Whooooo. This has been a year and a half, tucked into a few measly months. Soaked in self-pity, I walked to church today and skulked into...

So I'm making my mom's (actually my godmother's recipe, passed down to my mom) carrot cake tonight—two of them, to be honest, one for...

June has already passed us by. I remember March seemed to go SOOOO SLOOOOWLYYYY, then April, and May... By mid-June, we were elbow-deep...

Today I attended a "rehearsal" for an important ceremony that will be held Thursday at West Point. Attended by the "yearlings" — those...

Suffering is subjective, though universally painful, and faith can sometimes be hard to find. I learned a lesson in that recently, and I...

I have to write a story on geocaching for a summer magazine, so I've been doing a little research. What's geocaching, you ask? Grab a...

When I worked with Hudson Valley magazine, we often mentioned the Gomez Mill House in our issues. Located in Marlboro right off of Route...

It's gotten cold around here. Really cold - like, single-digit freezin' season. Here's what the temperature was during one of my "Mom's...

I was in Nyack this morning on assignment for a local publication. After my interview, I headed south on Broadway, onto Route 9W and down...

As I write this, it's *checks Weather Channel* 48 degrees here in Winterton, and it looks like we won't be getting snow for at least...

I had a blood test today. Routine, just checking thyroid levels and such. But as I drove away from the doctor's office, I looked at the...

Can't deny it; it's fall. Although I was glad to see the temperatures cool slightly, I'm not looking forward to what lies ahead. It was a...

I recently attended an outdoor meditation class on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River in New Windsor. I was writing a story about it...

Happy World Bee Day! I'm loving all of the spring flowers that are attracting these beautiful little buzzers. This particular privet just...

This year, we seem to have a bumper crop of Purple Dead Nettle. These stately little flowers, sitting on top of a crown of ombre leaves,...

It's a crazy world we're living in right now (I like to call it Bizarro World, for lack of another term). The kids are home all day...

Last Monday, I had my morning free because I was covering a late meeting for work. The meeting involved difficult topics of police, race...

Sunday was a beautiful day, and we didn't want to waste it. So we hopped in the car and followed very helpful directions from local...

I grew up in suburban Rockland County, NY. There were lots of songbirds there, and the occasional hawk, but I'd never seen a bald eagle...

This winter has been a good one here in the Hudson Valley: a little snow, a little sun, and the groundhog played nice earlier this month....