LIBRARY DOIN’S – David M. Hunt Library
If there’s one thing worth a moment of our time, and indeed, to treasure, it’s the work of local artists.
KEELER CONCEPTS BY DESIGN
Is it time for a new kitchen? Let’s not be foolish – of course it’s time for a new kitchen. How about dragging that 1950s-style bathroom into the 21st century? Let’s do that, too!
LIBRARY DOIN’S – Stanford Free Library
It’s an eclectic month of April at the Stanford Free Library. Let’s take a look at a couple programs, one ongoing and another one-timer.
SAMUEL TILDEN
The 1876 United States presidential election was expected to be close, but not so close that the victor would go officially undeclared until three days prior to the scheduled March 5, 1877, inauguration.
LIBRARY DOIN’S
Were I a schoolgirl within the environs of the NorthEast-Millerton Community Library, I might consider signing up for the library’s Girls Who Code club, overseen by Youth Services Coordinator Naomi Schmidt, who runs the grades 3-5 club.
ICE HARVESTING
Ice harvesting was a job for a strong man, and no weakling needed to apply,” confirmed H.L. Van Deusen in a 1940 Kingston Daily Freeman column.
Words of the valley
When I’d grown a bit older and apparently my ever-present self began to allow for more colorful observations, he might be heard to say that so-and-so was, yes, “crazier than a s%#&house rat.” To complete the “crazy trio,” an entity I believe was more happenstance than planned, my grandaddy might be heard to opine, “That boy’s crazier than a hooty owl.”
Christmas morning…hurry up and wait
JUNE RECIPE
Dutchess County Historical
In 1909, a gentleman by the name of Frank Hasbrouck edited the 1,000+-page The History of Dutchess County, New York, for which he kicked off the preface with this: “The year of the tercentennial celebration of the Hudson River seems an eminently fit time for the publication of one of the most important counties whose […]
Writers writing
“Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.”
– Molière
The doggies need fresh water. Was that a hummingbird? It was a hummingbird! Time to check the mail. Time to check the email. The dishes need washing. The dehumidifier in the basement could […]