Author Archives for allison

Hishampton

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August 15, 2015 2:36 pm

For some, “the Hamptons” evokes images of fast cars, pricey estates and excess. The naturalists among us think of the... Read Story


The Surprise

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August 15, 2015 1:34 pm

It was love at first sight. We recognized it because it had happened years before. After Dale and I met... Read Story


Ready for me?

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August 15, 2015 1:33 pm

How I got back home and how I got “Ready for me” … Are you ready for me?  To be... Read Story


Mr. Squirrel

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August 15, 2015 1:13 pm

  Each weekend, as my little terrier, Pip, and I board the Jitney, I am already the inhaling peace—a delicious... Read Story


Head above Water

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August 15, 2015 1:08 pm

Not too many summers ago, when I was pregnant with our fourth child, the man to whom I had entrusted... Read Story


WIth Blinders On

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August 15, 2015 12:56 pm

There are always tears at horse shows. Usually this occurs as the riders exit the Short Stirrup or Children’s Hunter... Read Story


Three Men And A Bird

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August 15, 2015 12:47 pm

  We were sailing offshore on a coastal passage from St Augustine, Florida to Sag Harbor, NY, aboard ALYAN.  She... Read Story


Maestra

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August 15, 2015 12:13 pm

The Prius bounced from pothole to pothole like a pinball, causing a dust storm. As Joy pulled up to the... Read Story


The Broken Wing

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August 15, 2015 11:53 am

She gazed up at me with a tiny black eye, tilting her iridescent head. I didn’t move. In my hand... Read Story


Now and Then

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August 15, 2015 11:25 am

“You from around here?” An oft asked question that reflects the sense of place that defines us. An answer appears... Read Story


Once Upon An Avenue

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August 15, 2015 11:19 am

As Anne and I enter Erik’s, we are met by the cheerful owner wearing a baseball cap, “What can I... Read Story


Cats Are Human Too

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August 15, 2015 10:39 am

Throughout my life, starting when I was five there was always a time when I had a cat. It wasn’t... Read Story


Nostalgia

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August 15, 2015 10:33 am

Frolicking care free through the back yard filled with honey suckles and butterflies while caressing the warmth of the sun... Read Story


Neighborly Behavior

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August 15, 2015 10:24 am

There are advantages to living in Sag Harbor Village. Our kids can ride their bikes to town and walk to... Read Story


Glaciations

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August 15, 2015 10:02 am

I’m sitting on a cushioned beach chair in Quogue, saronged and sunscreened alongside The Ladies, as my daughter calls them.... Read Story


Oh, that House!

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August 15, 2015 10:00 am

You know what I am talking about. You know that house in your neighborhood, perhaps next door, or down the... Read Story


The Wild Stallion

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August 15, 2015 9:46 am

  There one day, gone the next. Footprints and tire tracks trailing through flawless snow, and vexatious vacancy, left onlookers... Read Story


Small Time Voyeur

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August 15, 2015 2:19 am

Summertime, and the livin’ seems to be easy. School buses are out, schools of striped bass are in and yes,... Read Story


The Cottage

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August 15, 2015 12:06 am

A salty crisp breeze and the sounds of rocking buoys and boats are some of the first things I think... Read Story


Summer Love

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August 14, 2015 11:47 pm

I remember the summer of 1984 as well as I can recall Montauk’s fresh salty air and the billowing winds... Read Story


Life of A Local

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August 14, 2015 11:32 pm

When most people hear the words “The Hamptons”, they immediately think of summer, the beach, parties, the expensive pricing of... Read Story


My Way to the East End

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August 14, 2015 11:18 pm

As a farmer’s granddaughter childhood was a magical time. Weekend visits to the farm were filled with sensory delights. The... Read Story


Captain Fred E. Bird

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August 14, 2015 10:08 pm

This piece is dedicated to Captain Fred E. Bird and his family. This story goes back to the childhood of... Read Story


Sound Avenue

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August 14, 2015 8:45 pm

There were North Fork girls, and there were Hamptons girls. I’ve always been a North Fork girl. Perhaps I just... Read Story


The House

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August 14, 2015 7:57 pm

On a stifling June afternoon in 1976, bicentennial red, white and blue buntings decorated the streets of Sag Harbor. Pansies... Read Story


Prius Envy

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August 14, 2015 6:16 pm

  As I came down the front steps of Southampton Town Hall with my newly acquired handicapped parking sticker, I... Read Story


The Piano Lesson

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August 14, 2015 5:08 pm

The Piano Lesson by Randi R. King Bright dappled sunlight flooded the music room. White colonial shutters on open windows... Read Story


Fish Tales

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August 14, 2015 4:36 pm

Summer air in the Hamptons perpetually smells of freshly sheared privet, salty sea mist, melting asphalt, and an occasional wafting... Read Story


My First “Crush”

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August 14, 2015 3:39 pm

Three sunburned, water logged kids knocked on the “Clam Man’s” door on Deep Hole Drive in Mattituck. The tangled bushes... Read Story


My Life In Beaches

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August 14, 2015 2:33 pm

  Behind the sand of the shoreline stood a four-story high watch tower constructed of gray beams with a square... Read Story


Summer People

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August 14, 2015 2:23 pm

“Summer people”…..that’s what we were called.  My family was among the many that were fortunate enough to be able to... Read Story


Island Time

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August 14, 2015 1:44 pm

  We are married now—although last year at this time, we weren’t. We have a picnic too, consisting of North... Read Story


The Family Pack

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August 14, 2015 1:41 pm

The Family Pack By Heather J. Cohen My dear, generous sister offered to pay for a family getaway. The crew... Read Story


Shifting Sands

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August 14, 2015 1:32 pm

Shifting Sands For me, heading out the eastern end of Long Island has always meant vacation. I’m a Queens girl... Read Story


Refuge

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August 14, 2015 12:38 pm

Never had the Hamptons seemed more of a refuge to me than on that Friday night. And never had I... Read Story


Wish Upon a Dandelion

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August 14, 2015 12:31 pm

Growing up on the eastern end of Long Island, people automatically assume I’m a spoiled brat. While I certainly wouldn’t... Read Story


Welcome Home

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August 14, 2015 10:59 am

There I was unpacking 2 months of dirty laundry and dumping it on my bedroom floor.  I was anxious to... Read Story


Summer of ’77

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August 14, 2015 10:35 am

J.G. Melon’s in Bridgehampton is buzzing—clattering dishes, jangly conversation, whirring fans overhead. My best friend, Katy, and I order gin... Read Story


Flowers for Andrew

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August 14, 2015 10:35 am

“Which one?” she asks. Each Saturday, I hem and haw at Denise’s flower stand at the Westhampton Beach Farmer’s Market,... Read Story


Main Beach Mantra

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August 14, 2015 9:56 am

  The summer of 2008 is on my list of one of the best summers. My oldest son, Sean, graduated... Read Story


Childhood Wishes

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August 14, 2015 9:43 am

We “walked into the party, like we were walking onto a yacht.” The Devon Yacht Club to be exact. And... Read Story


WPPB TBT

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August 13, 2015 10:35 pm

WPPB RADIO TBT / September 25, 2014   This week in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Broadway’s sixteenth longest running... Read Story


Melancholy

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August 13, 2015 8:08 pm

“Melancholy,” he said when he entered the motel room. A blast of cold air prompted me to tightly close the... Read Story


Nana’s House

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August 13, 2015 6:49 pm

When I was a child, Nana’s house was magic. Nana Lulu was my great-grandmother; she lived in Montauk in an... Read Story


Angel Wings

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August 13, 2015 6:14 pm

Popular culture has often portrayed angels as beautiful women with wings and long, flowing hair dancing over fluttery, white gowns.... Read Story


East End on the Weekend

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August 13, 2015 4:25 pm

I was his pal. Peter Jennings, that is. When my late grandparents lived in Bridgehampton, I would frequently spend my... Read Story


A Montauk Adventure

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August 13, 2015 3:47 pm

  Growing up in NYC I knew nothing about the east end of Long Island. Back then summers were asphalt... Read Story


Between Dreams

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August 13, 2015 12:31 pm

Have you ever been at that place in your life where you know one chapter is completed but you don’t... Read Story


My First Car

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August 13, 2015 9:19 am

  At the tender age of 8 and 9 and when we left El Encanto Department Store in the city... Read Story


Leaves

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August 12, 2015 9:55 pm

There you stand. Tall, though not as tall as in your prime. Your stance is straight. But you no longer... Read Story


Off Season

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August 12, 2015 5:58 pm

  A unique migration can be observed on Labor Day, and perhaps for a day or two before and after.... Read Story


Grace

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August 12, 2015 2:53 pm

  Quinipet Camp and Retreat Center is located on Shelter Island. You get there by ferry and the short, peaceful... Read Story


The Laugh

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August 12, 2015 2:39 pm

I love AMAGANSETT. I can walk in any of the bars there and see a host of familiar faces. All... Read Story


William Hamilton Swan

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August 12, 2015 2:06 pm

William Hamilton Swan was the great great grandson of Alexander Hamilton, the founder of the Bank of New York and... Read Story