third-floor neighbors the Seilers, including Sarah’s friend Annie, visited for the weekend. The girls had a wonderful time, staying up late and […]