Author Archives: erica

Our current count is 9 hens. We had 10, but something got one of the girls last month. We had no idea what. Whatever it was, it picked the head and neck clean, and got some good chunks of the … Continue reading →

After months and months of anticipation (and after years and years of planning and work by the people who made it happen!), we got to experience Opening Day of the new Walkway Over The Hudson! It’s the world’s longest pedestrian … Continue reading →

We enjoyed a wonderful visit with our friends up at their family’s Adirondack lake house during a gorgeous fall weekend. It was beautiful, sunny, and seasonably cool, but that didn’t stop our mermaid from taking a dip!

More apple picking at Liberty View Farm, this time with baby goats! I got some Little League baseball gear off of Craig’s List, and Grandma sent us some gear, and we bring it with us to the playground for pick-up … Continue reading →

Declan did some fencing for the first time at his buddy’s fencing birthday party (he’s the one in the blue pants with the stripe). After some basic instruction, they got to spar with each other. Declan seemed interested and engaged, … Continue reading →

Daily life pics from September 2009 Declan’s been dying to get a pogo stick for a long time. We finally went in on it with him and bought one at the local toystore in town. He got the hang of … Continue reading →

Some pix from the first weekend of apple picking from our tree we leased with Gemma and Papa at Liberty View Farm in Highland.

Some final pix of summer life. We’ve gotten really into Mancala this summer. Here’s D playing with a new friend at the annual NPR&G Club BBQ. Here’s Quinn playing Ladder Ball at the same gathering. Olin and D talk strategy … Continue reading →

Took a day trip with some friends to Robert Moses Beach in Long Island. Awe.some. Perfect day, and we all had a blast.

Both kids love swimming! D’s using the local waterslide for the first time this year, as well as doing big cannonball splashes and swimming underwater, hunting for treasure. Quinn loves swimming best with her floaties. But since so few public … Continue reading →