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9/30/06 Cambridge, NY 7:40am

Extreme Gardening #2 Extreme Gardening #2

(Photo: c2006 John Carlson)

Extreme Gardening
By Sean McEntee, your vegetal correspondent

Weed Control is for Weaklings

Throw away all of your gardening books. Or shred them and compost them. Extreme gardeners know you won’t find any answers in the books; you’ve got to get out there and chat with your cukes. Ask them about their day.

Most gardeners pride themselves on their high morals; condemning the relentless doping on our playing fields, yet they are free and easy with the Round up and Preen, having no scruples about giving their rider an edge by hobbling the competition.

Extreme gardeners don’t play that game. It’s a dogbane eat dogbane world out there and if your plants aren’t tough enough to duke it out with a few weeds, then how can you expect them to fend for themselves when you are too busy to water them for a few weeks?

It was molly coddling that got the Elms in Dutch with that blight.

Next: Helpful Advice

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02-02-06 Cambridge, NY
Image made by Sean McEntee with a pinhole camera he made from a 250' bulk 35mm film can onto print-out paper and a four day exposure.

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RAM’S HEAD-One day I was driving past Rouse Farm on Rouse Road in Cambridge, NY and saw their silos as if for the first time. As I studied their open, clean lines etched against that austere sky I knew something very new and interesting would be reborn from them. (There was a young woman watching me shoot that day and I’m sure she was wondering what on earth I found so fascinating about those particular silos.) Well this image is what I managed to generate from three photographs of two individual silos: a digitally manipulated composite photograph consisting of 14 separate sections of the three separate photographs (including using that austere blue sky as the background of the photo). As it evolved in my computer, this intense and disquieting visage became very reminiscent to me of idols of the ancient worlds of the East such as Egypt. To my eye it also has a faint resemblance to an infamous pop star. What do you think?.-June Mohan
Photo: (Copyright Mohan 2005) To contact the artist, please send email to: junemohan@hotmail.com

Cambridge, NY Life Cambridge, NY Life

What's your life like in Cambridge, NY? Send email to Debra Pearlman, include a photo if you have one, and I'll put your thoughts up on the Cambridgebuzz.

It's been a busy time here in Cambridge, NY. Even though the past weekend was a wet one, there was a standing room only crowd at the Cambridge Passenger Depot on Saturday. Locals and visitors came to hear about the history of the railroad, specifically our own Battenkill Rambler.

The history of Cambridge, NY is directly tied to the railroad. Passenger and freight trains regularly brought visitors and local products to and from town. The importance of this relationship is not lost in our community. The Freight Yard Restoration Project is revitalizing and restoring the passenger depot and freight buildings that remain on the site.


Photos: Debra Pearlman

Slides, photos, and an amazing model train delighted young and old alike. The Depot is a wonderful building and we hope to see passengers alite from the Battenkill Rambler in the not too distant future.

Whether you arrive by car, bicycle, motorcycle or train I guarantee you'll love it here.

Jack's Outback Rendezvous #27 Jack's Outback Rendezvous #27

Seed Sower’s Pouch
Here is a wonderful example of a homemade seed sower’s pouch of leather with a hand-sawn wooden bottom, circa 1890. Jack loves to see the hand stitches, the brass nails and the human touch that went into these tools made by area farmers.

Jack tells me that in England at that time, the gentleman farmers who broadcast seeds, would wear silk coats and ties. "Walking, they would have to be in the flow, the right dispersing program, or there would be either bear spots or crowded plants. Sowing seed was elevated to a fine art."

Cambridge NY was built by the seed industry. Local designer, Sara Kelly, of Over the Moon Graphics, designed the seed packet pictured above to commemorate yesterday’s groundbreaking of the Cambridge Freight Yard Revitalization Project.

Reap some great antiques, at Jack’s!
Go there. Visit Jack’s Outback, 30 West Main Street, Cambridge, NY 518-677-2929.

Cambridge Makes History Today! Cambridge Makes History Today!

For years now there has been buzz about the Cambridge Freight Yard Revitalization Project's plans to preserve the unique historic Delaware & Hudson Railroad complex, to create tourism potential, jobs, and support for our local agriculture.

During this time we have watched buildings slowly being renovated, others sold to entrepreneurs to someday become Main Street retail businesses. Most of the work to date has been "behind the scenes" which had many wondering, "What IS going on?"



Well, we don't have to wonder anymore. Today history was made in Cambridge, NY! The town hosted local and national representatives including, Congressman Sweeney, State Senator Little, State Assemblyman MacDonald (each of whom has been instrumental in getting sizeable funding for the project) amongst many others, for the official ground breaking ceremony that kicks off the next phase of this important project.



A tip of the hat to our fellow Cambridgeites, people who have worked hard for many long years, mostly without pay. People moved by the passion to make a positive difference in our town; to help maintain the beauty found in our heritage, to help foster prosperity and create a sense of community that will move us all forward into a much brighter future than we would have enjoyed without their vision and the courage to do what it takes to make something like this happen.



Click here to read today's press release for the event.

Treasures of Cambridge #27 Treasures of Cambridge #27

ATTENTION: Cambridge area residents.If you have not yet been photographed for this project please contact me, John Carlson at jdcarlson2001@yahoo.com to make an appointment to meet at Beanheads!

Roger McManus pictured in front of the vault in the former Bean Head’s Coffee House, has lived in Cambridge for 5 years with his wife and son. Originally from Brooklyn, NY Roger loves his quite country house in the pastoral landscape found in our area.

Before living here he resided with his folks for three years in nearby Arlington, Vermont before moving down to Nashville to pursue his musical ambitions. Wanting to be closer to his family, they came back to the northeast and looked for a home. Cambridge was a town they always drove through and was only fifteen minutes from his family. "We got lucky, we looked on the Internet and found the house we are living in today!"

When he was a child growing up in Brooklyn, his family would vacation in the area and so now he says this about living here, "It is like being on vacation all the time! It’s such a nice little town; I can walk around with my son in the stroller, and talk to many friendly people. It is a great way for people to get to know people."

Roger’s prop is his guitar. "I like writing songs. When I got out of high school, Ivonne and my brother started a little band. I went down to Nashville, TN and was playing in clubs and writing songs. It is a part of my personality."

Since being back in the area, he has not been playing music that much these days, but wants to play again to have his son, "grow up with music in the family". He has worked in human resources, helping retarded children and young people and now is a stay at home Dad, raising his son Kobe which he admits, "is a full time job." He feels blessed to be in a position where he can afford to be there to watch his son grow and develop in subtle and not so subtle ways. "I get to see things I surely would have missed if I worked a regular job right now."

Roger would like to be remembered as a, "Good guy. That would sum it up, a good guy, someone who thought of others first and was a family man."

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Through the old milk delivery window.
9/20/06 Denver,CO 8:00

Extreme Gardening #1 Extreme Gardening #1

CambridgeBuzz is pleased to welcome this new thread, thanks to Sean McEntee; certified extreme gardener always ready to hoe that tough row. It’s a wild ride, somebody's got to do it!


(Photo: c2006 John Carlson)

Extreme Gardening
By Sean McEntee, your vegetal correspondent.

Autumn’s here, let’s get started!

Exactly why is autumn like a Japanese gymnastic team? As we ponder this gardening koan many fair-weather gardeners are already going about the self-affirming, sheep like ritual of "putting the garden to bed." Yep. In gardening time it’s nearly 8:00pm, time to brush teeth, read a couple of chapters from Frog and Toad Are Friends, then tuck in and lights out until about April. Well that would be pedestrian gardening.

When the long shadows from the neighbor’s hateful trees cast their darkening pall upon my green tomatoes, and the sun is about as inspired and reliable as a teenager, THAT’S when the extreme gardener is just cracking the cover of the seed catalogs.

Anyone can scrape up a little bit of dirt and throw a few seeds in the ground and come back a few weeks later to a veritable farmer’s market of produce. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel; just ask any farmer, they’ll tell you how easy it is. Farming is a license to print money.

Extreme gardening is for people who need to level the playing field a bit in the favor of nature.

Next: Weed control is for weaklings.

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9/22/06 Saratoga Springs,NY 9:33am

Artist Profile - Natasha Judson Artist Profile - Natasha Judson

A few months ago I had the opportunity to videotape a yoga class given by Natasha Judson. Experiencing the class made me realize that CambridgeBuzz needed to include, in addition to visual, performing, and literary artists in the "Artist Profile" thread, the practitioners of healing arts as well. Cambridge is fortunate to have many special people committed to helping us stay healthy and heal from the bumps, bruises and calamities that befall our human conditions.

Here is the first profile of a member of that healing community, practicing in the Cambridge area.



Natasha Judson, M.Ed., RYT, Affiliated Anusara Yoga instructor, has taught yoga in the Berkshires since 1999. As a teen, Natasha biked to yoga classes over the hills of Pittsburgh, PA. After becoming a high school teacher, she took up yoga again to help with stress. Yoga grew from a therapeutic endeavor to relieve back pain, into a practice cultivating fullness, stability, and appreciation. She has been supported to grow by many teachers, including the Iyengar yoga and Buddhist meditation communities.

When asked how she came to teach here is Cambridge, she replied, "Unexpectedly! Gail Bearup had been taking my classes in Williamstown and was moving back to Cambridge. There had been several yoga teachers in Cambridge, but they had retired or moved away and she joked that I ought to come and teach a class. When I did show up fro my first class at the Red Barn studio, organized through Hubbard Hall, I found an amazing group of dedicated yogis who had been practicing together for several years. This spring we got to inaugurate the new Movement Studio, part of the Freight Yard Restoration Project, with our early morning "om"s."

She currently focuses on her training as a student and teacher of Anusara Yoga, studying several times a year with John Friend. "Not least among my teachers, is my horse, who serves as a mirror and helps restore me to presence."


When asked what she liked most about teaching in Cambridge, she replied, "My favorite part about these classes are the yogis, many of whom already had deep experience of yoga before I was privileged to begin working with them. They are open to taking in the form of yoga I’m offering, they offer heartfelt reactions and insightful commentary, and they have a lively sense of humor. It’s a great joy to come here and share yoga with such a welcoming and committed group of people."

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Master of All He Surveys -A late afternoon’s drive down Stage Road in Buskirk brought me to this chattering little fellow at the roadside. He was completely unafraid as my car loomed upon him, standing his ground, watching me with interest as I approached his log and began taking his photograph. He never did duck away from me. It was I who had to give up in the “staring game”. I bid him a respectful farewell and a "thank you" for posing for the pictures, and drove away. I watched him in my side view mirror as he let me pass then went on about his chipmunk business.-June Mohan
Photo: (Copyright Mohan 2005) To contact the artist, please send email to: junemohan@hotmail.com

Cambridge, NY Freight Yard Comes To Life Cambridge, NY Freight Yard Comes To Life

Saturday and Sunday, September 23 & 24, 2006 in Cambridge, NY, folks will have an opportunity to learn more about the historic Freight Yard, 12 Broad Street, in the center of the Village of Cambridge, NY.

Saturday, September 23, 2006

10:00 AM: Tour of Cambridge Freight Yard (Meet at the Cambridge Passenger Depot)

11:00 AM: "The Impact of the Railroad" Presentation by Jim Shaughnessy,acclaimed railroad photographer and respected author of the definitive book Delaware & Hudson Railroad, will discuss the impact of the railroad on local business, agriculture and everyday life.

12:00 Noon: Slide Show on Local Railroading from the mid-1800’s to the Present, by Pat Nestle, wife of revered local railroad historian David Nestle

10 AM – 4 PM: The Arrival of the D & H Railroad: An Exhibition featuring photographs and memorabilia of local railroading, several model trains and updates on the Battenkill Railroad’s current operations.

Sunday, September 24, 2006 10 AM – 3 PM: The Arrival of the D & H Railroad: An Exhibition

11 AM: Tour of the Cambridge Freight Yard (Meet at the Cambridge Passenger Depot) Sponsored by: The Cambridge Historical Society and Museum in conjunction with The Cambridge Valley Community Development and Preservation Partnership, Inc. and Battenkill Books.

Come out and see the progress at of the Freight Yard Project and learn more about how Cambridge, NY helped open the west and feed the nation.

Monday, September 25, 2006: 10 AM – 3 PM: Official Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Cambridge Freight Yard Project
Expected attendees include NYS Rep. John Sweeny and State Sen. Betty Little

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Spring 2006 Cambridge, NY

Jack's Outback Rendezvous #26 Jack's Outback Rendezvous #26

Darning Egg This egg-shaped sock darning tool designed for the “art of mending your socks,” dates back to the 1890’s and sports a beautifully soft, warm patina from years of handling. The wood appears to be rock maple and shows evidence of being used for darning with marks and pinpoint indentations here and there. “You see a lot of these that have handles attached to them, the pure egg shape of this vintage, is harder to find.”

With winter just around the corner, it may just be time to get those socks back into good repair.

Jack’s Outback… a darn-ing good place to buy antiques!
Go there. Visit Jack’s Outback, 30 West Main Street, Cambridge, NY 518-677-2929.

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10/10/02 Cambridge, NY

Treasures of Cambridge #26 Treasures of Cambridge #26

ATTENTION: Cambridge area residents.If you have not yet been photographed for this project please contact me, John Carlson at jdcarlson2001@yahoo.com to make an appointment to meet at Beanheads!

Dale Hall pictured in front of the vault in the former Bean Head’s Coffee House was born and raised in the Cambridge, NY environs, having lived in the area for forty-three years. He grew up in Eagle Bridge, but went to school right here in Cambridge.

"In 2002, I moved to the outskirts of the village with my wife Mary, our children and our oxen." Since he was a young boy, His first memories of oxen were of a neighbor’s farm that had a pair of them, and latter on a farm in East Hoosick, NY where he managed a herd of Angus. Dale has a degree in agricultural engineering from Cobleskill.

He now enjoys having animals without the need to raise them for beef or milk. He has two red Holsteins that are both 9 years old. "It is fun to see them progress from when you first get them, when they are only 80 pounds each and don’t know anything but to eat and drink, and to work them up through now, when they are over 2,800 pounds apiece and I can put a yoke on them and hook them up to whatever I want them hooked to." Today these mighty creatures are relaxed and responsive. So much so that Dale can have people around them. He takes them to the Washington County Fair and they are one of the many wonders of the famous parades that grace our Main Street on Memorial Day, and other special occasions. "It is great to have an animal work with you and respond to you like that, although we get as much enjoyment just watching them in the pasture, doing their social things out there." These oxen can live into their twenties, and each has it’s own unique and interesting personality.

Dale loves the diversity and the peace and quiet found here in Cambridge Village, and feels it is, "a good place to raise children with a fantastic school system."

When asked how he would like to be remembered, he states, "I want to be remembered as a great husband and a great dad…and someone on the edge of town who loved to work oxen!"

Cambridge, NY Farmers' Market for 9-17-06 Cambridge, NY Farmers' Market for 9-17-06

The Cambridge, NY Farmers' Market has only a few weeks left in its season, which ends in mid-October. Every Sunday, from 10 AM - 2 PM, you can enjoy live music, wonderful food, beautiful crafts, and stock your refrigerator with all sorts of goodies.




If you don't feel like cooking, take advantage of the ready-to-eat delicacies offered by Spoonful Catering - this week's featured vendor. Susan Quillo and Tim Holmes honed their cooking skills at the CIA (Culinary Institute of America). If they are not at the market, it's because their expertise is busy catering a event-- be it an intimate family dinner or a wedding.

Stop by their stand for a tasty treat.

You'll never regret stopping by the Cambridge, NY Farmers' Market. I think it's the best in Washington County!

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9/12/06 12:15 PM Greenwich, NY

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Autumn Invitation-
This digitally enhanced photograph was taken during an especially beautiful golden sunset on White Creek Road in White Creek, NY. Through manipulating the photograph, I invite the viewer into this lovely, warm Autumn countryside to enjoy the quiet and color. I create this type of work to offer the viewer a new way to see the landscape and an opportunity for meditation and fantasy. I truly enjoy expressing myself through the use of this technique.-June Mohan
Photo: (Copyright Mohan 2004) To contact the artist, please send email to: junemohan@hotmail.com

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9/13/06 8:45am Millis, MA

Cambridge Life for 9-13-06 Cambridge Life for 9-13-06

Last week I went to Switzerland for my nephew Noah's wedding. You may remember my Swiss "brother" Andres from an earlier posting (wine and cheese in Cambridge, NY). Well, his beautiful home in Brione, overlooking Lago Maggiori, was the setting for this destination wedding.



Events started with the rehearsal dinner. My sister, Robin and her husband Greg (Noah's step-dad) hosted 35 of us at a local restaurant. We were entertained with accordion music and fireworks (provided by Andres).


All Photos by Brian Ventura

The wedding was held overlooking Lago Maggiori. The day was beautiful, Sarah looked fabulous, Noah was all smiles, and I had tears in my eyes.




My little nephew Noah was getting married. Sarah's sister Stacy and her boyfriend Brian have some photos up on their blog. We all danced, sang, had fantastic food, and drank bottles of wine. The toasts were made, the cake eaten, and most of the 65 guests left the next day to travel in Europe. I stayed on in Brione to help clean-up and just enjoy Andres and Suzi's beautiful house and wonderful company.

Even though the beauty of Cambridge, NY is near and dear to my heart, I think my next favorite place to be is with Suzi and Andres in Brione, Switzerland. Grazi mille!

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4/17/06 1:01 PM Troy, NY

Jack's Outback Rendezvous #25 Jack's Outback Rendezvous #25

Church Offerings Jack’s wife, Mary was going to ask the Monk’s up at New Skete what actually is the story behind an “Anticipated Mass.” If any of our readers know what is meant by an “Anticipated Mass,” please hit the Comment link below and enlighten us!

Jack is not sure if this church, a wonderful example of area folk art, was made as a birdhouse or not (a home for the Holy Ghost perhaps?). Jack acquired this piece over the border in Vermont. It was constructed in the 1930’s with a galvanized metal steeple and many other interesting details. It sure is a darling, handmade work of love and devotion.

Jack’s Outback… where searching for antiques can become a religious experience.
Go there, visit Jack’s Outback, 30 West Main Street, Cambridge, NY 518-677-2929.

Treasures of Cambridge #25 Treasures of Cambridge #25

Everyone is a treasure! We all have our story to tell, This is our time. Please drop me an email to be a part of Treasures of Cambridge. This is an ongoing project to document the stories of as many area residents as possible in this fun and interesting way. Our great town is made that way by the wonderful people who inhabit it. So make an appointment by contacting me, John Carlson at jdcarlson2001@yahoo.com.


Cheyanne pictured in front of the vault in the former Bean Head’s Coffee House was born and raised in the Cambridge, NY area.

When asked what she likes most about living here, she replies, "I am so close to school, so when I forget something, I can go right back home again. But mostly I like it here because all my friends live here and there are soccer fields close by and we have land so I get to train my oxen."

Cheyanne’s main prop is a yoke that her oxen are, "just about to grow out of." She likes the fact that people are amazed by the beautiful, magnificent, huge creatures she trains for fairs, farm chores and fun. "They are really nice, I love them. They take a lot of work to break in, you have to learn to develop trust with them, and then you get to have a lot of fun with them." When asked if she was afraid of them, being so big and imposing, she said, "You have to learn that you can take control of them, because they do tend to get rambunctious at times."

Her Dad taught her verbal commands that the oxen respond to. "There are different commands to tell them where you want them to go, like, "GEE" is right, and "HAW" is left. And there is "GITUP," which means, start walking." She brings her oxen to the Washington County Fair each year.

Her other props are a soccer ball and her Cambridge Soccer jersey. "I love soccer, I have been playing it as long as I was able to play (she laughs)." She loves that she gets to travel around to different schools, meet people and she likes the fact that her coach has become a good friend of her family. The best part about soccer for Cheyanne is when she gets the ball and gets to either pass it to a teammate or take a shot and score a goal. "I love team work!"

Cheyanne would like to be remembered as, "the soccer playing oxen trainer, that would be fun."

Cambridge, NY Farmers' Market for 9-10-06 Cambridge, NY Farmers' Market for 9-10-06

Purchase a Cambridge Market bag and support our local farmers.

Come on out on Sunday, Sept. 10th from 10:00-2:00 for the Cambridge, NY Farmers' Market. We're getting down to the last few weekends of Market season so now is the time to stock up on local tomatoes, cucs, peppers, and other goodies. You can buy in quantity and do your own canning and pickling...that way you can enjoy a taste of Cambridge all winter long.




Local favorites Deena Smith and Nathan Knowles will be playing under the music tent. Come here them one last time before they embark on their "Western Swing" tour.





Our featured vendor of the week is Reggie's Veggies. Stop by Reggie's stall, located in the far northeast corner of the Market. There you'll find a great selection of fresh veggies, of course, but you'll also find some of the best cuts of meat around.




Better come out early before he sells out...

The Cambridge, NY Farmers' Market will be open on Sundays, 10:00 - 2:00, until mid-October.

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My Whimsey-
As I drive about the Cambridge Valley and its environs I see many of these signs at the “T” intersections of our country roads. I put the word “whatever” onto this photograph to represent how I feel traveling around in the country. It is just so relaxing, so beautiful, leaving you with a very real sense of spontaneity and pure freedom to go wherever your heart desires. These signs also always remind me that life will always have choices, we are never truly at a dead end...not even when we reach a “dead end” sign, because we can choose to go back from whence we just came and try another route. We never have to just stay where we are.-June Mohan
Photo: (Copyright Mohan 2004) To contact the artist, please send email to: junemohan@hotmail.com

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8/30/06 11:22 AM Saratoga Springs, NY

Cambrige, NY Life 9-06-06 Cambrige, NY Life 9-06-06

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Cambridge, NY is a happening place. Check out the new street flags that have been placed around town...pretty nice, eh! This past weekend we had two major happenings in Railroad Park. There was the usually Sunday Farmers' Market (held through rain or shine), and on Saturday The Common Sense Farm hosted a lively festival for one and all.


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There was a large band playing wonderful dance music. Folk dancers encouraged visitors to join in their circle. Healthy eats and tasty treats were being provided by the community's friends and followers.

Common Sense Farm is an organic farm with a beautifully restored old barn that is the home of their manufacturing and line of botanicals and beauty products. The soaps, essential oils, salves, and lotions contain only the finest ingredients. I love their Lavender soap.

You can find Common Sense products at the Village Store in Cambridge, NY and in other health food stores and cooperative markets.

Another interesting group of folks making their home in Cambridge, NY.

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9/3/06 10:20 AM Cambridge, NY

Jack's Outback Rendezvous #24 Jack's Outback Rendezvous #24

Sign of the Time This sign came out of Vermont. Jack explains, “This is just a good old homemade roadside farm sign. The farmer just took a sheet of metal from the barn or somewhere and used an old paintbrush (you can see where the hairs of the brush were sticking) to make this advertisement for his produce.” Checking with some old area farmers, 20 cents a dozen for corn goes back to the 1920’s.

Scroll down to Jack’s Outback #23 and let us know more about the Hearst Embellishment by clicking on COMMENT or emailing me at jdcarlson2001@yahoo.com. We still are trying to get more information about it. Thanks!

Jack’s Outback- where there’s a story behind every artifact. Go Visit Jack’s Outback, 30 West Main Street, Cambridge, NY 518-677-2929.

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9-2-06, 4:000pm, Cambridge, NY

Treasures of Cambridge #24 Treasures of Cambridge #24

Willow Partington pictured in front of the vault in the former Bean Head’s Coffee House found her way to the Cambridge area through a number of long time artist friends who either lived in town or in nearby communities.

"Cambridge is a beautiful place, a beautiful little village. I like the theater at Hubbard Hall and the host of other cultural activities found in many other artistic venues here.” She also loves the village of Cambridge, “the walk-ability of it, the many things that are here to see and do; and just wandering around town in the early evening looking at all the lovely little houses, it is a wonderful place to be."

Willow wanted to be photographed with, "Goldi," a New Skete Monastery German Shepard. “For a little over a year, I have been going up to the New Skete Monastery where the monks raise theses beautiful German Shepard dogs and I became an official puppy socializer. I also help grooming the dogs. I go there two afternoons a week to interact and play with the tiny puppies. Goldie is one of the mothers. This is Brother Luke’s dog and I am grateful he gave me this opportunity to be photographed with her."

"Spending time up at the Monastery with the Monks and their dogs is one of the most wonderful things that has ever happened in my life. I have learned so much about how to live just from watching these dogs, the tiny puppies and the older dogs. They are such wonderful beings."

Willow grew up outside of Albany, has lived in NYC,in Europe for a while and Springfield, Ma. Willow teaches the history of art and Native American literature, and is very interested in native cultures. This year she is taking a sabbatical and is traveling to Australia where she will be living in the bush with native peoples in their traditional ways.


When asked what she would like to be remembered for, she said, "Sounds like an obit to me! I’ll leave that to the Universe. Although I do hope it will be said I was, among other things:
She-Who-Played-Well-with-Puppies."

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8-31-06, 6:30pm, Cambridge, NY