Month: March 2021

The Solstice

At approximately 4 PM in mid-December I was walking on Route 8 parallel to Brant Lake and thinking about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Why Hanukkah? Well, Hanukkah commemorates a time 2000 years ago when the Jews fought for freedom. As part of our modern-day celebration a menorah or candelabra is lit for eight days,…

Nostalgia

For 10 months of the pandemic 15 members of our family gathered at Brant Lake–in three separate houses. We always came together for dinner, 15 individuals of varying ages, from grandparents to grandchildren. We quickly summarized the days events from waterskiing in summer and a giant soft ice cream cone at Crossroads to snow skiing…