Greenpoint; Amid big holiday rush, still room for simple and small
On Dec. 1, I turned on my car radio and heard my favorite Christmas song, “2000 Miles” by The Pretenders…. Read more »
Greenpoint: Garden chat time, then garden bedtime
Last week an almost neighbor delivered the remains of his garden to our house. It’s a tradition that started when… Read more »
Greenpoint: Bald and beautiful — eagles still a treat
I’ve been watching the bald eagles around here for more than 30 years, stopping to look as they circle over… Read more »
Greenpoint: Planting memories in the flower garden
I spent some of the hot days of last week digging up clumps of golden glow that had become overabundant… Read more »
Greenpoint: The best spring ever
There are two new baby goats hopping around the goat yard, and we are pretty convinced they are the cutest… Read more »
Greenpoint: Keeping an ear out for the sweet sounds of spring
All winter long our bird feeder was populated almost entirely by three breeds: chickadees, nuthatches and tufted titmice. They are… Read more »
Greenpoint: Even up here, winter losing its icy grip
My friend in Connecticut has a daffodil poking up through the ground near a patch of snow. An Albany buddy… Read more »
Greenpoint: Cooking rut? Try making meals for others
It might be the end-of-winter doldrums, the lack of fresh garden produce or the approaching one year we-can’t-go-anywhere-and-no-one-can-come-here anniversary, but… Read more »
Greenpoint: Enjoying winter birds — and the promise of spring
“Look up,” I told my husband as he was grumbling out the door, head down, shoulders hunched. He did, and… Read more »
Greenpoint: Always expected, winter sneaks up
The snow started around 8 Wednesday night. We had prepped by doing some of those last-minute pre-winter chores that we… Read more »
Greenpoint: Leave a little wild for winter’s outdoor friends
Outside the big window in the front room that serves as office, living room, dining room and sometime animal hospital,… Read more »
Greenpoint: Stay vigilant — ticks don’t do social distancing
When my kids were young, Lyme disease was just starting to move north from Connecticut and into the Hudson Valley,… Read more »
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