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I consider myself pretty much with it socially, but I have to admit I had never even heard of a gender reveal party, never mind taking part in one in my own family. But last Sunday, my grandson John …
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June Donohue
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5/5/23
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Happy Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May. The full moon is tonight and after tonight I am calling it safe to plant outside. I’m getting asked almost twenty times a day now, when can I plant? …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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5/5/23
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I want to throw my two cents, or more appropriately, the suggested 20 percent, into the ever-growing tip debate.
Most folks agree that waitstaff should be tipped. A good percentage will tip our …
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Barry Lewis
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4/28/23
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I really love making weeknight spring pasta dishes lately, and my fiance loves them as well. There isn’t anything better than shallots and garlic cooked in wine in my opinion. The pops of peas …
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Claire Stabbert
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4/28/23
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With the days getting warmer and longer, we are spending more time outdoors getting ready for the season ahead. Spring cleaning is in full swing and I have been doing a lot of spring cleaning this …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/28/23
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Probably the most dangerous thing anyone could tell someone like Ramona is that you can sneak into any rock concert at Madison Square Garden without paying for it…even when it’s sold …
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If you have been out of the house lately you must have seen the forsythia, with its golden yellow color, in full bloom. Forsythia are our reminder that now is the time to treat your lawn for …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/21/23
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The use of the term “snail mail” connotes that getting something sent through the post office is a slow process. That is true when compared with the speed of transmitting via computers or …
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Hudson Cooper
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4/21/23
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First there was a Sedar at my church on Saturday. My son and I thought it was on the 15th but could we have gotten it wrong? Maybe it had taken place on the 8th and we had missed it. But after …
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June Donohue
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4/21/23
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The phone rings and because I love the thrill of not knowing who it is, I don’t have Caller ID. I pick up the receiver. Yes, a receiver on a mounted dial-up phone attached to a wall with a very …
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Ramona Jan
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4/18/23
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This soup recipe I made during Covid, and it’s been one that has stuck with me. I’ll often make it during holidays as a starter, or prep it during the weekend to have for lunch throughout …
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Claire Stabbert
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4/14/23
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As I took a drive on Easter Sunday around the county, I started to notice certain areas that already had violets and daffodils blooming as well as grass that was much greener than in Swan Lake. And …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/14/23
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It is that time of the year when I often think of the adage “April showers brings May flowers.” Of course, as a child I used to add “And what do May flowers …
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Hudson Cooper
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4/14/23
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I loved it when the Marvelous Midge Maisel shouted, “We’re Going to the Catskills!”
The Catskills!
As Abe Weissman tried to figure out how he was going to squeeze the …
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Barry Lewis
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4/14/23
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I go to the Farmers Market in Callicoon, NY every Sunday where I visit the Bridge Street Bakehouse table. Bridge Street Bakehouse is a small-batch bakery named for their brick and mortar local at 175 …
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Ramona Jan
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4/11/23
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With the nice weather this week everyone coming in are asking when can we plant. Well, it is still real early and things like flowers with the exception of pansies are out of the question. But there …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/7/23
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As the days marched on towards April, I embarked on my yearly chore of doing some spring cleaning. As part of my ritual, I went through piles of paperwork on my desk. As a writer I accumulate papers …
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Hudson Cooper
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4/7/23
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Rose and her parents, Roy and Elizabeth, had relocated to Saugus, Massachusetts, to be near their older daughter, Lea, and their grandchildren, Oliver and Asher. Rose was born disabled and used a …
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June Donohue
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4/7/23
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Western sullivan public library Director
National Library Week, first sponsored in 1958, is a national observance in April offering a time to celebrate the contributions of our …
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Audra Everett
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4/4/23
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My husband, Andre, and I followed Dr. X through a combination of icy rain and snow to an Indian restaurant in Astoria, Queens. It was a long couple of blocks and during the trek I tried hard not to …
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Ramona Jan
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4/4/23
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Despite the occasional reminders that winter wants to stay around for a while, it is spring. Some trees are beginning to show signs of burgeoning leaves. Optimists like myself are putting away down …
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Hudson Cooper
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3/31/23
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The other night my grandson Evan reached out so his Pop Pop could stand and hold him tight. No better feeling than to stand and hold him. And hold him. And hold him a little bit more. Until Pop Pop …
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Barry Lewis
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3/31/23
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I always thought Winter was my favorite season until I get a glimpse of this warmer weather and remember how much I love the Spring and Summer. I wanted to make a dish that reminded me of …
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Claire Stabbert
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3/31/23
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Don’t be quick to blame deer, rabbits or the crazy winter for why your favorite shrub or tree didn’t make it through the winter. Sometimes the problem is much smaller, it could be the …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/31/23
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Because it’s typically non-invasive and health building, I’ve always preferred an alternative approach to medicine. That’s why I recently sought a Chinese herbalist whom I’ll …
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Ramona Jan
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3/28/23
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