Ellen Hilburg's Blog Posts

At Last Spring Has Sprung
If it wasn't unseemly for a person of my age and position, I would skip for the absolute joy I feel with these last few days of beautiful weather we have been having here. It is so...

Victory Gardens Good For You Too
When America went to war in 1941, the war effort touched every one at home as well as on the front and in the trenches, on the seas and in the air. People plowed up their front yar...

Contemporary Hudson River Artists Ladies First
Nancy Quaglia, more than mistress of her medium- dry pigment (pastels) on paper- termed works on paper- is primarily concerned with the Hudson River, it's landscapes, marshes and m...

The Little Flower Shop Of Nyack
After spending the last thirty years of her life in the business world, Leslie Jordan, owner and proprietor of The Little Flower Shop of Nyack, is finally realizing her romantic dr...

Look To The STAR Grievance Day In May
Tomorrow, March 1st, 2013 is the deadline for applying for the STAR (School Tax Relief)  Exemption Program. If you don't already have it, RUN to your nearest Assessors Office ...

In Like A Lion Out Like A Lamb
I have no idea what top speeds the wind reached last night here in Nyack but I am sure that they were at least in the upper 40's and with the pinging of the tiny hard snow drops- y...

A Day Trip To New York City
Although it might be too cold outside for a leisurely stroll through the outdoor sculpture garden at Storm King or other worthy outdoor sculpture gardens, The Metropolitan Museum, ...

Out With The Old In With The New
Most of the resolutions I made last year for 2012, I've not been able to keep. For instance, that resolution to be more patient with other people's' ineptitudes and incompetancies ...

Greenery and Swag in the Nyacks
The menorahs have all been lit for eight nights signalling the miracle of the festival of lights and some lucky ones among us got eight little token gifts- one for each night- and ...

A Few Of My Favorite Things
This holiday season abounds with many lovely events for families and friends alike. There really IS something for everyone!. I will let them unfold chronologically so that it is ea...

Farmers Step Up to Your Marks Please
Don't worry, be happy! The Nyack Farmers' Market - going 15 plus years strong- due to a new partnership between the Nyack Center and the Nyack Chamber of Commerce will commence bus...

Matthews Baier Concert Tonight in Nyack
Matthews Baier, Nyack's own local prolific composer and guitarist extraordinaire will be presenting a most unusual and beautiful program of songs based on selected ancient texts of...

Yellow Rosie and Russet in Rockland
I could be talking about potatoes but I am talking about all leaves, both great and small, in Rockland. I love the crunch of leaves underfoot and the huge piles of leaves by the s...

Rockland Symphony Orchestra Young Peoples Concert
The 2012- 2013 Seasons Young People's Concert featuring winners of the Rockland County Music Teachers' Guild Concerto Competition will begin with a bang at 3:00PM on SUNDAY- Octobe...

Hooked on the Hook The Pier And Tallman
When you see me (still) all in black flapping along on the Piermont Pier, it might look as if I am only meandering, but my pulse rate tells a different story: that I am in the mids...

Step Into September With Care And Deet
While thinking in retrospect of my last blog on creepy crawlies and bugs that go bump in the night, I stumbled uopn an article of interest which I will present here for you to use ...

End Of Summer In The Hudson Valley
The remnants of wild roses are in their final glory sprawling about both the front yard and the wrap around porch here at Wright Bros. (53 N. Bdwy, Nyack, NY 10960). And the slugs...

The Dog Days Of Summer In Rockland
Websters defines dog days as: 1: the period between July and early Septenber when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere. 2: a period of stagn...

Come Celebrate Bastille Day In Piermont
Among other issues causative of The French Revolution, The Storming of The Bastille and the difficulties of life lived during the ensuing years of The First French Republic, food s...

Oh The Fourth Of July
Known as the Fourth of July or Independence Day, July 4th  has been a Federal Holiday in the United States since 1941. However, the tradition of celebrating Independence Day g...

Fave Ways To Beat The Heat
As we are stuck in the middle of a terrific heat wvave sooooo hot a person can hardly think, I've taken the liberty to put together a little list of some of my favorite ways to bea...

A World Of Difference In Rockland
Well, we've had winter in October, spring in February and March and now March (like a lion) in spring. We must do all that we as individuals can do to try to mitigate the damage wh...

Out Of The Closet In Rockland
It's that time of year when the flowers gently nod to each other. The iris- fragile and trembling on it's long leggy stem and the wild roses blooming and tumbling all about seem to...

The Merry Month Of May
 The merry month of May has arrived. Queen Victorias favorite flower, the Lily of the Valley, IS the flower of May. Legend has it that the Lily of the Valley heralds the retur...

Nash In Nyack New York
Nash in Nyack, New York   On Thursday evenings, Friday, Saturday and Sundays, Maya Rose Nash can be found at Mind Over Matter, 85 South Broadway, Nyack, New York, 10960- pract...

The Edward Hopper House Art Center
The Edward Hopper House Art center is exhibiting the works of two very different artist- a show curated by Carole Perry. On my way home from work here at Wright Brothers Real Esta...

Nadia in Nyack New York
I can't find a single picture of Nadia Kostik although she has long been a familiar sight as one of the dedicated walkers doing her daily constitutional all the way from South Broa...

March IS Womens History Month
In celebration of Women's History Month, it is only fitting that I write of the photographer Rena Bass Forman, born March 17, 1957. She graced the world with her prescense. As a y...

I Heard The Wind Blow Dear
The crazy weather (read Global Warming) seems to embody the mercurial, fun loving spirit of Gemini. Playful and ever changing- engaged in eternal Kerry flip flops, the astrological...

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things
Love might or might not be in the air, but chocolates are everywhere! Don't go to the big box stores for less. Support your local businesses, have a smaller footprint and get and g...

Do Not Miss Peak Performances at Montclair
Although he has won two Tony Awards for choreography and a Kennedy Center Honor-all while maintaining his dance company, Valley Cottages' very own Bill T. Jones has been and contin...

The New Year in Nyack
So the New Year has come and gone and most of us are still here. I've made some resolutions for this New Year that I will post on my bathroom mirror, my refrigerator, the dashboard...

Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly
It is lovely to see the Village of Nyack all decked out for the Holidays with the old Victorian houses draped and swagged with greenery and tiny twinkling lights, Nyack's tradition...

In The True Spirit of Giving
This time of year usually brings out the best in most of us and the worst in only a few terrible one or two.In this difficult economy( one could think Hard Times) it is more import...

Sanctuary and More in Nyack
For those who harbor hopes of not only seeking but finding sanctuary,owner and designer Laura Gould of Sanctuary,60 South Broadway in Nyack has indeed created one. Although I some...

Trick or Treat in Nyack
Saturday October 29th, 2011. We were all treated' to a fierce and relatively unexpected snow storm. Well- at least unexpected by me! All of the news stations and various media were...

The Last of the Heirlooms
In spite of the violent thunderstorms and even hail of Friday, we in Nyack have been in the midst of a most beautiful second summer this October. The weather has, for the most part...

Autumn By The Hudson River
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ARTSROCK of NYACK HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
Artsrock of Nyack is an organization whose mission is close to my heart.Their mission is"to provide increased access to professional arts and multi-cultural programs for an underse...

Baumgarts Opens in Nyack
I fell in love with Baumgart's the very first time I had dinner there.It was in 1997 and even though Englewood is only 13 or 14 miles from Nyack it seemed like a much greater dista...

Size Really Doesnt Matter
Its true!Especially regarding rocks! When the lull of lapping waves,the sun and the spray of salty ocean breezes begins,for me,the process of disengagement from the sometimes diff...

Row Row Your Boat
Row your boat gently down the stream-or up or across the Hudson River Towns,Estuaries!.The Hudson is one of those rare rivers which ebbs and flows,has high tides and low according ...

August and the Proverbial Pebble in Piermont
In Piermont,the dog days of summer are finally upon us with brutal record setting temperatures and searing heat and humidity which completely dehydrates a person within minutes.I s...

The Nyack Street Fair
The famous Nyack Street Fair seems to takeplace every two months or so.This past Sunday"s Fair was perfect in all respects.The weather was beautiful with no threat of rain and the ...

The Chapin Sisters Back in Piermont
The Chapin Sisters,an American folk pop musical group consisting of sisters Abigail Chapin,Lily Capin and Jessica Craven(formally managed by half brother Jonathan Craven) are back ...

Edward Hopper in Nyack
The Edward Hopper,Prelude Years a celecbration of Hoppers paintings and drawing related to his years growingup in Nyack has opened to great acclaim.The show runs from May 21-July2...

Organic Produce in Rockland
For many years Rockland County has offered numerous retail sources for organic produce and helath food related items.The Fellowship Community in Chestnut Ridge was established in t...

NYACKS ARTS ANGELS
Supporting the Arts in Nyack Public Schools Arts Angels is a non-profit parent and community organization supporting the arts in Nyack Public Schools Arts Angels is the liaison be...

Foggy
Looking out at the Tappan Zee Bridge barely visable through the fog I contemplate which source of culture is most enticing for a short excursion on a Saturday morning.We in Nyack a...