Bill's Blog

September 15 - 21, 2008 is the first annual Garden of Eating Tour. It is a week of a self guided driving tour featuring local food and products from the best independent local farms and restaurants in Columbia and Albany, Rensselaer counties. You can follow the trail of cheeses, vegetables and fr...

This Saturday AM at the  KinderhookFarmers Market a limited edition book will be available for sale. The Columbia County Council on the Arts published a tribute to the colorful puppy dogs that recieved Best of Show at the public art exhibition on Warren Street in Hudson. CCCA board members and au...

With the Columbia County Fair gone for another year, we all focus on other events happening in the area. The Modest Sale at the Kinderhook Memorial Library on September 13, the day of our Village wide Yard Sale, is from 10:00 - 2:00. Their are no tired or warn books here and those that don't sell...

I just read a blog about an agent being shoot going to show a house. My God!!!! Yesterday I went to list a penthouse in Albany NY. Now I knew right away the seller was a character. Today I went back to take pictures in the sunlight. Yesterday I went later and the terrace was full of shadows.. So ...

Today I traveled to Albany to look at a penthouse. Now we are so country....cows and cornfields, we don't have buildings high enough to have penthouses here in Kinderhook.   The owner was certainly a character, has had the property listed by serveral agents, never felt they did enough. The proper...

We support the local harvest of Columbia County. A new County Cooking Contest will be highlighted at the Columbia County Fair, Saturday August 30,2008 at 2PM. Cooks, Chefs and bakers are wanted to bring their best recipe showcasing all local ingredients. All dishes must include locally raised pro...

For my birthday My family change our phone plan and I received the new Instinct phone. One week later I am still working out the kinks. So this morning I checked the voice mail and found a message an agent wants to show our house at 10:45. Now we run a very low key bed and breakfast (10 years now...

The rain held off last night for the fea market lovers. July and August Wednesday nights the KBPA sponsor an informal fea market in the square from 5:30 to about 8PM. No charge to participants. Last night we had more vendors than ever. Someone who has sold their house had some very nice furniture...

Today the Mayor stopped at the office to tell us the Villages of Kinderhook and Valatie will be connected soon by a new sidewalk. This will be great for senior citizens who can expand their early morning walking routine. Also the many runners we have will be able to run safe on the sidewalks and ...

I am a new Active Rain user. Being in Viet Nam in 67 I some times find myself saying acid rain. Well I went to the land rush and bought 4 towns, paid for them and then I waited for further instructions. Now I use my I-pod regularly, love my Dell and use my new Samsung cell phone all the time and ...