Our morning outing started with disappointment. The plan was to pick up DVDs at the Ossining Public Library that Levon would watch while I met with someone at Quimbaya. I'd forgotten that on Wednesdays the library doesn't open until 1:00. So, my 5-year-old was just going to have to be polite and patient during my... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago the boys and I celebrated Earth Day by planting seeds in the first two of our raised beds. Someone told me a reason that vegetables from your own garden are especially healthy is because the plants know you, and they produce precisely what your body needs. We communicate our body chemistry... Continue Reading →
I remember on my 18th birthday when the gift I selected to open first was a manila envelope, my mother said, “Well that’s appropriate.” Inside was a voter registration form. That’s the day I signed-up as a member of the Democratic Party. I’ve been a consistent voter and avid follower of national politics, but it... Continue Reading →
I write this as a parent, as a taxpayer, and as a voter. My role as a village trustee has no relationship to school budgets or the proposed transportation referendum. I write this as a parent of two boys who live 1.32 miles from AMD. If the transportation referendum passes, at age eleven my boys... Continue Reading →
Today I am an especially proud wife and mother. Engaging in our democracy is a core value in our family. Last night Paxton was recounting the trip he took to Albany with Dada to fight the dragons when he was four. (Pax and Eric attended a rally to support labor in the wake of Scott... Continue Reading →
Paxton, Levon and I began honoring this important day listening to excerpts from a reading of Martin, Malcolm and Medgar, a play that imagines what might be said by these remarkable men if they were reunited. These voices inspired the boys to share some of what they’d been learning at Park School about Dr. Martin... Continue Reading →
This recipe is our family's submission to Ossining's 2013 Bicentennial Cookbook. In our home we most often eat granola with plain yogurt and fresh fruit—pears, peaches or berries taste the best. It’s a breakfast treat we call shebang. You could also just poor milk over it, or sprinkle some on ice cream. We used to... Continue Reading →
A mother in our community that I respect and with whom I share many values and opinions, told me this week that she would feel safer if we had a police officer with a gun protecting every school. This is a sentiment I have heard more than once in recent days from parents in our... Continue Reading →
There is no greater place for a music lover to live than Ossining. The richness of music in Ossining is a huge part of what makes this community ideal for raising our family. Last Sunday we walked down the hill to our public library to attend a free Guy Davis concert. Paxton and Levon listened,... Continue Reading →
The Craft Beer Tasting & Pool Party was a big success thanks in large part to the generosity and hard work of our hostess County Legislator Catherine Borgia and several local businesses. Supporting local businesses is a core value for my family. It reinforces our goals for preserving our environment, growing our local economy, rewarding... Continue Reading →
Victoria Gearity, Former Ossining Mayor 