why mushrooms?
It’s finally time to start the new writing project I’ve been thinking about for a while now. Rob and I have been in our house near Nyack for about 10 months, and along the way, there have been several...
View Articlespring is sprung
Since this is the first Spring in our house, it has been exciting to see what perennials have been lurking underground all season. I know next to nothing about gardening or lawn care, but I’ve heard...
View Articlevideo: real banana muffins
Nothing saddens me more than a fake banana muffin. Why must they insult these baked goods by injecting them with so much artificial flavoring, when the real fruit makes them so much better? Whatever...
View Articlemarch of the worms
There was a crazy storm last night including, but not limited to: thunder, lightning, and boatloads of rain. Today, the driveway is covered with more worms than I’ve ever seen congregating in one...
View Articlecracking up
Oops: I guess you’re supposed to bring these kinds of flower pots inside for the winter. Sadly, we have three others in a similar state. Science has never been my forte, but I presume this has...
View ArticleNyack…You’re not in NYC Anymore
New York City is great, but Nyack is nothing to sneeze at. Just because you’re 34.9 miles from the Big Apple doesn’t mean you can’t have fun. In fact, once you’ve visited, or moved here (and there is...
View Articleegg on yard
What should you do if you find a perfect little egg in your yard the day before Easter? Marvel at the wonders of the natural world. Decide it looks a little too perfect to be real and assume it had to...
View ArticleThe Outside In: in nearby Piermont
I think I owe Bill Walsh and Joe Serra an apology. When I recently visited their store, The Outside In, in Piermont near Nyack, I know I behaved strangely. It’s just that their eclectic...
View Articleput a bird in it
We bought this little birdhouse a few months back and hung it in a tree outside our kitchen window. I spotted it, of all places, at the Drugworld on Rt 59 in Nyack. It was the only one like it, and...
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