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Folks, I’d like to take a few minutes to talk with you about your mulch.
First, let me say that I’m pro-mulch. Have been most of my adult life. Some of my best friends use mulch. But …
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Barry Lewis
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6/7/24
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The Bicycle Ballyhoo began in ‘75 in an elevator at The Hotel Bretton Hall on 86th and Broadway, when Didier Bacri turned to me and said, “You should get a bicycle.” And I did. …
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Ramona Jan
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6/4/24
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I’ve realized that the older I become, the more I am turning into my mother. As a kid, I was very anti anything that tasted like or resembled an egg. At every birthday party, my mother would …
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Claire Burns
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5/31/24
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Well, No Mow May paid dividends this year. Last week I caught a swarm of bees in the bee trap I had set up at the store. I’ve now moved them to my bee yard in my garden at home and hopefully …
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Jim Boxberger
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5/31/24
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Most of you probably recognize that line from the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” In the film, a tornado touches down in Kansas and sends Dorothy and her little dog Toto on a soul-searching …
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Hudson Cooper
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5/31/24
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People who know me well are aware that I feel I must have at least one banana a day or I cannot function. So when my friend John Bale, who now lives in Conneticut, saw a truck full of bananas turn …
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June Donohue
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5/31/24
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The Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association (SCVA) is pouring its heart into promoting our award-winning destination to locals, neighbors, and both regional and domestic audiences. Over the past …
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Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association
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5/31/24
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In 1960, when I was four, the word ‘memorial’ had no meaning. Put it with ‘day’ and it meant, parade. Memorial Day Parade. What was it for?
A clue may have been found in …
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Ramona Jan
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5/28/24
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I’m often asked why I keep writing about the Catskills.
Why I share stories about those days when tens of thousands of folks would be drawn out of the city and up to the mountains on the …
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Barry Lewis
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5/24/24
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The dictionary defines a humdinger as “a remarkable or outstanding thing of its kind.” Well, this is the time of the year, when in our neck of the woods, we welcome back the humdingers of …
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Hudson Cooper
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5/24/24
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It’s time of year in nature when babies are born and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wants you to learn, “If You Care, Leave It There”. The DEC …
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Jim Boxberger
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5/24/24
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Sometimes you don’t get along with a health practitioner and you have to change to a different one. Such was the case last week when I went for my tri-weekly exam and immunotherapy infusion.
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Ramona Jan
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5/21/24
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The burn ban is finally over and now I can start cleaning my yard so that I will be able to mow as we get toward the end of May. My lawn is about eight to ten inches high right now and of course I …
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Jim Boxberger
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5/17/24
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If you need a physical embodiment of the passage of time you do not have to look any further than the cell phone. Specifically, I can gauge the passing of the years by examining the development of …
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Hudson Cooper
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5/17/24
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In my last column, I wrote about funny people in my life. One of them was my sister-in-law, Marion. I thought of another saying of hers that I forgot to include. Since she was a hair dresser, people …
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June Donohue
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5/17/24
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I want to preface this by saying that I rarely keep plants alive. This could be why my husband purchased myself a self-watering herb garden planter. However, this has been my fifth year in a …
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Claire Burns
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5/17/24
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It’s rare to have a best day these days, especially if you are me. But I had one this past Saturday, at JURNI’s Mother’s Day Health and Wellness fair. JURNI, located in Cocheton, NY …
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Ramona Jan
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5/14/24
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Many of us take for granted how lucky we are to live in an area that offers scenic beauty as we drive on our roads. That thought came to mind last week when I was stuck in traffic as I was leaving …
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Hudson Cooper
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5/10/24
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Lately I have been absolutely obsessed with all things ramps, including ramp pesto. If you haven’t tried them already, I highly suggest it. Their season will only last for about two more weeks! …
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Claire Burns
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5/10/24
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I’m trying not to use the word “believe” anymore as in “I believe…” What does it matter what I believe? What I believe is not important, and may or may not be the …
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Ramona Jan
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5/7/24
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What a difference a week makes, from cold wet weather a week and a half ago to the beautiful tropical conditions we had this week. Looking at the forecast through mid-May, the nighttime temperatures …
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Jim Boxberger
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5/3/24
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Sometimes words in the English language can do “a complete 180” with just an inadvertent flick on the space bar. In a draft for this column, I caused such a turnaround when I started …
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Hudson Cooper
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5/3/24
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We all know her…or shall I say knew her? She was a beauty. Even in her old age. Stoic throughout the years. A trouper with immense tenacity holding up to life’s hardships. We all …
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Ramona Jan
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4/30/24
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With every passing year, my body gives me yet another rude wake-up call that I’m getting old.
First, my hair got a bit grayer.
Then my eyes got a bit weaker.
Now my blood has …
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Barry Lewis
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4/26/24
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With the nice weather this week, I heard and saw a lot of lawn mowers going. I cannot stress too much the importance of No Mow May to help pollinator populations. Even this week with the nice weather …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/26/24
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