Backyard Living
150th Anniversary
by Cindy R Ray Whew! Putting this special 150th Anniversary issue of The Hancock Herald together...
Baked by Melissa
by Cindy R Ray My favorite is the mint cookie cupcake. No, it's the double chocolate cookie dough...
Elvis is in the building
by Cindy R Ray No, your eyes do not deceive you. That is, in fact, the King of Rock n Roll — Elvis...
Monopoly — the WWII Version
by Cindy R Ray Playing board games with my grown children is much different than when they were...
Life on the Mountain
Presidential Scandals
by Judith Present Over the years America has had scandalous Presidents. Their scandals have ranged...
Riding the Rails
by Judith Present What caused the Great Depression, the worst economic crisis in modern history?...
Kelp, with a side of seal
by Judith Present In the 1600s everyone ate according to the seasons. To their minds, bread, beer,...
The Legend of Big Foot: Myth or Mystery?
By Judith Present In 1958, journalist Andrew Genzoli of the Humboldt Times highlighted a fun, if...
Town Day
An Abundance of Blossoms
by Kristin Barron The apple trees are thick with blossoms this year. I drove up through the County...
Lingering Daffodils
by Kristin Barron All of a sudden, the daffodils are here. A shout of spring. I especially like...
“Snow Days” Then and Now
by Kristin Barron It’s not the same watching the runner at the foot the television screen...
I Found a Witch’s Broom
by Kristin Barron Last week while walking in the overgrown fields of our old farm I found a...
The Pond
If You’re lucky
By Rebecca Nevin-Gales There are few things at the pond that are white. In winter you have snow....
The First Paddle
By Rebecca Nevin-Gales The first paddle on the pond in the spring is always full of adventure. It...
A Full Belly
By Rebecca Nevin-Gales Today I took a ride down to the pond, to see if there was anything...
“Hearts from Heaven”
By Rebecca Nevin-Gales February is the month we see hearts. Lots of hearts--because of Valentine’s...
Grain Free Loving
Sweet & Spicy Chicken
by Carmella Seely Happy May! Life has been really busy lately between work and well, you know,...
Chicken Bacon Ranch
by Carmella Seely I’d like to think that being gluten free is a lot easier now than it was a...
Fish ‘n’ Chips
by Carmella Seely Food is an easy way to experiment with your creative side. Cooking can also be...
Ham & Potato Chowder
by Carmella Seely Another year has come and gone! It’s been three years since being diagnosed with...
Ramblings of a River Lover
Bugs on Your Windshield, Flies on the Water – The Anatomy of a Hatch
by Steve Taggart Wow, it’s been a complete journey around the sun since my first article for The...
Ramblings of a River Lover
by Steve Taggart My love of the four seasons in the Catskills runs deep, and I can find beauty and...
“I Carried a Watermelon”
by Steve Taggart I fell in love with three things in my adolescence that are deeply rooted in my...
Rivers-The Pulse of Our Land
by Steve Taggart I don’t know if you feel the same, but for me, the sound of water gently flowing...
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