Art imitates life, or vice-versa

It’s funny how life imitates art sometimes; it’s supposed to be the other way around. Maybe it’s just that the two are so intertwined, that it all becomes a grand circle eventually, with us in the middle.

At the recent Digit Festival in Narrowsburg, Zac Stuart-Pontier, a young local filmmaker, previewed his short film “Peter Zenger” to a receptive audience in the Tusten Theater. The film opens with familiar shots of Narrowsburg—the welcome sign at the intersection of Route 97 and Bridge Street, the fire station, and the offices of this newspaper on Little Lake Erie.

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Recipes of the heart

I’ve got a cake to make and since it’s for my sister’s birthday, it’s got to be special. This provides the perfect excuse to ramble through my cookbook collection. I glance across the spines, lined up like little soldiers guarding secrets. The options are nearly overwhelming, but I know what I’m after. Not fancy, not complex, not impressive works of art—I want one with heart.

Cookbooks are a bit like people. Some are aloof and distant, some so complicated we avoid them. Some are just too much, some, not enough. There are those whose appeal goes beyond their appearance, those who stir your imagination and those who carve a permanent place in your library, if not your life.

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