Drums along the Mohawk, dance along the Hudson
Someone once said that dance is our most atavistic artistic expression. We all want to do it. We are shy about dancing in public for fear of judgment. We all do it when alone.
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Lee Reich’s new gardening book is another keeper
Reich is highly regarded as a national expert, but even more exciting is the fact that he’s a local! He knows our pain. How can we trust an expert from New Jersey, or worse, someone from California (who is probably just a surfer) with our delicate apple blossoms? We can not.
What are special needs? Parenting one’s child to adult life
For many parents, news that their child has “special needs” is delivered at the public school parent teacher conference, a place where the atmosphere is a lot like that of Rick’s Cafe in the movie Casablanca. Crowded. Noisy. Anxious.
Living in a ski town
Some days it’s a snow globe, others a wet mess, but always an economy
Fall is when we natives get our Valley back again
These late warm days are heavy with the perfume of goldenrod and sweet grass. Soon enough there will be wood smoke in the morning air. The lines are gone from the supermarket and the deli. Without the crowds, I get to see my neighbors there.
The musings of an empty nester
My connection to my children is ongoing and strong. But that golden time in my life is over…
Greene is green: The life and times of Greene County
Greene County rolls up from the Hudson River, north of Kingston and south of Albany, to some of the highest
Deus ex machina
Elisabeth Henry comes to terms with big machines The spring was already there, bubbling over rocks to a small