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You might have seen some flurries this week, but there is still time for a couple projects before the snow flies and the ground freezes. If you have been growing tender semi-perennial bulbs or tubers …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/22/24
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Last week on November 19th, the United Nations celebrated a special day in the countries around the world that are members. Unfortunately, it had nothing to do about possible peace in the Middle East …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/22/24
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First, some background information:
When we met, private investigator and polygraph examiner, Andrea Forrest Brock (nee Andrea Forrest), was already famous for researching and verifying …
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Ramona Jan
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11/19/24
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The first nude beach I was aware of was one in Sarasota, Florida. Since there are a lot of Senior citizens in that area, my aunt and I would joke about it, saying they would hang out together …
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June Donohue
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11/15/24
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While some things are no laughing matter, others are a barrel of laughs. Some even say that at the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. I would have to …
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Ramona Jan
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11/12/24
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Did you know that flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the knee. They essentially stand on tip-toe. Their knees are closer to the body and are covered by feathers. Neither did I.
You …
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Barry Lewis
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11/8/24
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Well I was going to talk about houseplants this week, but with the warm mid-week weather I ended up outside again doing some landscaping when a new subject uncovered itself. I had a fungus amoungus. …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/8/24
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I thought we were done with this. Was it my imagination that the outdated practice of “Spring forward, Fall back” was being discontinued? As my readers discovered last week, Daylight …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/8/24
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It’s come to my attention that gems, diamonds perhaps, of precious conversation between myself and The Huz (my husband) might be worth sharing. The Huz is a singer. You may know him. His name …
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Ramona Jan
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10/29/24
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What a week of beautiful weather. It is a little cooler and more seasonable now but the 70’s that we saw from last Saturday through Wednesday were a great example of a weather phenomenon called …
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Jim Boxberger
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10/24/24
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If you want to try to label a person, it seems that lumping them into their zodiac signs may not be the way to go anymore. People are now influenced by what generation they were born into. I …
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Hudson Cooper
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10/24/24
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As October comes to a close, the Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association (SCVA) continues to make strides in promoting our beautiful region to a national audience. Tourism is the economic backbone of …
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Sullivan County Visitors Association
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10/24/24
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It started when I spotted some skeins of mossy-colored yarn for sale at Wool Worth in Callicoon. “Hmmm, I think I’ll try knitting,” I said to myself. “Or I’ll just buy …
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Ramona Jan
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10/22/24
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Last Sunday we had three of our granddaughters over to pick their Halloween pumpkins from our pumpkin patch. It was a good year this year, and we got fourteen pumpkins off of four vines.
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Jim Boxberger
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10/18/24
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We have all said or heard someone on a car trip utter that vehicular symbol of impatience “Are we there yet?” It expresses the level of anticipation of arriving at a destination whether …
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Hudson Cooper
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10/18/24
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Act One: The Feather Boa
Scene: Art opening somewhere in Sullivan County
“Your column is too flamboyant,” said a woman in impossibly pink lipstick.
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Ramona Jan
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10/15/24
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I’d like to take some liberty with an old ad campaign for a bread company and suggest you don’t have to be Jewish to observe Yom Kippur.
I find that the Day of Atonement has a …
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Barry Lewis
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10/11/24
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The weather is getting colder, and that means it is crockpot season!
I absolutely love this time of year, when I can just throw a few simple ingredients into my slow cooker, and come home …
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Claire Burns
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10/11/24
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When Carrie Bradshaw (the fictitious character from the television show, Sex and the City), walks around New York City, people treat her like a celebrity.
They call her name, wave and …
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Ramona Jan
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10/8/24
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Marketing & Events
Manager at Sullivan 180
Who doesn’t love macaroni and cheese? Butternut squash macaroni and cheese is a great way to incorporate a vegetable into this …
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Kellee Thelman - guest columnist
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10/4/24
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October already and still no frost but now that we are getting near the end of the gardening season, it is worth a look at some garden plants that are perennial and don’t need to be planted …
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Jim Boxberger
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10/4/24
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It is ironic that the most uniquely major league baseball player of my youth passed away on the last day of the regular season. When I was learning the game in Little League, Pete Rose was showing …
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Hudson Cooper
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10/4/24
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A couple of weeks ago I got some good news from the doctor who was handling my breast cancer diagnosis that occurred a few years ago.
After examining me, he told me that he no …
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June Donohue
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10/4/24
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You might have a heart-dropping moment, as did I, when I saw an alarming message in my Facebook/Meta (yeah, I’m confused, too) notifications for Callicoon Walking Tours.
Said notice …
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Ramona Jan
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10/1/24
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