Violet is a cattle dog, and apparently cattle dogs don't kill small creatures. Or at least this one doesn't. On...

Dad was a guy with an incredibly strict sense of right and wrong. He wouldn't have been able to stomach...

When I moved back to Ulster County after many years away, one of the first things I did was take...

One friend is a dear man who just celebrated his eightieth birthday. He has a home in Woodstock, and he...

Right now, the sound of rain outside is incredibly welcome. But, like most things, moderation is best. Too much of...

I am a blogger from way back. I started writing on blogspot.com when I needed to rant about what I...

I danced with my granddaughters this weekend, one of them on my hip and the other twirling around the floor....

During the shutdown, I discovered online ballet workouts, and they are actually kind of enjoyable. Some chirpy young women conduct...

China has launched its first mission to land on the red planet. NASA is launching another mission with a new...

The vegetable garden, after a slow start, is trying to bury us under zucchini, cucumbers and tomatoes. The cauliflowers and...

We have two hammocks. One is a macrame cotton thing that is positively huge, and is surprisingly strong. It tangles...

When my dad tried to assume his role as decision maker in my parents' lives, their arguments were loud, long,...

Bessie grew up helping her mother pick cotton and wash laundry. She tried to go to college but had to...

The push to flatten the curve was to create some breathing room, "to get our act together," as she put...

Everyone’s outdoor spaces are getting a lot more use this year. With the continuing concerns about the pandemic, most of...

Now that the days are hot and the nights are cool, we wake in the morning surrounded by clouds. The...

I have maintained for several years now that our seasons do not align with our calendar the way they did...

Today, the boundaries Bell helped draw are seen as the cause of some of the modern day problems in that...

The Delaware County public-health department, which has refused to identify towns or places where positive cases have been confirmed for...

I've used reading as an escape since a very lonely summer when we moved to Ulster County just as fourth...