by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 6, 2006 | HousePosts
One step at a time… Came home at lunch today to find René delivering block for the stairs and prepping the footings. Unfortunately, after making a couple of calls today, we’re discovering that 7′ x 18″ bluestone treads may be hard to come by...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 6, 2006 | Writing
We are worthy… Opera 9.0â€â€a web browser that you may be using whether you know it or notâ€â€is an excellent upgrade to an already superior web browsing application. The latest version of Opera now offers an integrated BitTorrent engine, RSS feed...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 4, 2006 | HousePosts
And other fall holidays… A friend of mine at the office is part owner of a tree farm in Marlborough, NY, which is across the river and up the road from our house. Late yesterday afternoon, with directions to this place firmly locked into my infirm brain, we...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 3, 2006 | Beacon Dispatch, Wanders, Writing
Snowshoeing in and around Beacon This article originally appeared in the Jan/Feb ’06 issue of the Beacon Dispatch As I sit here writing it’s November 28th. Several days past the Thanksgiving feast but still a couple of days before the beginning of...
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...
