by Cindy R Ray I love trains. I don’t really know very much about them, nevertheless I find them quite fascinating. Yesterday, while...

by Cindy R Ray This week I drove around the Cannonsville Reservoir on my way to Trout Creek, NY. In the early morning hours, I headed...

The Larch tree in four seasons (l-r) winter, spring, summer and fall by Cindy R Ray There is a larch tree on the side of the road...

by Cindy R Ray I caught the DIY bug this year. First it was the Pinterest inspired floral arrangements I made for 20 window boxes....

by Cindy R Ray This week I was challenged by two conflicting aspects of my personality – my total inability (unwillingness?) to be a...

by Cindy R Ray I’m not a big fan of Halloween. I think my dislike of the holiday started when I was in elementary school. I can...

by Cindy R Ray I grew up on a dirt road. Every morning I walked to the bus stop up that dirt road until it seemed like I recognized...

by Cindy R Ray Mr. Passaniti was my sixth grade teacher. He had cancer and he wasn't afraid to talk to us about it. In fact, he told...

by Cindy R Ray For our 25th wedding anniversary my husband said we should go on trip — somewhere nice to celebrate that we had...

by Cindy R Ray There are a great many things that I find “deeply disturbing” (to quote VP Harris) about the crisis at our Southern...

These thirteen U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans were killed and scores more wounded on Thursday August 26, 2021 when two...

by Cindy R Ray I can hardly believe that it is already September. This week our youngest packed his car and drove himself off to...

by Cindy R Ray This week was the 134th annual Delaware County Fair. As a kid I looked forward to fair week with anxious anticipation....

by Cindy R Ray It is a small world and when you live in the same small town in which you grew up it becomes even smaller. Last week’s...

by Cindy R Ray The river is a magical place. The sights and sounds transport me to a childhood spent camping along the river and this...

by Cindy R Ray Every family has a straggler. This is the person you know will be late or come rushing in right at the last minute....

by Cindy R Ray Hollywood standards lead us to believe that aging is something we should avoid at all costs – as if being...

by Cindy R Ray I have a love/hate relationship with the United States Post Office. On one hand, the place drives me crazy. For...

by Cindy R Ray I hope everyone had a fantastic, fun, and safe Independence Day Celebration. The last several years I have been...

“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For...

“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." ~ Henry James...

by Cindy R Ray This time of year, when the days are warm and the scent of freshly mowed grass lingers in the air, I am transported...

by Cindy R Ray This weekend was the annual Tractor Parade in Callicoon, NY. I don’t know how many tractors rumbled down Main Street...

by Cindy R Ray I know that the Dr. Seuss book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street which was first published in 1937, along...

by Cindy R Ray Earlier this week I was having lunch with a friend and we began swapping vacation stories. Raising kids means an...

by Cindy R Ray Boy Scout Troop 74 took home the first-place trophy in the Klondike Derby this year. (See story on page 4). The...