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Pro Tips: Seven Snacks for Busy Riders

All riders can relate to that hour of the day at which we hit a wall, usually around 1:30pm when our bodies finally succumb to the fact that lunch isn’t going to fit in the agenda...

It’s an Eggstravaganza!

If you’ve read our tribute to the backyard henhouse and are keen to welcome a flock of feathery little chicks into your home, it's only a matter of time until your pantry will be brimming with eggs. At OR HQ we frequently send guests home with our oeufs d’jour...

Porch-Ready Ideas…Because Spring is Coming!

Each year, during the second half of February, we start to get the feeling that winter will never end. We admit that relocating to a warmer region during the coldest months is great for those who can manage it, but it's a poor substitute for warm summer nights at home...

Battle Spring Fever: The Naughty Arnold Palmer

Take one of these super easy concoctions out to the porch with your favorite book or your favorite friend, wrap up in a cozy blanket, and let Punxutawny Phil know that he can kiss your glass...

Thinking Inside The Box

In the ranking of Hallmark Holidays, Valentine’s Day is numero uno. In the past, we’ve participated in a bit of V-Day shunning, but this year we’ve taken a renewed interest in the occasion...

Because We Weren’t Born in a Barn

Within the last couple of years, both halves of OR relocated to new homes. Coincidentally, each of our abodes are updated colonial farmhouses originally constructed two to three centuries ago. It’s hard not to fall...

Making Pour Choices

For the family’s resident chef de cuisine, the holidays can be a stressful time, and since it’s difficult enough to produce a menu that pleases the entire lot, we thought we’d offer a bit of help with the wine...

The Hay Loft: Wild Rice-Stuffed Cornish Game Hens

Although we ordinarily prefer our recipes to be easy as pie (or prepared by someone else), this OR favorite is perfect for the holidays despite the fact that it requires a bit of additional effort...

The Hay Loft: A Cheesy Way to Give Thanks

Once upon a time, family recipes were passed down through the generations.  But these days it's so easy to Google a five star recipe for Ina Garten's Maple Pecan Pie ("How bad can that be?") that it hardly makes sense to...

The Tables Have Turned

In an increasingly automated world, charming relics such as manual transmissions, dumbphones, Polaroid cameras, and typewriters are experiencing a nostalgia-fueled renaissance. Although life without the option to cut and paste can seem downright medieval...

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