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New York’s Hudson Valley is thick with historical sites, gorgeous estates and important landmarks, many of them near to or overlooking the glorious Hudson River.
For most of us, the Dog Days of summer have just passed. They get their name from the “Dog Star,” Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major — the Big Dog —which is in line with our sun in the noonday sky. Apparently the ancients, whoever they may have been, believed the Dog Star added to the sun’s heat, resulting in Dog Days.
During quarantine I have mostly learned to surrender to the unexpected. The days are long, the news cycle dreary and the future unknowable. In a time of powerlessness, the one thing I have power over is a cardboard island called Catan. Let me explain.
Feeling a little jittery? Have the couch cushions settled irrevocably into the shape of your personal rear end-type area? Has the excitement of binge-watching season 7 of “Home Boyz from Outer Space” faded?
I have two suggestions.
I bought a house last November. I love this house, and I want it to be my sanctuary: peaceful, harmonious, interesting. But I have always felt insecure about my home decorating skills; I sometimes think they haven’t evolved much beyond Dorm Room Chic, or Frazzled Parent Modern.
Photo by clay williams
A recipe for roasted zucchini and cherry tomato pizza is only one of dozens included in “The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook.” The authors will do a Zoom talk on Friday, Aug. 14, with the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Conn.
The zucchini are everywhere, threatening to take over your kitchen and your garden. No one will accept them as “gifts” any longer. You need a cookbook with some really good summer squash recipes, and while we’re at it let’s talk about Swiss chard, corn and tomatoes.
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