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Truth in Advertising: A Novel
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Flight Behavior: A Novel
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Rabbit, Run
by: John Updike • view -
The Happiness Project
by: Gretchen Rubin • view -
Mamas Bank Account
by: Kathryn Forbes • view -
If It's A Choice, My Zygote Chose Balls
by: Jeremy Hooper • view -
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
by: Deb Perelman • view -
Baked Elements: Our 10 Favorite Ingredients
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Home Vegetable Gardening
by: F.P. Rockwell • view -
Classic Zester
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Hand Blender
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Blade for 5-Quart KitchenAid Mixers
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Cut Kit Tray
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Seedling Heat Mat
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Grow Light System
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The History of US: A Novel
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The Hungry Ear: Poems of Food and Drink
by: Kevin Young • view -
A Prayer for Owen Meany
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Edible Selby
by: Todd Selby • view -
Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect and Inhumane Treament..
by: Gail A. Eisnitz • view -
Twain's Feast: Searching for America's Lost Foods in the Footsteps of
by: Andrew Beahrs • view -
Meatless: More Than 200 of the Very Best Vegetarian Recipes
by: Martha Stewart Living • view -
Pure Vanilla: Irresistible Recipes and Essential Techniques
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American Beauty: Renovating and Decorating a Beloved Retreat
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Cookie Cutter Set
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60-Ounce Utensil Crock
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Jumbo Spoon Rest
BIA Cordon Bleu • view -
Stainless Watering Can
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Copper Watering Can
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Stainless Steel Pinwheel
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Guest Blogger
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Prepping the Spring Garden, Part 1: Weeding & Feeding
BY:Kerry MendezI’ve got a bad case of the winter blues. Even enchanting flower gardening magazines and catalogues aren’t helping. At this time of the year I feel like a ship’s captain scanning the horizon for land – except I am searching for small green shoots. The minute I see something green I’ll scamper out for a [...]
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All Aboard!
BY:History BoysAll Aboard! The history of railroads in the U.S. comprises many subjects: technology, engineering developments; geography, shaping the land, based on both practical and commercial reasons; economics, the growth of business and industry; and demographics, the movement of people. It also involves sociology, since greater mobility shaped social life. With the opening of [...]
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This Will Go Down In History
BY:History BoysThe New York State Historical Association Cooperstown, located in Otsego County, some 23 miles to the southwest of Sharon Springs (not the way the crow flies!), is known far and wide for various attractions. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is located there, drawing many tourists. In an earlier blog we wrote [...]
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Made by Hands
BY:Josh and BrentFrom artist Jesse Freidin “Last Winter I was invited by Josh and Brent to photograph the incredible craftspeople of their B. 1802 Aritst Collective. After having spent many Summer hours on the Beekman farm photographing Farmer John, his goats and Polka Spot, I was excited to turn my lens on the people of Sharon [...]
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The Loomis Gang
BY:History BoysOrganized Crime in 19th-Century Central New York The center of Sangerfield lies at the crossroads of Route 20 and Route 12, about 42 miles west of Sharon Springs. The region was once a marshy area, part of what the Oneida Indians called Skawanis, the Great Swamp. It became known to non-Indians as Nine Mile [...]
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Fly Fishing
BY:History BoysWhile visiting a friend, Darvey Bosma, part way up East Hill in the Town of Cherry Valley, we saw two of his sons – Dave and Dan – with fly fishing rods in hand, each aiming their flies at water in joint compound buckets. After discerning what they were doing – practicing their angling technique [...]
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Glimmerglass
BY:History BoysAbout 17 miles due west of Sharon Springs and 8 miles north of Cooperstown, at the northern end of Otsego Lake, a striking structure overlooks Otsego Lake. In this building – the Alice Busch Opera Theater – one can experience world-class opera and musical theater. This is the home of the internationally acclaimed Glimmerglass Festival, [...]
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New York Times profile of July in Sharon Springs (in 1883)
BY:Josh and BrentEverybody always says that Sharon Springs has “seen better days.” Well, that may be. But according to one New York Times reporter, it wasn’t “all that” even when it was all that. Click to download pdf: Sharon Springs New York Times
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C.V. Turnpike
BY:History BoysSharon Springs is situated at the intersection of U.S. Route 20, east-west, and State Route 10, north-south. The roads of upstate New York all have their histories, reflecting the growth of the state itself. Many of course started as Indian trails, then became wagon and carriage roads, and eventually carried motorized vehicles along hills, plateaus, [...]
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The Forest Primeval
BY:History BoysThe Oldest Forest Schoharie County has a fascinating past. Some of our blogs relate to its exciting Revolutionary history, tied in part to the region’s importance agriculturally. Sharon Springs, the home of Beekman 1802, has a remarkable history as a resort town because of its mineral springs. We haven’t yet even discussed Vroman’s Nose in [...]