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Issue 65: Event speed-round
What to do during slush season
Feb 19
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
2
Issue 64: Show your thumbs some love
The postpartum thumb injury with the rudest name, the prettiest chocolates, and a dinnertime game show
Feb 12
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
4
2
Issue 63: Making the most of time at home
With Bootstrap Compost's Andy Brooks
Feb 5
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
4
1
Issue 62: A tired mom walks into nursing school
Our community helper tells her story, the general strike, and ways to play inside
Jan 29
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
9
2
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Issue 61: The magic we can reclaim through our stuff
The story clutter tells, preventative boob hugs, and glitter-free activities
Jan 22
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
15
8
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Issue 25: A treasure trove of kids' clothing secrets
Apr 10, 2025
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Maddie Meehan
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Genevieve Gearity
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Issue 61: The magic we can reclaim through our stuff
Jan 22
•
Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
15
8
2
Issue 59: Meet you in Kinderhook
Jan 8
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
,
Maddie Meehan
, and
Hillary Zio
11
4
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Issue 55: A Hudson Valley holiday gift guide
Nov 20, 2025
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
11
5
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Issue 60: Welcome to the Pit(ocin)
Ashley's birth story, beets, totes, and skates
Jan 15
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
6
1
Issue 59: Meet you in Kinderhook
Our new adventure, funky pastas, and childcare advocacy day
Jan 8
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
,
Maddie Meehan
, and
Hillary Zio
11
4
1
Issue 58: Best of 2025
The most clicked, most loved, and most helpful moments from this year
Dec 18, 2025
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
6
Issue 57: Finding art and imagination on Amtrak
Fostering creativity and problem-solving with art therapist Alison Fox
Dec 11, 2025
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
,
Maddie Meehan
, and
Alison
7
Issue 56: Parenting advice we don't hate
Wisdom from a cartoon tiger, a dream of a travel stroller, and all the holiday events
Dec 4, 2025
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
9
2
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Issue 55: A Hudson Valley holiday gift guide
Keeping it local with Ivy Dane of Rebus
Nov 20, 2025
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
11
5
1
Issue 54: Happy belly breathing
Thanksgiving prep, cutie-pie barrettes, and modern babyproofing
Nov 13, 2025
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
4
1
Issue 53: What a Hudson chef feeds her family
Hannah Black's food diary, featuring Mel's bread, lentil soup, and steak au poivre
Nov 6, 2025
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Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
, and
Maddie Meehan
6
2
Issue 52: Diners are the balm we need right now
Fiona McNally's guide to mid-Hudson Valley diners
Oct 30, 2025
•
Genevieve Gearity
,
Ashley Matthews
,
Maddie Meehan
, and
Fiona McNally
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