After several months of silence, dear reader, I am returning my attention to Another Town on the Hudson. Since the summer, I’ve been working on a manuscript and teaching. Both efforts have demanded all my creativity and intelligence.

In my free moments, I’ve been fixing up my wife’s and my home and puttering around my garden. In other words, indulging in my urban homesteading fantasies and pretending that the modern world does not encircle me. The dream of the 1890s, I guess.

Over the next several weeks, I plan on exploring a variety of subjects and venturing slightly away from the original mission of this blog. Jersey City will continue to be the centerpiece of this blog, but I want to discuss several of my other diverse interests, too.

I would present you with a list, but I do not wish to dampen any surprises. Until we meet again …