Category Archives: Country weirdness

What to serve a Sasquatch

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Phyllis Alberici

If you’ve never heard of a Sasquatch, where have you been? How about Bigfoot? It’s a fact: here in northeastern New York we have a documented robust and healthy population. Apparently. I know this because a guest at my table … Continue reading →

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It being a starry night I thought I might have some luck

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Phyllis Alberici

A couple of years ago I got the bright idea to wander around in the dark with a walking stick and a dim flashlight over near the tree line. Being a lover of owls I figured the best time to … Continue reading →

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Dirt Road Devil Babies

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Phyllis Alberici

Travelling a rural road with few sign posts can take you miles out of your way. Be forewarned: it’s not all peace and quiet and bucolic scenery out there. Iffy cell service, animals on a collision course with your bumper, … Continue reading →

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The Johnsonville Lights: Is the truth really out there?

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Phyllis Alberici

June 6, 2017, 01:17, Johnsonville, NY, looking southwest toward the Johnsonville Dam on the Hoosic River in Rensselaer County. Reporter states he witnessed seven “or so” pulsing red-orange lights moving in formation over the spillway and proceeding downriver toward the … Continue reading →

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