Food Friday: Easy Pickings
FF Easy Pickings tomatoes July 10 2026 copy Early this week, on a day that promised more punishing heat, Mr. Sanders and I loaded up the car with water bottles, sunscreen, one straw hat, and a clutch of reusable tote bags which project our middle brow interests: New Yorker Magazine, Trader Joe’s, Waterstone’s Books […]
And Then This Happened… by Jamie Kirkpatrick
I was all set to write this week’s Musing about the Blessing Box that’s in front of the church across the street from our house. I’m sure you’ve seen a Blessing Box: a small glass-doored creation in which you can leave a spare can or box of food to help someone who can’t afford […]
Sounds and Sleep by Angela Rieck
Nightfall becomes scary when nighttime sounds are loud and unpredictable. The bark of my dogs, the sudden slam of a car door, emergency response sirens, or the persistent ping of a late-night text notification. To our brain, they are potential threats that make sleep difficult. For millions of us, night doesn’t bring rest. When […]
From and Fuller: Maine’s Graham Platner Exit and Possible Political Impact of a Unpopular Israel in 2026
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and Fuller discuss the suspension of U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner’s campaign for dropped out of Maine’s U.S. Senate race against Republican Susan Collins. Al and Craig also trade […]
Design with Jenn Martella: The Maynadier Hardcastle House, circa 1915
Historic waterfront estate nestled on 2.32 acres along Dixon Creek. This property is located on 2.32 acres in Easton at the upper end of Dixon Creek that flows into the Tred Avon River and then on to the Choptank River and the Chesapeake Bay. I have featured several properties on this street and each […]
Cambridge Time Machine: Time to Get to Spring Beans to Town
Photographed by Arthur Rothstein in June 1937, this image is part of the Farm Security Administration’s landmark effort to document life and work in rural America during the Great Depression. Taken near Cambridge, Maryland, it captures agricultural workers during a packing company strike, illustrating both the region’s dependence on seasonal farm labor and the economic […]