May
31
2021
After a year’s hiatus, Rhinebeck resumed its Memorial Day parade. It featured its usual assortment of hard-ass veterans, volunteer firefighters, and vintage cars, but it lacked the leavening presence of the children: soccer teams, tae kwon-do studios, cub scout troops, and the like — presumably because they are not yet vaccinated. Still, it was a […]
May
09
2021
Last night we had dinner at the Kaimal-Lawsons, our first indoor social visit in over a year. The girls celebrated having completed the SATs, which were administered in the Rhinebeck High School gym. Today we celebrate Mother’s Day in traditional style, with breakfast in bed followed by driving Sarah hither and yon to various horse-related […]
May
02
2021
They are very hard to evict at this point.
May
01
2021
It took us about ten years to find our first morels and about ten minutes to gather this large bowl. It seems to be a good year for them. To the right is today’s haul from Jen’s proliferating asparagus beds. All will be sautéed in butter and tossed with fettuccini — a perfect spring supper.