There are three faithful friends — an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.
- First US Postmaster Benjamin Franklin
Everyone please note that dogs are no longer welcomed at the Cooperstown Post Office. Sully and I have done our mailing together for over a year, but last week I learned, rudely, that things have changed. [...]
In a most gratifying retro step, I’ve replaced my non-stick cookware in favor of old-fashioned, heavy, heat-retaining, and black–as-coal cast iron. Although I’ve always had a cast iron skillet- because you can’t make decent cornbread without one- and a Dutch oven, I’ve recently laden my pot rack with bigger or smaller versions of both and [...]
Although I’ve lived Upstate for a decade, suburban friends everywhere still query, with varying degrees of puzzlement, “What on earth are you doing up there?” They suggest, none too subtly, that there are so many places with so much more to offer. Joe, my long-time pal from Kansas City, usually punctuates our conversations with “Have [...]
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