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From my grandmother’s diary when she was sixteen and working in the family bakery. All first names mentioned are those of her siblings except for her schoolmate, Clara.
Oct 1st
Rain …
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Ramona Jan
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10/11/22
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Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah (Riverhead). A (perhaps surprisingly) beautiful historical novel by the 2021 Nobel laureate, a British author of Tanzanian birth. Gurnah writes in English, of course, …
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George Ernsberger
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10/7/22
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As you can see, condominium ownership can offer some important benefits. Here are some of the other advantages of owning a condo unit:
· It usually costs less to buy a condominium than to …
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Joel Lerner
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10/7/22
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Do not let the title of this column scare you away. Although it sounds like the hard to swallow supply-side economic policies developed by the Reagan administration, this column gives you something …
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Hudson Cooper
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10/7/22
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It has been over a week now since Hurricane Ian devasted Florida. Most of us either have family or know someone who lives in southwest Florida.
My mom’s house in Cape Coral was …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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10/7/22
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I’m not sure where honey whipped feta has been all my life. I have been starting to see it pop up on menus across the area, but haven’t had a chance to try it until now.
Half Baked …
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Claire Stabbert
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10/7/22
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Does anyone really become a writer without the influence of others upon their lives? Certainly, not me. We all have stories. It’s putting them on the page that needs careful consideration. I …
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Ramona Jan
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10/4/22
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A friend came up to me at a recent 5K race and asked me if I ever run.
I reminded him that I compete as a walker. So, no, I don’t run. I walk. It’s what we walkers do. If I did run, …
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Barry Lewis
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9/30/22
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I’ve published my upside-down Shepard’s pie previously in the paper, but it is such a staple for me in the upcoming fall months and I can’t get enough of it. Please enjoy this …
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Claire Stabbert
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9/30/22
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It is apple season and they seem to be everywhere this time of year. Many trees are ready for picking and they are loaded this year. Mother Nature is providing for her flock for the winter with a …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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9/30/22
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My addiction to trying to solve word games began in elementary school. In the library I saw a copy of “Highlights Magazine.” Holding my blue Crayola crayon, I flipped through the pages …
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Hudson Cooper
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9/30/22
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My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen and working in the family bakery when she kept this diary. She has one brother, Joe, and six sisters some of whose names are mentioned. Lina’s excited …
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Ramona Jan
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9/27/22
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Last week I was away a couple of days at a buying show for lawn and garden products for next spring. Usually this just means buying items in advance that we know we will need and getting an extra …
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Jim Boxberger
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9/23/22
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As I do each year, I celebrate my birthday by writing about my feelings on aging. Although my 86th birthday was five days ago, today is also my birthday. Are you confused? Don’t be. …
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Joel Lerner
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9/23/22
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This is a one-tray pasta dinner is similar to the crock pot method: throw all raw ingredients into a single tray, pop it in the oven, and let it rip! One-tray pasta dishes have become so …
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Claire Stabbert
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9/23/22
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My son Michael and I spent a glorious two weeks in Callicoon Center, part of which led up to my 1951 Jeffersonville High School class reunion on August 27th. Our friend, John Bale, who once lived in …
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June Donohue
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9/23/22
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I’m walking across the Callicoon Bridge hoping that a large vehicle doesn’t traverse it at the same time when, not one, but two gigantic buses turn the corner. The bridge shakes, as my …
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Ramona Jan
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9/20/22
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The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford (Atria). Some- thing like an epic, in the description, but fast and fun to read and as much future fiction as histo ical: it’s set in 2045, or at …
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George Ernsberger
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9/16/22
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Every now and again I start to crave a chopped salad with iceberg lettuce and all my favorite toppings. Normally it’s the traditional wedge, but when I heard about this new craze that the …
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Claire Stabbert
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9/16/22
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Back in February when Russia invaded Ukraine was when I first wrote about the high price of fertilizers this year and the reason why. Ukraine was a major fertilizer manufacturing hub for all of …
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Jim Boxberger
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9/16/22
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From my grandmother’s diary when she was sixteen and working in the family bakery. All names mentioned are those of her siblings except for her friend Daisy.
Sept 3rd
Fred and …
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Ramona Jan
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9/13/22
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So, we have already had a com- plete month’s rain with the storm earlier this week. Now imagine that was snow, we would be shov- eling out for a week.
Plan for winter now, so that you …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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9/9/22
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Part 10 of 11
Which is a Better Investment, The Certificate of Deposit or The Money Market Account?
One of the biggest questions in- vestors face is, “what do I do with my cash when I'm …
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Joel Lerner
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9/9/22
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I hope the title of this column did not cause the neurons and synapses in your brain to flameout as it tried to remember that catchy song written by Harry Woods in 1926. You might recall its most …
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Hudson Cooper
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9/9/22
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In between waves of nausea, I suddenly realized I could no longer breathe. I was facing a blank white wall in my bathroom and gasping for air, telling myself, just breathe, for God’s sake, just …
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Ramona Jan
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9/6/22
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