Living and gardening in an older Hudson Valley home
Arriving by airplane, automobile, and train, members of the Orange and Dutchess Counties Garden Club, along with a few spouses, siblings, and friends, gathered in Washington DC for a tour of gardens and historic sites in and around Washington DC. Union Station – Washington DC – Photo by Paul Brothe Everyone arrived on Sunday to […]
Throughout the long winter months, we waited and planned our spring project – a new vegetable garden. The overall layout of the garden was not optimal for everything we wanted to plant. Last year, I made wooden raised beds. They worked well, but the beds were just made just from scraps of lumber and would […]
Ilya Rosanov is the character we love and hate in Heated Rivalry. He is obnoxious and sweet at the same time. Just like renovating a kitchen! Going through a kitchen renovation is not always pleasant. There is the dust, the disruption to the normal routine, the invasion of privacy, and the rising costs. However, there […]
This past weekend we had new neighbors over for dinner. It was the final meal we made in our kitchen. It was a simple menu, basil and spinach salad with pine nut dressing, mushroom risotto, and a white chocolate, raspberry Charlotte – with homemade lady fingers. Entertaining is something we enjoy, so knowing it was […]
