Category Archives: General

A Hurricane Sandy Report from Upstate New York

Hurricane Sandy came through Monday here in the Mid-Hudson Valley of Upstate NY. I know we got off so very easy compared to some of our friends that we know down in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, people who … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween and a Hurricane

Happy Halloween, everyone! I’m posting this a little early just in case Hurricane Sandy pulls down a few power or cable wires around here in NY’s Hudson Valley. The pumpkin was a gift from friends who grew it in their … Continue reading

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A Dreidel for Jewish New Year?

First of all, Happy New Year to all Jewish friends and readers! Also, seems like a good time to show a photo of something I found under the heat register the other day while vacuuming – a tiny toy dreidel! … Continue reading

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Fallen Walnut Harvest

This photo represents some of the fallen walnuts that I raked out of driveway one morning, but there are many, many more now. Hopefully, they’re mostly out of the tree by now, although it’s hard to tell as the tree … Continue reading

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Stove, Old and New

After almost two months of trying to get our older stove fixed, which included four visits from two different repairmen, a reschedule due to a repairman’s family emergency, a reschedule due to them having ordered the wrong part, they finally … Continue reading

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