I got word yesterday that the advance copies of Chestnut Ridge are ready! So I will definitely have them at the Frost Place, and maybe a few for other folks too.

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This week's food discovery: roasted pumpkin seeds are excellent with hot-smoked salmon that's been flaked into fresh-picked greens and halved cherry tomatoes and then tossed with olive oil, lime, and a handful of garden cilantro.

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The vases are filled with peonies. The skies are filled with gulls.

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