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In The Kitchen
By Cynthia Hochswender
I
f your loved one shows that happier to eat meals with me
he or she loves you by cook- now that I own a digital meat
ing wonderful things in the thermometer. After a lifetime
kitchen, perhaps a perfect holi- of serving overcooked, dried out
day gift is a very special kitchen meat I now serve tender, perfect-
tool that shows you appreciate ly cooked meat.
the effort he or she is making on I’ve been extremely happy
your behalf. with my Lavatools PT12 Javelin
Some of these ideas are ex- Digital Instant Read Meat Ther-
pensive but most of them are in mometer, which I bought on
the $25 range. You can put them Amazon for $25.
together in a gift basket for maxi- Anne Day is the editor of our
mum splash; or wrap them up Compass Arts and Entertain-
with some nice ribbon or make ment section. In addition to be-
them into stocking stuffers. ing breathtakingly stylish, she’s
There are several good cook- also a very talented cook.
PHOTO BY ANNE DAY.
ware shops in the area; there’s a “My absolute fav thing in the
Compass Arts and Entertainment Editor Anne Day loves citrus list at the end of this article. kitchen is my lime squeezer,
in all its forms. She recommends handheld citrus squeezers Let’s begin with me. My first purchased in Mexico,” she
as a stocking stuffer for anyone who likes to cook or anyone friends and family are much said. “We lost it in the fire when
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our house burned. A friend got sous vide cooking. She doesn’t
me three more, in different use it for everything, but she es-
sizes: key lime, regular lime and pecially likes it for steak, chicken,
lemon. It’s the best invention fish and eggs (which sounds like
ever. Until recently you couldn’t almost everything). Sous vide
get them in the U.S. Now they cooking involves inserting a
have them but they are painted, wand into your cooking pot full
and the paint peels. The best of water; the food is in a sealed
ones are the grayish ones that are plastic bag. She recommends the
anodized aluminum.” brand called Joule and suggests
One you might try is the Bel- you go to www.chefsteps.com to
lemain Premium Quality Stain- see a sous vide video.
less Steel Lemon Squeezer with Bruce Weinstein of Colebrook,
Silicone Handles, priced from Conn., is the chef in a famous
$29 to $34. That’s a bit expensive and prolific cookbook-creating
for such a simple item but that’s duo with his partner, Mark Scar-
what makes this a good gift. If it brough.
weren’t a luxury, you’d just buy it “I will say that there is one
for yourself. thing (can we call it a gadget?)
Karen Reich of North Ca- that I will never be caught with-
naan, Conn., Wendy Weinberg out: butcher’s twine, because
of Cornwall, Conn., and Sherri it’s so perfect for tying more than
Gorelick of Southfield, Mass., are just roasts — and let’s say that ev-
all friends and are all stunningly eryone should tie their roasts to
good cooks. keep them compact; so they hold
Karen’s favorite kitchen their shape and don’t fall apart;
product: “My immersion hand and so they cook evenly.
blender, hands down [no pun “It’s also good for tying up
intended there]. I’ve only used bundles of herbs — and even
one brand but they should all be presents, if you’re out of ribbon.”
similar. Amazing for soups and He recommends Tenn Well
sauces, and they eliminate a lot Bakers Twine, three-ply; 109
of mess! yards of food-safe cotton cooking
“I also like the square plastic string costs a little over $7.
cutting boards, which I use to “I also love my giant ice cube
protect my limestone counter. I trays,” Weinstein said. “We all
put them in the dishwasher daily. have ice makers in our freez- Celebrates their 1st Holiday Season in their
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She’s also a recent convert to Continued on page 6
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Continued from page 5
chicken skin and fat, slice up breakfast — but my real work-

scallions, open all sorts of pack- horse is an Epicurean nonslip
aging — so much easier than a antimicrobial cutting board.”
knife in so many circumstances.” Depending on what size and
So much less dangerous than where you get them from, the
a knife in so many circumstances Epicurean boards run about $25
too, IMO. to $30.
Careful readers of The Lake- Like several of the cooks
ville Journal’s Health page will polled for this article, Tina said,
recognize my friend Tina Scoc- “The thing I use most in the
colo Steiner, who lives in Seattle, kitchen is my 7-inch chef’s knife
Wash., and is a great cook in her from Henckel with the divots,
own right but is also the daugh- the one that’s called a santoku.
ter of a world-class purveyor of No one else is allowed to touch
Mama-style Italian cuisine. my santoku knife — I mean NO
Tina recommends “a pastry ONE!”
scraper for sure.” Look for the I don’t have one of these yet,
one from OXO, sold at most Big in part because I have so many
Box stores and some grocery knives I can’t really justify buy-
PHOTOS BY CAITLIN HANLON stores for about $10. ing more; and in part because
Cookbook author Bruce Weinstein says one thing he won’t be caught “Cutting boards for every- I’m not sure which one to get.
without in the kitchen is butcher’s twine. It’s not a conventional day use, plastic and square for Prices vary widely, even within
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expert advice, you can of course santoku knife in the Urban
ask at a good chef’s shop. Another Farmer line selling for $100,
idea is to talk to an expert knife down from the suggested price
sharpener. I asked Bruce Ber- of $125.
tram from Sakura Sharpening And by the way, getting all
why the santoku is so special. He your loved one’s knives sharp-
explained that the dimples aren’t ened is a very good gift; it can be
serrations, “they are reliefs. They expensive but boy is it worth it.
help to keep food from sticking The only trouble is that once you
to the blade.” start doing it, you will feel the
“For a holiday gift idea,” he need to do it several times a year.
said, “Wüsthof has come out with You can find Sakura at www.
a new line of knives called Urban sakurasharpening.com. Bruce
Farmer. Beautiful knives, great and his wife, Ruth, are in Kent,
steel. They’re meant to be attrac- Conn., several times a year; check
tive to people who grow their their website for dates when you
own food in their home gardens. can drop off your cutlery (and
I own three and plan to buy more. tools).
They are very reasonably priced, The sculptor Henry Klimowicz
from Millerton, N.Y., loves his Pastry scrapers are an invaluable kitchen tool and can be used for
for Wüsthof.”
scraping pastry off cutting boards and countertops, for slicing pastry
They seem to be sold mainly or cookie dough, for chopping herbs and nuts and myriad other tasks.
through Williams Sonoma, which Continued on page 8 They’re inexpensive and an excellent gift for a serious baker.
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santoku knife — “and also the unflipping the crust back into a
mandoline, which is a cool tool full circle.”
but is dangerous.” Mandolines He loves his gravy and fat
are used to make very thin, very separator. Try the one from Von-
even slices from vegetables. You dior, which is expensive enough
can get pretty good and pretty at $19 to make it a good gift.
inexpensive ones these days, es- Painter Tom Goldenberg of
pecially the ones from Japanese Sharon, Conn., who is possibly
manufacturers. the most talented home cook I
If you get a mandoline, think know and that’s saying some-
about also getting a pair of nothing, says the most-loved tool
cut chef’s safety gloves, such in his kitchen is a hand grater
as the ones from NoCry. They for cheese and nutmeg. You
cost between $10 and $13 and you can get a fairly unfussy inexpen-
can get them on Amazon or at sive one at most grocery stores
Walmart. and cook shops, or you can get
Henry also likes spatulas, a fancier microplane grater (I
“the metal flat ones for apply- use my microplane grater from
ing frosting on cakes and the Guido’s in Great Barrington at
PHOTO BY CAITLIN HANLON
largest one for pie crust, first for least three times a week, for
What better way to tell someone you think he or she is worth their salt flipping the full circle in half cheese and for making lemon
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foods in addition to exceptional Lab French Gray Coarse Sea Salt,
salads and sandwiches (the 2 pounds for $11.95 at Amazon.
perfect place to stop for a snack Whatever brand you choose, be Since 1993
while on a shopping trip). Most sure you can see a picture of the
of those more delicate packs salt crystals to ensure they’re
Robain L Dionne
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The crystals will still have a nice want). 336 Main Street, Lakeville, CT
briny, “from the sea” flavor but — Cynthia Hochswender 860-435-2600
A Truly Novel Idea For A Holiday Gift

By Divya Symmers
A
nyone who watched “The cal fiction, romantic stories and, was 21. three. Outlander came in sec-
Great American Read” on according to PBS, “books that Books as a competitive sport! ond, no doubt nudged by the
PBS, an eight-part series represent the human experi- Online viewers confessed to popular Starz series based on
that revealed the country’s 100 ence told from a diverse range becoming misty-eyed. Diana Gabaldon’s steamy time-
best-loved novels (from a sur- of perspectives.” “Anne of Green Gables,” 11; travel adventures.
vey of more than 7,000 people) With the kind of fanfare “Jane Eyre,” 10; The Chronicles So, there you have it. Harper
and wrapped up with the usually reserved for winners of of Narnia series, nine; “Little Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” is
most-loved of all announced to reality game shows, moderator Women,” eight; “Charlotte’s officially America’s best-loved
an enthusiastic live audience, Meredith Vieira hosted the final Web,” seven; “Gone with the novel, having started out as
could be forgiven for feeling results of public voting on Oct. Wind,” six. number one on the first show,
suddenly optimistic about our 23, as the audience cheered for As each top five finalist was and never wavering.
uneasy land. “Moby-Dick” and “Frankenstein” announced, there were cas- Each of the hundred books
As literary and other luminar- and “The Sun Also Rises.” None cades of applause: “Pride and mentioned was one that, if
ies joined in discussing their fa- of these were in the top 10 or Prejudice,” the Lord of the Rings you’d read it, you wanted to
vorites, this stimulating weekly even 20. series, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” read it again. And if you hadn’t,
show brought fiction from “The Catcher in the Rye” by the Harry Potter series, and the you wanted to. And that, of
as far back as the 1600s (“Don J.D. Salinger and “Great Expecta- Outlander novels (my mom, a course, was the whole point of
Quixote”) into your living room tions” by Charles Dickens were huge though secret fan, would this ingenious multi-platform
in a whole new way. There were 30 and 29. “The Color Purple” by have been thrilled), with the production (which includes an
20th-century American classics, Alice Walker was 27. “The Stand” Lord of the Rings series coming eponymous book of its own): to
thrillers, young adult novels, by Stephen King was 24. Emily in at five, “Pride and Prejudice” get people reading and discuss-
sci-fi/fantasy, adventure, histori- Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” number four, Harry Potter, ing books.
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It worked! existing neural pathways in the

An estimated 2.2 million brain to life … creates new syn-
books are published around opses and improves short-term
the world each year, including memory.”
fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Other studies suggest that
Yet, in an era of diminished reading fiction helps with
attention spans, literary fic- depression and insomnia, en-
tion — the category “To Kill a hances empathy — even reduces
Mockingbird”falls under — is by stress and the possibility of
many accounts struggling, mak- developing Alzheimer’s. Accord-
ing “The Great American Read” ing to a 2016 report in The New
a potential godsend for contem- York Times, “Book readers lived
porary novelists. an average of almost two years
And while e-books hold a longer than those who did not
place in peripatetic readers’ read at all.” (Worth noting: a
digital hearts, actual printed similar, though weaker, correla-
books are not only still popular tion exists among readers of
but also better for your health, newspapers.)
say experts. Novels are the most For those of us who prefer
beneficial, and a great novel — spending humid summer after-
think Kate Atkinson’s “Life After noons curled up by a fan with a PHOTO BY CYNTHIA HOCHSWENDER
Life” — is even better. novel, this is fantastic news. We Sometimes the best part of shopping for book gifts is that you get to sit in a com-
When you’re reading a detec- might not be out playing tennis, fy chair at a lovely bookstore (the one in the photo, above, is Book Loft in Great
tive story or historical novel or but we’re exercising our brains. Barrington) and take just a wee break from the rigors of the holiday season.
contemporary bildungsroman, What could be a better holiday
it turns out that keeping track gift this year than one of Ameri-
of characters and plots “brings ca’s 100 best-loved books?
SHOPPING LOCAL FOR BOOKS

In the Tri-state region, • “The Latecomers” by
when you talk about “shop- Helen Klein Ross
ping local” for books for
holiday gifts, you don’t only
• “Twentieth-Century Boy”
mean that you’re buying by Duncan Hannah
from a bookstore in the area. • Any of the many cook-
It also often means that
books by Bruce Wein-
you’re buying a new title by
stein and Mark Scar-
a local author. Our excellent
brough including “The
local book vendors include Let this shirt become
Oblong Books and Music in Instant Pot Bible” and a favorite for years
Millerton and Rhinebeck, “Shortcut Cooking.” to come. The soft "hand"
and resilient vitality of 100%
N.Y.; the Book Loft in Great • “The Vintage Baker” by pure virgin wool and
Barrington, Mass.; Merritt carefully aligned plaids,
Jessie Sheehan says quality all the way.
Bookstore in Millbrook, N.Y.; Available in a wide
and House of Books in Kent, • “The Perfectionists: The assortment of unique
Conn. Look there for books Story of Precision” by patterns and colors.
Made in and for America.
by area authors including Simon Winchester
these new titles: Blankets • Sweaters
• “The Library Book,” by Pipes • Knives • Outdoor Gear
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There’s Only One

‘I’ In Christmas
By Alexander Wilburn
W
ith social progress, the Lose it at the bottom of your
definition of family is bag. Leave it behind in a coffee
changing. That means shop. It’s your investment piece,
you are free to define “family” and no one will ever suspect, or
in any way you like, with defini- know, or care what you do with
tions like: a burden, expensive, it.
or just ungrateful a bit de trop. • Rinse and Repeat Candle by
This Christmas, it’s important to Snowe, natural soy candle, $30.
ask yourself, “Am I buying this Tastemaker Candle by Snowe,
gift as a show of appreciation natural soy candle, $30.
for the affection and care the Scented candles are your
recipient has shown me in the way of playing God. You can’t
last year? Or is this a monetary control other people, but you
chore that I have to perform can control the flavor in the air
simply because I bought them a of any given room. Why just
gift last year?” have a bathroom, why just have
Break the cycle of feeling a shower, when you can burn
badly that comes with spend- a Rinse and Repeat Candle by
ing money you don’t have on Snowe that claims to make your ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXANDER WILBURN
people whom you might feel, in bathroom smell like a spa — that
your heart, don’t deserve your is, like steam and water and
largesse. soap. Or Snowe’s Tastemaker
Instead, remember this: Candle, made for your kitchen,
Sometimes, the person who which smells like lemons, as It’s the holiday season. You’ve worked hard all year,
loves you best and whom you if you had just cleaned your you’ve knocked yourself out finding gifts for family
love the best is yourself. And kitchen with lemon soap, even and friends. You deserve a little something special,
while you can’t totally get away if you didn’t. But imagine if you too. Go ahead. Indulge. Enjoy.
with not buying gifts for friends did.
and family, you should show •Labradoodle puppy, roughly
yourself a little love, too. Do it $2,000 not including vaccina-
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Comfort Object, made from re- friends will eventually disap- speak — they can — but because your frigid body with a blanket
purposed vintage Hermès silk, point you with their political they’ll only be able to absorb — a white faux-fur throw ap-
$150. opinions. You know who doesn’t the media you show them. With propriately named after Jadis,
What could be more deli- have any political opinions? iPad screens not yet tailored for the White Witch from C.S. Lewis’
ciously selfish, more in the Puppies. Which means you can canine paws, your new puppy British children’s classic Narnia
spirit of “just for me and no one project any kind of divisive will have to trust that the care- series. When she wasn’t turning
else” than a scrunchie that only ideology you want onto your fully curated daily news you foe and loyal follower alike into
you know costs $150? new, sprightly, four-legged consume must be the whole stone, the White Witch ruled
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Giving The Gift That Goes Away

By Debra A. Aleksinas
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ometimes, the best gifts Consider giving the gift of These easy-to-grow cuties re- installation, King said.
are not those that last life: houseplants or floral ar- quire no soil, only a good soak- Custom gift baskets are
forever — especially if you, rangements. Even minimalists ing once a week and periodic also popular, and appreciated,
or a loved one, are downsiz- enjoy being surrounded by misting, said King. when it comes to giving. For
ing, minimalizing or just don’t the beauty and elegance of live “They get their nutrients instance, at Nodine’s Smoke-
want an avalanche of useless plants and flowers. They bring through the air.” house in Goshen, Conn., Heath-
or duplicate “stuff” piling up life to their surroundings, Other popular plants for er Desmond said she has seen
around you. freshen the air, and help keep gifting include African violets, customers come in and spend
There are still many options the winter blues at bay. colorful croton, the Chinese hundreds of dollars to make
for gift giving that may require Houseplants during the holi- money plant (or pilea), suc- a gift basket containing the
a little more creativity, but will days needn’t be limited to the culents, cacti and miniature family-owned smokehouse’s
likely be appreciated and put to traditional poinsettias, paper bonsai trees. Kent Greenhouse most popular items. “Jams,
good use. whites or amaryllis. At Kent has gift certificates perfect for smoked meat, cheese, bacon,
For instance, organic soaps Greenhouse & Gardens in Kent, allowing the receiver to choose jerky, barbecue sauce, they all
and lotions, elegant candles, Conn., for instance, orchids are his or her own selection, such make great gift basket items,”
fine wine, special food gift hands down one of the most as handcrafted wreaths and she said.
baskets, dinner at a fine restau- popular plants for gift giving, garlands. You can also order a The gift of knowledge is an-
rant, or tickets for the movies said employee Audrey King. custom arrangement or home other option. There are count-
or a stage production all make “They are very elegant look-
great gifts. ing,” and come in a variety of
Or, restore a valuable pos- colors, shapes and species.
session, such as an old pocket A trend right now are little
watch or Grandfather clock spidery-looking plants called
that long ago stopped ticking, a tillandsia, or “air plants.” They
beloved family photograph, or are perfect for those who may
a treasured piece of heirloom have a brown thumb when
jewelry. it comes to caring for plants.
PHOTOS BY DEBRA A. ALEKSINAS Rachael Swift tended to a bonsai at Kent Greenhouse

Orchids are the most popular indoor plant for gift giving, & Gardens. Small plants make great gifts for homeowners
said Audrey King at Kent Greenhouse & Gardens. who are downsizing and trying to declutter.
less courses and classes being loved one during the holidays.
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Books and Music in Millerton, Conn. find puzzles that you like is can work on. Oblong will be
N.Y., has an excellent selection of People seem drawn to the New finding ways to get rid of them here with new puzzles for sale
puzzles. Yorker magazine cover puzzles after you’ve finished them. at discount prices.
I get my puzzles often at weird from the New York Puzzle Com- To help you with that pro- If you have an excess of
off-brand kind of places, such as pany. They’re wonderful to look cess, we are holding a jigsaw puzzles, bring any that you’d
Target and Ocean State Job Lot at but diabolically difficult. puzzle swap at 1 p.m. on like to give away. If you don’t
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sometimes you score. brands but at the end of the day, ille Journal’s new office at 64 come to the swap and help us
I always find something I like we all seem to just buy based on Route 7 North in Falls Village, get rid of ours.
at Barnes and Noble (there’s one the puzzle image, the price and Conn. (the office is about two In a perfect world, you’ll
in Kingston, N.Y., and another in the number of pieces. blocks north of the Falls Vil- email and let me know that
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surprise to you that the Put little stickers on your
holiday season will come jars that indicate what
around again next year month and year you pre-
(despite our concerns about served the fruit. And then
politics and climate change). stick them away in a cool,
Therefore, it’s not too early dark spot until next year.
to begin thinking about gifts When you take them
we can make and give in out, you should have a re-
December 2019. ally thick, syrupy delicious
The British are famous for orange-flavored vinegar. You
the puddings that they bake can either gift it in a large jar,
a year in advance and then al- with the oranges intact, or
low to sit, wrapped in cheese- you can strain out the or-
cloth and doused with strong anges and any debris and just
liquor, until the next year’s give small jars of orange vin-
Christmas. Well, I don’t know egar, preferably with a pretty
if this is still a thing but you label that you can make on
see it all the time on BBC your computer and print out.
period dramas and murder How, you might ask, can
mysteries. you leave fruit in a cupboard
NORTH EAST The point is, though, that
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he avalanche of fundrais- where a smile has greeted you. said recently that the upcoming where you can see the impact in
ing appeals is never-end- You’ve seen those volunteers changes to the tax laws remain your community; and you raise
ing, at least at this time of helping you or helping others. an unknown, and that charities spirits immeasurably when the
year. The requests would have And they do it on a tight shoe- do not yet know the impact. local organization receives your
you give to a long list of highly string budget. You know who Her experience supports donation. They will probably
worthy causes, across the na- they are. They are your neigh- the notion that the majority of know you already, and doubly
tion and abroad. bors. small donors are not giving so appreciate your gesture of gen-
But, how about a different If you tend to itemize your they can earn a tax deduction erosity. You could even include
approach, one that takes your federal taxes, then your dona- anyway. Rather, they are mo- a note of thanks.
charitable donation and gives it tion to a tax-exempt organiza- tivated by a personal sense of Consider your community
to a local organization. tion may be deductible. If you kindness, caring and personal and what has improved your
Throughout the year you don’t itemize, and your dona- responsibility, and because it life here within the past year.
might have been aware of tions tend to be on the small feels so good to support a small This article is not to tell you
the community-based service side (that’s true of most of us), organization directly. which local organization to sup-
organizations whose volunteer then you can simply donate and Don’t think of squeezing port; it is a reminder that every
members have either helped use the standard deduction. your purse or wallet. Just give local organization can use some
you or perhaps one of your Sheila O’Connor, New York until the amount you are donat- wind in its sails.
neighbors. You have used the City’s regional director for the ing feels good to you. The smaller the organiza-
library, or the visiting nurses, or Combined Federal Campaign, Small donors make a mighty tion, the more good you will do.
emergency medical services, or which solicits small-donor difference. Every little bit helps So, create a bit of a breeze with
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children is a snap if you is not always true but it often is
live with those children. true.
That’s one great thing about All children, as far as I can tell,
kids; they rarely leave you in the like plush toys — the bigger the
dark about what they want. better.
It’s a little harder if you don’t Gems and shiny rocks also
live with that child. You can of seem to appeal to a large sector
course ask the parents; but that of youngsters. In my experience,
feels like cheating and, honestly, young ladies are drawn to well-
we often shop at the last minute shined rocks that have mystical
for that gift for a youthful rela- qualities; young gents seem
tive or the children of a friend. to prefer big, gnarly, colorful
All children, of course, are crystals. You can find both types
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In my experience, nearly
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They particularly like to get
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they’d like to do with you, you’ll
Present
ers back off and move them probably get a blank stare.
around.
They like rubber stamps,
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You can also find less sophis-
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Sullivan loves to fly-fish. What
many people don’t know is that
the special people in your life.
such as Marshalls in Great Bar- he’s very generous about tak- Including yourself !
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w
princess set on a recent week- introducing them to the sport.
day). There are millions of fun
As for sticker sets, you can
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Those are all fairly easy and tures with the toppings on the
obvious ideas. Here’s one that’s dough).
harder but potentially more fun Or perhaps you and the
and more memorable for ev- young giftee can find photos
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…holidays with children

don’t require any ingredients about what got you excited

more exotic than a hot dog, about stamps — and you can
some rice, some grapes and listen to them tell you what they
maybe a cherry tomato or two. see that they like. Maybe they
And of course: cupcakes. like the colors. Maybe they like
Again, the child will especially the orderliness of the sheets of
enjoy decorating the tops. stamps and coins. Maybe they
With all these decorate-it- like the pictures of flowers or
yourself projects, by the way, cats or planes. Maybe they want
be sure (very very sure) that to know who the people are in
you do not correct or direct the the pictures and why they got
decorating. It doesn’t matter if put on a stamp.
the decoration is gloppy and it Some kids will be too bouncy
doesn’t matter if the child stays to sit and look at a collection
inside the lines while coloring of something. The same is true
in a coloring book. These things for many adults. How about a
will come with time; you’re not walk in the woods instead of a
teaching artistic perfection, you quiet afternoon, or a sledding
are allowing a child to express trip where you actually get on
PHOTOS BY CYNTHIA HOCHSWENDER himself or herself while doing the sled and go flying down the
Children seem inexorably attracted to rocks, crystals and gems. Boys tend an activity with you. hill yourself? When was the last
to like crustier, gnarlier versions; girls seem to like shiny small ones that If you’re a stamp collector or time you had that kind of fun
promise mystical powers. Crystal Essence in Great Barrington, Mass., sells
a coin collector, don’t just buy outdoors, really?
both types.
a kit and walk away. Obviously, And then when you’re done:
this isn’t going to work with Go to the kitchen and make
all children but certainly there cocoa together. Decorate your
are some who will be able to sit mugs with stickers. Eat cup-
quietly with you for a half hour cakes you’ve embellished your-
and look through your collec- self. Be a kid. With a kid. Have
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this issue you will see seasonal don’t step or stumble onto the
plants that are lovely and deco- road.
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They look great but you need it themselves; nonetheless, you
to be very careful about forag- should be sensitive about cut-
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reds). And yes, after I scold you visible from somebody’s house
pre-emptively, I will share some (unless of course it’s your own
background on what plants we house).
used in these photos and where 3) As noted, bittersweet is a
you can find some of your own. super invasive so you want to be
First, some plants are very very careful about letting those
abundant and one reason why lovely but evil red berries get
is that they are highly invasive loose and embed themselves in
and, if allowed to, will take the ground. PHOTO BY CAITLIN HANLON
There’s no reason why you can’t forage for holiday-season

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greens and berries (such as the invasive bittersweet, above)
bor’s yard and then some. The vines, above and below ground; as long as you follow a few commonsense guidelines.
yellow-husked red berries of the but it also spreads through the
bittersweet vine fall into this berries. You need to be very
category. careful that you don’t disperse
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