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A handy lesson or two
The first thing I noticed about the tiny little hand poking out the tractor window was the face behind it smiling down at my camera and me.   The second thing was the dirt, traces of it … more
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Rain, rain, go away
Standing in the pouring rain on Monticello’s Broadway on Saturday, I had just one thought: Not again! The Sullivan County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association and the Monticello Fire … more
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The ones you make a plan with
It was one of those things we’d been planning to do for ages. “We need to get together,” we’d say in our birthday text messages. “We should plan something,” … more
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The things they left behind
You’ve spent the entire day at a friend’s home, and it’s time to leave. You look around and realize that various members of your family have discarded the following items in various … more
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So long, squatters
How do you get a squatter out of your backyard?   If that particular squatter is listed on the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest companies, you have a few options.   You … more
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It’s your August. Make it count.
T.S. Eliot may have once convinced the world that April was the cruelest month, but these days I’m inclined to disagree.   August takes all the hope of early summer and manages to … more
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It’s our turn to talk cellphone service
How many times over the years have you seen an out-of-towner with a cellphone in one hand and a puzzled look on their face? Did you watch them turn the device off and power it back up again in … more
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Blame it on the squatters
You’ll have to pardon our failure to maintain our lawn this summer.   Blame the squatters in my backyard who are refusing to leave. Spectrum and Verizon have been squatting in my … more
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A little bit of disbelief
“I’m sorry we’re late,” I said. “We had to stop and tell a farmer one of his cows got out.” It’s not the first time I’ve had to make this apology. … more
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Food for you, and you, and you
I’d only just entered the maze of a farmers’ market in one of NYS’s larger cities when I spotted them – bunches of bright yellow bananas piled on a table, waiting for … more
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One final goodbye
The whirring of the chainsaw as it sliced through the center post made one thing clear: There was no turning back.   The wooden beam crashing to the ground, swings and monkey bars clanking … more
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It’s OK, Mom
Year after year, there’s always a mom who captures my eye at graduation.   She’s beaming, her smile so wide the pride seems to radiate from her, like sunlight spilling through … more
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Love is a small town value
It was the wee hours of a frosty morning, and I was wandering with no particular direction in mind, taking one back road after another, letting the roads lead my adventure.   My task for … more
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To the seniors of Livingston Manor and Roscoe
For most grown-ups, memories of their senior year of high school are few and far between. Perhaps they recall who came out to cheer them on at graduation or maybe faint memories remain of a class … more
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Callicoon kids
Hometowns are complicated places.   This place where you learned to walk and talk and to ride a bike, where you had your first kiss and your first heartbreak, may be a place you never leave … more
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Goodbye, sweet boy
He had an uncanny knack for breaking into things.   The oven where we hid the box of pizza.   The cabinet where we hid the baking supplies.   The dishwasher not yet full … more
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Her Picture
I’d turned my lens on a co-worker during a branding session in Boston this week when she put me on the spot.   “But who takes your picture?” she wanted to know.   … more
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Feeling Powerless
I probably didn’t need to Google “how much time does the average American spend without power each year?” Over some 15 years working remotely for companies across the country … more
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You're grounded
There comes a time in every country homeowner’s life when they find themselves in a war with a groundhog.   Battles are typically waged on a number of fronts, namely the front side of … more
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Who are you?
My brain told me the face was familiar, but the name floated out somewhere in the ether, just beyond my reach.   Standing stock still, my body in panic mode, my brain turned itself inside … more
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Shaking off the shame
I spent a recent Thursday asking a lot of teenagers a variation of the same question: Do you know what you’d like to do after high school? It’s a question teenagers are asked on a … more
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Where else but in the country?
If you live in Western Sullivan County, you’re accustomed to long drives and finding ways to fill them. A long drive back and forth from a doctor’s appointment or a run to the DMV is … more
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An adventure through the archives
For weeks now, I’ve spent my early mornings perched in my office chair, wrapped up in a blanket, hitting “delete.” I’d like to pretend I don’t know how my hard … more
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The language of the people who knew us when
When kids do battle with the drama inherent in high school attendance, there’s an almost universal mantra adopted by their parents: In a few years, this will end, and you never have to see … more
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The woman of the hour
Every once in a while, I end up in the lobby of Grover Hermann Hospital in Callicoon. Each time I do, I can’t help but stare at the tribute to “Mrs. Charles P. Kautz” in honor of a … more
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