I was not particularly happy when one of my dogs woke me up at 5am. Then I saw the full moon setting over West Point, right across the river. It was absolutely stunning. So bright and beautiful. What a blessing to see something this lovely!

Florida is my home, but I love escaping to the much cooler Hudson Valley in the summertime. Every year, my vegetable garden gets better and better! This year I had beautiful tomatoes, beans, eggplant, and cucumbers.The best part of it was pickling some of these...

If it’s May, it’s time to start planting my summer vegetable garden! This year, I’m planting potatoes, celery, eggplant, bell peppers, spinach, green beans, yellow squash, zucchini, watermelon and cantaloupes in the raised beds. My garden will be safe from rabbits and...