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My son, Michael took me to a great restaurant for dinner where there was also live music. The restaurant was The ‘76 House in Tappan, N.Y. It’s the oldest one in the country. One …
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By June Donohue
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5/19/23
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One day I woke up with the crazy idea of writing a letter to a ‘frenemy.’ We all have frenemies, people we’ve fallen out with and decided not to talk to anymore. My nutty idea was …
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Ramona Jan
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5/16/23
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There’s nothing like college graduation day.
You hear speeches. Lots of speeches. By politicians and business leaders. Educators and entertainers. Most you’ve never heard of. They …
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Barry Lewis
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5/12/23
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I mentioned last week that I moved and our new house has a lawn that is more moss than grass. This week, I moved our camper from the old house to new and found that the lawn is quite hard as well. …
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Jim Boxberger
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5/12/23
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Recently a group of friends were stranded overnight when their scheduled flight was canceled. It had nothing to do with severe weather. Apparently, the problem was a glitch in the scheduling of an …
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Hudson Cooper
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5/12/23
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It’s this time of year that I just love a slightly acidic bean salad to have for a light lunch or just to snack on when I get home. I never feel very guilty while eating it, which is always a …
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Claire Stabber
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5/12/23
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I mentioned last week that I moved and our new house has a lawn that is more moss than grass. This week, I moved our camper from the old house to new and found that the lawn is quite hard as well. …
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Jim Boxberger, Jr
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5/12/23
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Come spring bugs, birds and bikes emerge. I own workhorses from the ‘80’s. Solid steel; in many places rusted. I’ll call them ‘vintage bikes’ because it sounds better. …
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Ramona Jan
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5/9/23
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The covid pandemic taught us many things. During the pandemic there was a large decrease in flu cases across the country. With most people wearing protective masks when being in groups, the spread of …
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Hudson Cooper
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5/5/23
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Recently I was reminded by my fiancé of Allysa Torey’s lemon tarragon chicken recipe. Allysa Torey is a cookbook author, Sullivan County resident, and previous owner of the world famous …
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Claire Stabbert
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5/5/23
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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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