Though I love seeing other people’s holiday photos or having the opportunity to share my adventures, I also enjoy some quiet time where I can take advantage of local activities and events. There isn’t space for me to list everything, but I thought I’d list some reminders of things to do ...

It’s spring. The freezer and root cellar are close to empty. But lentils, beans and grains are plentiful. It’s time to renew our acquaintance with these humble, ancient staples. Many Americans are unfamiliar with the tiny, lens-shaped legumes we call lentils. In ancient times, these ...

Many advanced technologies can reduce the number of lives lost on U.S. roads, but full or partial automation is not a silver bullet for safety, David Harkey, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, said in a virtual Capitol Hill briefing March 7. “We firmly believe in ...

A page one headline on the Adirondack Daily Enterprise of July 20, 1960, read: “Today’s 25th Birthday of Whiteface Highway.” “Twenty-five years ago today, on July 20, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway with the exuberant cry: ...

Parents often ask me to help them figure out the right time to start toilet training. Well, if parents haven’t learned to use the toilet by the time they have children, I don’t think they’re ever going to learn! If they’re asking in regard to their toddlers, let me flush away any ...

As a wee poppet, my favorite season was spring. Once it hit, any concentration and common sense I had vanished as surely and swiftly as The Lost Tribe of Israel. Meanwhile, school was just a place my body was stuck in while my mind wandered and gamboled about in the woods, hills and verdant ...