stone ridge csa

one of our local orchards is part of a csa (community supported agriculture). by signing up, you give money upfront to support the farmer's growth of various produce, and in return you get a heaping bagful of fresh fruits or vegetables grown and delivered only 10 minutes from our house! stone ridge orchards will supply us with rhubarb and berries, various fruit throughout the summer, and apples, squash and pumpkins into the fall, all the way up to thanksgiving. this is the same place we bought apples for crumble when mom, dad and victoria visited. for vegetables, there is an affiliation with another farm across the hudson river. they will supply herbs, and endless vegetables. you can sign up for a full or a half share. we signed up for a half share since there is more than enough food to go around each weekend. they are also offering eggs and homemade pastas, but we kept to the fruit and vegetables this time.

pella!... pella!

in just two days, four guys arrived early to remove our old windows and replace them with all new pella windows. when the delivery truck backed up the drive, there was a brief moment if he would clear the tree branches. after the two days, all our windows now all lock, all have the single grid (farmhouse-style), all are energy efficient, and all have nickel plated hardware. and no more storm windows and nesting bugs. we saved the windows from the living room since they are original to the circa 1820s house. if only stanley kowalski was yelling up at the house as an ad placement for pella windows.

lilacs

at 17 downing circle, there was a lilac shrub outside the kitchen window... i think of mom when the lilac is in bloom.

portrait of a pointer as a young dog