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I’m sure that everyone remembers their first Dr. Seuss book. Mine was Hop on Pop and it was the first book that I ever read. I can still conjure up the feeling of sitting in my parents living room - in a green chair - and knowing the joy of being able to read all by myself.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Cat in the Hat and to celebrate, the National Education Association is throwing a huge party for the Cat. Libraries are hosting readings as are bookstores and community centers. You can join in the fun by reading some Seuss to those around you.

You can also participate by sending the Cat a birthday card. Not only is it fun, but for every card that is received, one book is donated by Random House Children’s Books to First Book. This is a national nonprofit with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.

I would personally like to thank Kathy Sheppard for lending me her Cat in the Hat costume (hat, bow tie, and gloves) and Nancy for giving me the most marvy Thing One and Thing Two t-shirt for story hour at Morton Memorial Library. So we had bad weather and I ended up reading only to an appreciative audience of one - Joanne Meyer - our library director, it was still fun and I would encourage all to participate in their own fashion.

To quote the great master, “Oh the stuff you will learn! The most wonderful stuff!

Wow, now that’s some snow out there! To see the photo that sums up today check out Gabe’s new blog photo site - too keen for words.

Hope that everyone was able to enjoy the snow: without too much care or shoveling. I was lucky enough to have an entire day of Rhinecliff related work and so was able to trudge to and fro with much happiness.

Happy happy Valentine’s Day to all: “will you be mine”, “my heart beets for you”, “lettuce be Valentines”, and “do you carrot all for me”.

Today was a true gem of a day! Well intentioned plans to do anything productive indoors were quickly thrown aside as soon as the clouds passed and the sun shone like May.
Sean and I brought Stella out for her 2007 debut which was just so marvy - and here we thought we wouldn’t see her til March, if the groundhog saw his shadow.

We were lucky enough to catch Jamie and Christy on Rusty Trawler and meet up for a little two wheeling action. How could we not - how often do you get 68 degrees in Jan (71 in Brooklyn where local restaurants fired up there outdoor barbeques), honestly, I was out in just a blouse and jeans and saw others in shorts and tank tops.
It would have been wrong to not pay homage to this gorgeous day - even with the knowledge that we, not Mother Nature, were responsible for the global warming that caused it.
So happy new year to all and may there be many more bits of loveliness for everyone to enjoy.

As an aside, we scooted to the Rhinebeck Deli where we ordered Sean’s specialty sandwich: plain bun, peppered turkey, swiss, bacon, mayo, tomato, lettuce, salt & pepper, oil & vinegar, and hot sauce. This is truly an amazing sandwich and everyone who tries one is an instant convert.