Anyone recognize these young ladies? They better be getting residuals...

http://www.peapack-gladstone-nj.gov/

Billy C's DC Legacy

Snow Day in Gladstone

It was an old-fashioned snow day in Gladstone (and Peapack). Big snowflakes, no school, kids sledding. Not even a near breaking-and-entering arrest could dampen the fun... Here are some photos from sledding. Post your own - I'm sure many great pictures were taken today.

Morangie Farm CSA Update

Well, just heard from the gentleman managing the Peapack CSA I mentioned earlier, and he is moving forward with the program. He has 20 - 30 families who are signed up, and he's raring to go. He's also planning a farm stand, and perhaps selling wholesale as well. So, if a weekly deliver of veggies isn't your bag, you can at least shop local.

So, in case you were interested, he's still accepting members. Here's his proposed list of veggies to pique your interest...

• 2 types of early peas, sugar and snap
• 12 varieties of pepper (Green, orange and red bells, 3 hot types, frying, round, and sweet banana
• 5 different potatoes (Yukon, red, 2 fingerling types and one deep blue variety)
• 2 pumpkins (jack-o-lantern and pie types)
• assorted small decorative gourds
• 2 radish
• 3 zucchini
• 3 fall squash (butternut, spaghetti and acorn)
• 4 types of sweet corn (white and bi-color)
• 2 onions (red and yellow)
• 4 lettuce (romaine, ice burg, green and red Boston)
• 2 types of leeks
• 3 eggplant
• 2 cucumbers (slicing and pickling types)
• 2 carrots
• 2 cabbage (red and green)
• 2 broccoli
• 4 beans (lima beans, fava beans, green and yellow wax beans)
• 9 types of tomatoes (big beef, 2 commercial medium sized, 3 heirloom types, 1 plum, 1 red cherry, 1 gold cherry)
• 2 watermelon types (red seedless and yellow)
• Bok Choi (same thing as Pok Choy)
• Arugula
• Swiss Chard
• Kale
• And more herbs than you can count

If nothing else, Sama and I will have lots of recipes to try on all of you.

Explaining Voting to Kids

“Mom, are the presidents tired from running?”

Yes, a question from today. Today, we voted. I say “we”, because anyone who knows me knows that where I go, usually there are two little boys trailing behind. One climbs and clings; the other has a million questions. They behaved… bribed by some candy… and together, we voted. I like to think they are more experienced, educated for having been with me, although from Elliot’s question later this afternoon, I wonder what they thought we were even doing there. And, of course, the ultimate 4-year old statement as we were leaving the polling place, “That’s it… that was boring.” Exasperated, I said, let’s go home and watch TV...

A Star is BORN...

In case you missed it on TLC the other night, this is Chuck and Nicole's TV debut. A star was born, Ayla, a little while later.