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We all get obviously suspicious emails either in our inboxes or spam folder. Without giving any of my personal information, I decided to have some fun and respond to a few of them. Below are the …
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11/14/23
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You want a break from all the political rancor?
Go outside and look at the leaves. I’ll wait.
No, don’t look through the window. Get up close and personal with the leaves.
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Barry Lewis
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11/10/23
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One of the first things I do in the morning is prepare my morning elixir. The dictionary defines an elixir as a magical or medicinal solution. There is nothing medicinal in my morning indulgence but …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/10/23
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These days, I mainly juggle medical appointments and healthcare practices, but I also have to fit in work (writing my column), family, some social commitments, and my personal passions of music, …
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Ramona Jan
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11/7/23
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Tis the casserole season. I don’t know a single person who doesn’t love chicken and biscuits, and if they don’t... they’ll be sure to love this version. Pillsbury biscuits …
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Claire Burns
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11/3/23
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I stand corrected, last week I had mentioned that the Giant Leopard moth didn’t live in our area and I was wrong. In fact the Giant Leopard moth can be found in most of zone 5 now, so many of …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/3/23
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In 1989 Cher had a huge hit called “If I Could Turn Back Time.” It was about a lost love, but for me the title would always churn the neurons in my brain and lead me to think of Daylight …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/3/23
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I remember going to Mrs. Maulick’s house, as a child, on Halloween. She lived just up the street from us and my friends and I would be falsely accused, by her, of coming back a second time so …
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June Donohue
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11/3/23
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Not too long ago a reader from Smallwood (you know who you are) wrote me and in his letter suggested that I might just be living in the “Paris of the Catskills.” Perhaps he was referring …
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Ramona Jan
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10/31/23
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October has been a busy month for the SCVA as our staff attends media events and trade shows and gears up for some big events (hint: Catskill Cuisine will be returning in 2024). Before we get to the …
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Sullivan County Visitors Association
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10/27/23
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You forgot, didn’t you?
It’s OK.
You’re under a lot of stress.
Work’s a killer. Your boss is cranky. Your spouse is cranky. That burnt mouse smell is back in …
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Barry Lewis
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10/27/23
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Each Sunday I have been meal prepping my lunches for the week. It makes thinking about what I am going to bring to work effortless, and this dish is even better because there’s essentially no …
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Claire Burns
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10/27/23
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Recently there has been some controversy over the wooly bear caterpillars crawling around Sullivan County. At the store in Monticello, we have found two wooly bears that were completely black and in …
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Jim Boxberger
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10/27/23
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Serendipity is not only the name of a movie that features me in the opening scene. It also describes the unexpected and fortunate times that I have met sports superstars. In a previous column, I …
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Hudson Cooper
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10/27/23
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Back in ’67, when I was in the fifth grade, a classmate of mine, Colleen, came to school with frosted hair, which in today’s lingo means blonde highlights.
Colleen’s mom …
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Ramona Jan
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10/24/23
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When it turns to Fall, I love to turn on some football, and make a nice lemon chicken dish. It’s so comforting and there really isn’t anything better. Once I entered into my 30’s I …
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Claire Burns
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10/20/23
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My son, Michael often points out to me that I keep interrupting him when he speaks to me. In fact it’s an every day occurrence. What I tell him is that when I die, I will leave him one …
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June Donohue
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10/20/23
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You need to have the right tools for the job you are trying to accomplish. It sounds like a simple concept, yet day after day we get customers that are making their lives harder by not having the …
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Jim Boxberger
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10/20/23
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I broke up with sugar years ago…or so I thought. You know how it goes with an old flame. You hate them when it’s almost over and then when it is, you only remember the good parts. Like …
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By Ramona Jan
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10/17/23
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There are very few things I love more than Fall. The crisp air, apple cider doughnuts, soups and stews, and casseroles make it hard to beat. Call me crazy but I am not a fan of the sweltering heat. …
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Claire Burns
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10/13/23
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With the colder nights and scattered frost about, many of the summer annuals and vegetables in the garden have gone to mush, but that doesn’t mean the planting season is over.
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Jim Boxberger
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10/13/23
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A few columns ago I wrote about being present at Yankee Stadium the day Derek Jeter got his 3000th hit. That historic blast was a moment in time that I will never forget.
My paper ticket …
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Hudson Cooper
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10/13/23
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I grew up between two brothers, Danny and Andrew. For the longest time, we were equals in every way. We built forts together, made go-carts, jumped in the leaves, threw snowballs at each other, …
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Ramona Jan
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10/10/23
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With the warm weather we had this week you would have thought it was spring in our store as we were selling grass seed, fertilizer, lime and hoses. Yes the weather is still good for planting grass …
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Jim Boxberger
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10/6/23
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The following are TV commercials that I find annoying because they are outrageously inaccurate. When my developmentally disabled son, Jimmy, was young and he saw a commercial about a product …
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