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What a great story this is. She wins the Olympic long jump gold and he wins the Paralympic 400M gold as well as other medals. Woodhall and Davis-Woodhall, who wed in 2022, went viral at the Paris Olympics thanks to their emotional celebration of Davis-Woodhall’s win, her first Olympic medal. The couple, who also competed…

As opposed to the standard and better known light daiquiri. The Farandaville recipe below the short video.   Farandaville two slightly different variations – Myers Jamaican rum – 2oz. Lime juice – 1 oz Demerara syrup – 3/4 oz    Shaken and poured as above; we cut the demerara back to 3/4 oz. from the…

I’m impressed. Fr Anthony Ekanem. Text is from the Holy Name of Mary bulletin Get to Know Fr. Tony Fr. Tony is the fourth of 8 children and the younger of a set of twins born to Columba L. Ekanem, a late Chief Inspection of Education and Brigid C. Ekanem, a schoolteacher. He was born…

Ahhh, yes only one. We did have our very nice trip to Jim Thorpe, PA and Brigid and myslef did some hiking – but no camping. So as we did last summer –  Last Week’s Adirondack Adventure  – we met up with our good buddy Laurie Hurley from Vermont and went to a different campsite,…

But you have to hit the link. "For all my tired Mama's"  

Not much damage – just spray painted the building and cemented the doors shut. What's the big deal? Meanwhile my friend Joan Andrews gets 27 month sentence "Pro-lifers imprisoned under FACE Act speak out" for walking into a clinic, sitting on the floor and saying the rosary. After the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention,…

So a very interesting bourbon cocktail. CAUTION! All the recipes I've seen for this cocktail are "alcohol forward" – they are using bourbons in the 100 to 110 proof range. At Farandaville we had two recipes. First good ol' Jim Beam which is 80 proof. The second with Knob Creek at 100 proof. Watch the…

NT Wright is an Anglican Bishop and very respected New Testament scholar, famous for his historical study of the Resurrection. So this question is not directly in his wheelhouse, but he gives a good general answer. Wikipedia has a good discussion of this also. Origins and Historicity. I think Wright’s view of Exodus is very…

A Croton resident and parishioner of our Church, Holy Name of Mary. He and his lovely wife Dorothy were very active in our community and church for decades. Bob had 66 years of service with the Knights of Columbus. A wonderful man. Here is his obituary, “highlighting the man he was” Robert E. Ferguson,  August…

A residential complex in Croton on the river. There was a big commotion Sunday morning with fire whistles, emergency vehicles, etc. Thankfully no injuries but hit the link for the pictures! Medical Emergency Caused Driver To Slam Into Half Moon Bay Clubhouse Around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, a Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department car was flagged down…