A sentimental pack rat, the princess saved the pea that won her the prince 200 years ago
Titania wondered if she was imagining Arnold or vice versa
Bobo was waiting out the noisy fireworks
Milton’s ideas sounded crazy, but they worked
Mrs. Renfrew was deeply connected to her climbing vine
Art and photos by Jane Hart
Two Worlds
Inner world
Inspired by democracy
compassion for oppressed
lightness of peace hope justice
life fragile and precious
outer world
devastated by autocracy
darkness of war
precarious safety and health
innocent people in fear
Inner world
calm peaceful
place of freedom to create art
outer world
chaos and terror
Inner world
texture and movement of natural organic shapes
bright cheerful colors
soothing sound of grateful clouds
fragrant flowers
taste of honey
outer world
jagged geometric shapes
harsh colors
shrill sound of loud thunder
smell of rotten eggs
taste of bitterness
entrance to my apartment
welcoming oasis of joy and excitement
other apartments
more neutral
may I feel my inner beauty
may my creativity uplift the outer world
Photo by Philip Monteleoni
Photo by Joe Bruno
Downward Facing Goat
Warrior I
Billy prepares for Cat and Cow
Photos by Carolyn Reiss
Photos by Carolyn Reiss
Photo by Carolyn Reiss
The winds roiled Hudson waters at Kingsland Point Park.
Made all that more fun if you have a happy buddy along with you. And Peter Roggemann did —his grandson Tate!
The Hudson churning around the newly restored light house.
Photos by Bobbi and Peter Roggemann
Last year, the Kendal Grilling Club kicked off, with great reviews. Now that summer’s back again, so are the Grillers! The first (but by no means the last) “meeting” of 2024 was June 28. And it must be said (yes, it must) that the Great Grillers did greatly with their grilling. Interested in joining them as a Griller Club member? Contact Grill Master Peter Roggemann. (And start salivating!)
Photos contributed by Peter Roggemann
Afficionados of junk food — and their grandparents — may be interested in the history of the Oreo cookie. So here it is.
The Oreo was first made in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco, later Kraft Foods). Developed to compete with the Hydrox chocolate cookie, the Oreo became so popular that the Hydrox eventually ceased to exist altogether.
The origin of the Oreo’s name is still in dispute, but the word oreo, in Greek, means “beautiful.”
Throughout the 100+ years of its existence, only one change was made in an Oreo’s ingredients. In the early 1990s, lard was discarded as one component of the filling and replaced with partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Soon this switch attracted two new groups of customers: Jews who chose Kosher diets and Vegans!
It is estimated that more than 500 billion Oreos have been consumed worldwide, mostly by humans but probably also by a few hungry inquisitive pet dogs — and some voracious kitchen ants. Oreo is the best-selling cookie in the world. It is now sold in over 100 countries.
A few non-culinary aspects of Oreos history should be mentioned:
the word Oreo was a derogatory term once applied to a Black person who was perceived as adopting the characteristic mentality and behavior of white middle-class people
During the notorious Superbowl XLVII power outage, Oreo enthusiasts tweeted the phrase “you can still dunk in the dark.” That, for a while, became a popular refrain
Finally, the word Oreo is a frequently requested answer to crossword puzzle clues. Why? Well, probably because — with the equally popular “oboe” — 3 of its 4 letters are vowels.
Contributed by Norman Sissman
Scientists have studied the ideal amount of time for dunking an Oreo in milk. Turns out, there is a right way and a wrong way to accomplish the deed for maximum results.
In 1998, a professor at the University of Bristol in the UK looked into the ideal method for dunking a British biscuit (aka “a cookie”) into a drink, using the concept of capillary action — the way fluids move spontaneously through small tubes in porous materials — and Washburn’s equation, which describes their journey. Eventually, he determined that the typical British biscuit is best dunked for 3.5 to 5 seconds.
Using this same technique in 2016, scientists at the University of Utah’s Splash Lab determined the perfect dunk time for the much-beloved Oreo. Although the amount of time to get to “perfect” depends on preferred sogginess levels and milk-fat content, the Utah researchers determined that 3 seconds was enough to thoroughly saturate the Oreo without losing structural integrity.
Here’s the journey in slow motion. Cookies are porous. Milk travels through the small holes inside them the same way ink does through blotting paper — or a spill through a paper towel. During tests, the Oreo soaked up 50% of its potential liquid weight in 1 second. That number shot up to 80% at 2 seconds, flatlined at 3 seconds, and maxed out at 4 seconds — meaning the cookie could absorb no more milk. So if the goal was to saturate the cookie but not lose structural cohesion, 3 seconds was the perfect number.
While this test used 2% milk as its dunking medium, the optimal dunking time will vary slightly when using other milk. The higher the milk fat (like whole milk or cream), the longer a cookie can be dunked, but only by mere fractions of a second.
And now you know. Happy dunking!
Source: interestingfacts.com
Photo by Dmitry Kuzmenko/ Unsplash
Contributed by Jane Hart
In honor of the mighty Oreo and the practice of dunking there with, we present the perfect Oreo-eating accessory:
Future World
I look at myself on the zoom screen
I see my wavy hair
My artwork in the background
With the magnifying glass
My hair looks like tangles
The world in chaos
Shadows of war
My art like an arm reaching out
Trying to innfluence others
Is the world really so dark
Hopefully the future will bring
Changes in the world
A more peaceful time
Appreciation of art
Perhaps my arm is reaching out
Trying to reassure the world
Hopefully a more peaceful future
Carlton found comfort and joy among the squid
Diana had imagined her stage debut a thousand times
The square dance fell apart when the caller got hiccups
Cedric’s pricey orthopedic recliner required as many adjustments as he did
Weird but endearing, Ace was the first AI-generated child
Art and photos by Jane Hart
Photo by Harry Bloomfeld
Photo by Joe Bruno
The Tuesday Morning Club has created summertime designs for the Bistro, celebrating sun, sand, birds, and buds.
Photos by Sally Costa
The first sightings of a new generation of the dreaded spotted lanternflys has been made in Rockwood park: nymphs, hundreds of them, on the weeds behind the Kendal walkway by the river. Smaller than your pinky fingernail, they cluster on anything that grows.
Start practicing your squishing techniques!
Tiny, spotted — and ravenous!
And hundreds of ‘em!
Photos by Carolyn Reiss
Kendal is always ready to welcome new and different visitors. You’d have to look far and wide for “visitors” as “different” as those to Adirondack, Sunnyside, and Clearwater last week: baby goats! Pictured below are baby goats, Hazel & Blue, with Linda Cole from Kasey’s Cast-A Ways. How does one come by baby goats—especially ones so well attired? All arranged by Sandra Sindaco from Health Services.
There’s a small oasis newly planted between Philipsburg Manor restoration and the Old Dutch Church. It’s called Statue Island because that is where The Headless Horseman statue keeps watch for Halloween. The newly opened garden and walkways on Statue Island is a small place with all kinds of plantings, the larger ones providing protection from cars driving north and south, but it’s surprising how peaceful and calm it might seem. Park at the small convenience store just behind the island and saunter over, crossing over the little-used roadway. Meanwhile, here are some lovely pictures of it that Anne White took:
Photos by Anne White
Earlier this month, a band of adventurous Kendalites took a lovely sojourn to the Cathedral Church of St. John the Devine, the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. The visit was eye-opening — and not only because of its majestic interior, its magnificent stained-glass windows, or its marvelous carvings.
Photo by Hildegarde Gray
At present, a stunning, site-specific textile installation — Divine Pathways — is on view in the vaulted Nave of the cathedral, featuring red, blue, and gold fabric. The cathedral says it this way: “ . . . created in concert with communities and organizations from across the Morningside Heights neighborhood, New York City, and the Episcopal Diocese of New York . . . community members were invited to write their hopes, dreams, and prayers onto the ribbons that make up the piece. Individual prayers are anonymous and beyond the viewer’s sight, but their collective presence creates an experience that is both intimate and immense.”
The installation continues through June 2024.
Photo by Cynthia Ferguson
Meanwhile, Kendalites found the “every day” aspects of the cathedral to be awe-inspiring in their beauty.
Photos by Hildegarde Gray
St. John the Devine holds a special place in several Kendalite’s hearts. Hildegarde Gray’s grandfather’s funeral was held there. The cathedral was a very familiar sight to Rema Sessler, when she lived just down the road at 112th Street. And Cynthia Ferguson and her husband were married there in the St. James chapel.
Photo from Cynthia Ferguson — the bride.
Photo by Carolyn Reiss
As reported last week here on the Residents Website, the Kendal Mission for the upcoming Mermaid Festival is the history part. (Otherwise, the mission is Have Fun!)
The Festival aims to teach a new generation of Rivertown dwellers to respect, love, and take care of the river. We who savor that river every single day have been asked to help the festival and the Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow Historical Society develop a history of Kingsland Park and use of the Hudson River.
They are particularly interested in having anyone who has memories of using Kingsland Point Park and/or swimming in or otherwise using the river to provide some oral or written history or old photos.
If you have any such memories, please let Carol Moneteleoni (cubby 4311 or ext. 1803) or Jon Masters (cubby 3306, ext. 1875) know. DEADLINE IS JULY 1.
For all you dog lovers out there, here are some of the lesser known breeds.
Cross breed Dogs:
Pointer + Setter = Poinsetter, a traditional Christmas pet
Kerry Blue Terrier + Skye Terrier = Blue Skye, a dog for visionaries
Great Pyrenees + Dachshund = Pyradachs, a puzzling breed
Pekingnese + Lhasa Apso = Peekasso, an abstract dog
Irish Water Spaniel + English Springer Spaniel = Irish Springer, a dog fresh and clean as a whistle
Labrador Retriever + Curly Coated Retriever = Lab Coat Retriever, the choice of research scientists
Newfoundland + Basset Hound = Newfound Asset Hound, a dog for financial advisors
Terrier + Bulldog = Terribull, a dog that makes awful mistakes
Bloodhound + Labrador = Blabador, a dog that barks incessantly
Malamute + Pointer = Moot Point, owned by . . . oh, well, it doesn't matter anyway
Collie + Malamute = Commute, a dog that travels to work
Deerhound + Terrier = Derriere, a dog that's true to the end
Bull Terrier + Shitzu = Bullshitz, a gregarious but unreliable breed
Contributed by Cathie Campbell
If you are a registered Democrat, Tuesday, June 25 is the day to vote for contested races for three offices! The Democratic Primary will be held at Philipsburg Manor from 6 am to 9 pm.
There is no contested offices for the Republican Party Primary this year.
The two contested races and candidates for each are:
92nd New York Assembly District
Candidates: Thomas Abinanti, Maryjane Shimsky
Westchester County District Attorney
Candidates: Susan Cacace, Adeel Mirza, William Wagstaff
The League of Women Voters of Westchester recently held Candidate Forums for each of these two offices. If you would like to view the forums, click below:
Happy Muriel Fox Day! And about time, too!
Muriel was a Co-Founder of NOW — the National Organization for Women — and the powerful NOW LegalDeffense and Education Fund, pivotal forces in the Second Wave Feminist Movement. And for the week of June 24, Westchester County will formally say Thank You with Muriel Fox Day — proclaimed and endorsed by none other than the county itself.
The second wave broadened the scope of the first wave’s (late 19th/early 20th century) debate to include a wider range of issues: sexuality, family, domesticity, the workplace, reproductive rights, de facto inequalities, and official legal inequalities. Second-wave feminism also brought attention to issues of domestic violence and marital rape, created rape crisis centers and women’s shelters, and brought about changes in custody law and divorce law.
We would say more but could never compete with her new memoir “The Women’s Revolution: How We Changed Your Life” or with Muriel’s June 24 (7:30pm) program, in the Gathering Room, on her experiences, achievements . . . and book.
On June 26, from 4-6 pm, there will be a refreshment-laden Book Party for Muriel and her book. If you wish to purchase the book — at a Kendal-only 20% discount — go to Dianne Morris’ apartment (1217) between 4 and 6 pm. Then, Muriel will sign the book in the Gathering Room.
Last week we said a big Thank You to our staff — those who prepare and serve us meals, clean our apartments, fix what needs fixin’, soothe our fevered brows, and otherwise make life as lovely as it is here at KoH.
The celebration included festive eats and each Thank You envelope featured an original design by Jane Hart.
Our new interim HR Director says Thank You!
Photos by Diana Arias
My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned: couldn’t concentrate.
I saw an ad for burial plots, and thought to myself this is the last thing I need.
What do prisoners use to call each other? Cell phones.
The invention of the lock was the key to success.
I can never understand my trigonometry teacher because he always talks in sine language.
What is a thesaurus’ favorite dessert? Synonym buns.
When a female sheep turns around and goes the other way it makes a ewe turn.
I'm competing for that stair climbing competition. Guess I better step up my game.
Never discuss infinity with a mathematician, they can go on about it forever.
Contributed by Joe Bruno
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Blair seemed like an odd choice for nature counselor at the Kiddie Camp
Miss Paunce’s was the only pre-school with a certified climbing teacher
The Schaye brothers were always on the outside looking in
Nobody knew if Chloris or Doris was the real evil twin
More and more, Matt and Myra lived in their own separate maelstroms
The Whitmores hadn’t factored in a heat wave
Art and photos by Jane Hart
Tree Apparel
I relate tree’s apparel
its leaves
to tree’s true feelings
in all four seasons
trees in winter
have lost their leaves
but not their life force
trees are compelled
to shed their apparel
in the cold
proudly show off their structure
their beauty their power
their magical world
for all to see
as spring descends
buds sprout tiny delicate
moss green leaflets
lively bright colored flowers
trees still look elegant
still happy
still magical
in the warmer weather
minimal covering of authentic life
but gradually leaves grow
into a deep forest green
completely cover the branches
summer reigns
apparel takes over
trees have lost their life force
in the heat
very dark very
almost despondent mood
until fall approaches
after a brilliant show of color
trees happily drop their leaves
shed their apparel
disregard the cold
get ready for winter spectacle
bring armature back to life
so strong
so happy
so excited
in their glory
a mystical world
through an underground
network of roots and soil fungi
trees perceive and interact with environment
share water and nutrients
communicate their needs
in cooperative ways
have intelligence
store memories
send distress signals
respond to attacks
trees are social beings
support each other
have a consciousness
similar to humans
have a positive effect
on our emotions
Photos by Carolyn Reiss
What’s up in Rockwood Park?!
Photo by Joe Bruno
If you’re asking what’s with the digging in the park next door, Joe Bruno reports that they are planning to put in a bathroom with a septic tank and they were testing the soil to see if the leach fields would work there. He was also told they will also be putting in a new parking lot with the exit being near Kendal.
The Harpsichord in Mary Powell, just before the entrance to Alida, is up and running (e.g., it’s tuned!). And clearly already in service.
Photo by Philip Monteleoni
All the June babies — including Ellen!
Photos by Harry Bloomfeld
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