by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 3, 2006 | Beacon Dispatch, Writing
The latest issue of the Beacon Dispatch hit the streets yesterday. This issue includes Nell Timmer’s excellent editorial on how to help business and the community thrive, Karen Maserjian Shan’s article on holiday shopping in Beacon, Jack Sine’s...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 25, 2006 | Commentary, HousePosts
And other stories… We celebrated a lovely Thanksgiving at my brother-in-law’s house up in New Paltz. (New Paltz being home to one of North America’s first Huguenot settlements and a town selected this year by Outside Magazine as a top destination for...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 22, 2006 | Food, HousePosts
Lovingly stolen from Cuisine Magazine Several years ago my mother gave Kathy and me a subscription to Cuisine At Home. It has since become our absolute favorite cooking magazine. There hasn’t been a single recipe that we’ve tried that hasn’t been an...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 21, 2006 | HousePosts
Porch posts too… The final stage of outdoor work is about to commence. I got word yesterday that the reclaimed 6 x 6 straight-grained fir posts for our porch are due to arrive sometime within the next two or three days. (Perhaps an after-Thanksgiving project?)...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 20, 2006 | Commentary, HousePosts
Ruin the database… The message from my ISP stated that there would be routine maintenance on their servers starting at 1:00 am Sunday morning and that it should be finished by 8:00 am the same morning. We had a pretty busy weekend as both my girls were involved...