The bad thing about waking up in the middle of the night is that you’re usually worrying about something you can’t do anything about. A few nights back I was tossing and turning, annoying Jupiter the cat beyond endurance until finally he felt impelled to jump off the bed. Was it the ...
This year’s Teddy Bear Picnic will feature a stuffie hospital where children can repair stuffies in need of a little sewing or glue. In addition to the toy first aid station there will be a Critters Hot Spot where children can build their own animal. The Picnic is hosted by the ...
On an overcast and somewhat dreary day, Dmitry Day on Saturday, Aug. 30 shone with great music, snakes and a sloth, delightful food, and engaging activities that included learning how to luge. Dmitry’s Feast of the Peaks is a trimmed-down Lake Placid I Love BBQ Festival founded by the ...
Right before Labor Day, I was sitting in a waiting room at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital before a routine appointment. In the old days, doctors and dentists and hairdressers subscribed to “Time” and “Good Housekeeping” and “House and Garden” and “People.” Patients sat ...
Sarah Wilson of Keene has a new gig, serving as the executive director of the Depot Theatre in Westport, the Adirondacks Park’s oldest professional equity theater. Three months in, she seems to have been born for the job. Wilson brings to the theater decades of experience representing ...
There are certain people I would love to hear from, friends and relations, some who live nearby and some who live approximately 2,000 miles away, whose activities, thoughts and feelings are a complete mystery to me. They’re friends of mine on Facebook, so wouldn’t you think I’d at least ...