Kate and Jill

The Village – 2019     To view this years village, and listen to our conversation about its creation, click on the link below:    
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Welcome to Our Village! For its 31st birthday we have added a true train station, a real alpine lodge, and a full fledge Santa’s Village!  As I always say, the Village is never the same, but the rules always apply – you need to find a place to live and a place to work!...
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Welcome to Our Village! This year, the Village celebrates its 30th birthday!  The Village is never the same, but the rules always apply – you need to find a place to live and a place to work! Kate has created this lovely video and added a sound track featuring Perry Como! We, at That...
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Below you will find Jeremy Stuart Snyder’s obituary, originally printed in The Gadsden Times, on March 13, 2017.   Jeremy Stuart Snyder     “Jeremy Stuart Snyder, 42 arrived at the gates of Heaven on Thursday, March 9, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 1: PM on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at...
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To Market   As the northeast gets ready for winter storm Stella, with the expectations of blizzardy conditions – here is a picture which Kate snapped, going south on the 95 – that will hopefully remind those of you preparing to deal with feet of snow that warmer days will come.     When we...
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  My Dogs     Recently, I realized that I have never shared pictures of any of my dogs, in the column, though there are a few in the That Is All For Now Family Photo Albums.   I am not sure why I have not, nor why I have decided to add them now;...
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A Month Deserving a Second View From The Road   This was Kate’s View From The Road, when she landed in New York City this morning; pretty amazing to see the nation’s top candidates airplanes, on the tarmac, on the day this election was finally decided, it has been a long and painful process,...
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Madeleine’s     I understand that Proust has dibs on Madeleine’s with his Remembrance of Things Past, but these are nevertheless one of my favorite cookies or little cakes; not only because of their light, ethereal taste, with the slightest hint of citrus and almost crispy edge, but because of I love the fictional...
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The Ever Growing Village   I promised a friend, a peek at this year’s Village, and here it is, set to music – thank you Kate! When visitor’s come to the house, they are still asked to choose a place to live and one to work, this year I am working in the Antique...
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To Aunt Gen   This week, I received our first Christmas card; it was from Susan and Andy. As I read the card, it reminded me of the first Christmas card, which Kate and I received, it was from her Aunt Genevieve, great-aunt Gen.  Until her death, yearly she would be our first card,...
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