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Meadowlark
Rodger Marsh and Kate Short, the brother and sister team behind Meadowlark, are not in Kansas anymore. They did, however, name their...
By Susan Welsh
Nov 22, 20192 min read
Comfort With a Twist
There’s a new baby foeder at our favorite Buck's County orchard, and her name is Mela (that’s Italian for apple). “Foeder” is a Dutch...
By Susan Welsh
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Sir Elton, Captain Fantastic!
In 1975 I had a mood ring on my finger and was bursting with pride over my roles as the first lieutenant of the safety patrol and editor...
By Susan Welsh
Nov 6, 20192 min read
Hudson River Valley State of Mind
Thomas Cole 1837 Driving to the Hudson Valley in October is exactly the way you should spend time reconnecting with an old college...
By Susan Welsh
Oct 16, 20192 min read
Dinner With Ruth Reichl
The Farm Cooking School is one of the treasures we locals are blessed with. Located on Gravity Hill Farm, the rustic charm here is...
By Susan Welsh
Sep 14, 20192 min read
Cooler by a mile
It’s taken me far too long to write about the excellent cuisine at Jay’s on Third, our favorite restaurant in our favorite beach town, ...
By Susan Welsh
Aug 28, 20192 min read
Niagara Falls Short
Turns out Steph and I are 150 years too late to see the Niagara we were hoping to see—a pristine geological wonder created some 12,000...
By Susan Welsh
Aug 8, 20192 min read
Remembering Scout
If you’re lucky in this lifetime you get at least one special animal to navigate alongside you on your journey as a spiritual being...
By Susan Welsh
Jul 23, 20193 min read
Misty, moody, Monterey
In a kind of harmonic convergence of surf and turf that only makes sense in California, HBO’s Season 2 debut of Big Little Lies aired...
By Susan Welsh
Jun 12, 20192 min read
THIS PLACE the work of Jennifer Hansen Rolli
This Place, the paintings of Jennifer Hanson Rolli, is a celebration of a multitude of places and spaces, from the backroads of Bucks...
By Susan Welsh
May 3, 20192 min read
On the eve of 55. . .
One lustrum and 5 decades ago, several new things were launched into the new world: The Sharpie pen, Lucky Charms, and Benihana’s...
By Susan Welsh
Apr 5, 20192 min read
Half-baked!
"A Party Without Cake is really just a meeting." --Julia Child I'm one synopsis and one chapter into the open submissions hopper. My...
By Susan Welsh
Mar 24, 20191 min read
You Say You Want a Resolution
Four millennia and several years ago, the Babylonians celebrated the new year by paying tribute to their pagan gods with the Feast of...
By Susan Welsh
Dec 31, 20182 min read
Could next Christmas be the year that Last, Christmas becomes the next holiday classic?
2016 is the year I begin grappling with the existential angst that accompanies retirement and late middle age. Exhausted and burnt...
By Susan Welsh
Dec 20, 20182 min read
Pages, Chapters, Decades
Updates on Tropical Storm Florence dominate the airwaves this week as I prepare to move to our new home. Starting with my sole...
By Susan Welsh
Sep 16, 20182 min read
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Cocktails on Wednesday at Friday, Saturday, Sunday is always a good idea. For me, a Paper Trail, naturally--tequila, Bonal, Punt e Mes,...
By Susan Welsh
Jul 2, 20182 min read
The Space Race, the Rocket Ship and the Stage
It's 1970 something and Nicole and I are helping to paint the school over the summer. It will be one of the many civic duties our...
By Susan Welsh
Jun 13, 20182 min read
Tequila!
I woke up this morning to another Tequila sunrise, visions of margaritas swirling in my mind, Scout mewling at the bedside demanding...
By Susan Welsh
May 5, 20182 min read
Over the river and to the food.
We ventured over the Delaware River and under The Hudson to NYC last week to meet Don and John at Buddakan. It was loud and crowded, and...
By Susan Welsh
May 3, 20183 min read
Welcome to Miami
"“Expect no more. This is happiness.” Hyam Plutzik The iconic gates of the Versace mansion, the ubiquitous art deco architecture, and the...
By Susan Welsh
Apr 25, 20182 min read
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