by Leslie Snow | 6, Sep, 2023 | Blog
First, let me thank long-time UCWN members, dynamic duo, Myrna Sameth and Susan Metzger, for hosting August’s Pool Party at Myrna’s historic West Saugerties farm house. The swim was refreshing, company outstanding, and the food plentiful and delicious (Szechuan Green...
by Leslie Snow | 5, Sep, 2023 | Blog
From UCWN Susan Metzger: Here is the recipe for the Szechuan Green Beans that I took to Myrna’s pool party. It is on the attachment. My friend Lois sent the recipe and the cooking notes, shown below the newspaper clipping (skip the Broccoli Salad recipe). BTW, we...
by Leslie Snow | 26, Jul, 2023 | Blog
Greetings, friends: Thank you to everyone who sent healing thoughts, texts, notes, emails, and phone calls to offer a helping hand during my unexpected hospital visit. I had a short bout with respiratory and cardiac issues, spending several days in Valhalla at...
by Leslie Snow | 11, Jul, 2023 | Blog
Please support Caren Martineau, (www.bevival.com), one of the presenters at our May 9 event, along with Christine Herbes at the Dying to Know Film Festival this August at the Rosendale Theatre in Rosendale, NY. At the May 9 event we presented Christine’s film, “Dying...
by Leslie Snow | 31, May, 2023 | Blog
Ellen Messer’s book, “Back Rooms: Voices from the Illegal Abortion Era,” was the subject of a vibrant Zoom presentation at last year’s UCWN October event. Subsequently, Ellen donated copies to UCWN, who placed them in area independent bookstores to be sold. UCWN...
by Leslie Snow | 30, May, 2023 | Blog
Hi, All: For those of you who attended our May meeting, launching our Aging Series with Christine Herbes Summers’ film, “What Time Is Left,” we wish to thank you all for such a great turn out, your enthusiasm, and your candid comments on the subject of Death Literacy...