Miracle on Margaret Street
I haven't been to a Christmas parade in years. Maybe decades. The weather wasn't horrible last night (high 20s, not much wind), so we walked downtown, killed some time having…
A Year (and a Little More) of Living in the North Country
I moved to Plattsburgh, in the North Country of New York, in August 2024 after more than 30 years in North Carolina. I didn't move without some understanding of the…
The 156 Step Club
I've never attended the Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration until this year, and I'm not sure this counted as attending. Saturday, we walked downtown, got coffee at the Kat, then I…
The house renovation continues–time for a new water main
We've made so much progress so quickly renovating our odd North Country bungalow. Until recently, we had our fingers crossed that the aging galvanized steel water main wouldn't burst. The…
The art inside our front door, and the debate that followed
The first impression of our Plattsburgh bungalow is...polarizing. Since before we closed on the house, we've heard many opinions about what we should do with the walls just beyond our…
Making a home in the North Country
If my move to New York had worked out as planned, I'd be putting my North Carolina house on the market right about now, and scheduling movers. But Jill and…
North Country Journey
An inventory of some things I saw in the North Country: A ferry across Lake Champlain John Brown's farm The Lake Placid Olympic village AuSable Chasm The prison in Dannemora…