RonRonner

I'm a Westchester native and follow the Westchester subreddit (I still work there too) although I live in Stamford. There was just recently a thread there about before and afterschool care options for kids across the county, and people were expressing surprise at how few before and afterschool resources there were across Westchester county. As a reminder, the school day hours do not match typical working hours, so unless one parent stays home, or a parent has flexible working hours, it's tough to have a career and also get your kids picked up from school on time. There's also a ton of school breaks, half days, and holidays.

For all the hand wringing over "the schools" in Stamford, we hav

I am in the blanket buying game for the first time in many years and I have always, always, always done well by the Horseware family of brands: Rambo, Rhino, Wug, Amigo, etc. I found they fit all the horses I put them on, didn't give shoulder rubs, were durable--just everything I wanted/needed in a blanket. I didn't have the same luck with brands like Schneiders, but I know it depends a lot on the shape of the horse you're putting them on, etc.

I need to pick up some blankets on very short notice and there are some great end of the season sales on, but I was wondering if any of you were similarly impressed with any brands that are not in the Horseware family? I kind of need these blanke

Hi there! I have been helping my long time family friend with her Arabian gelding for the last 10 years now, and as our family friend has gotten older, her arthritis has gotten worse and it's gotten harder for her to coordinate the finer details of his care.

I recently offered to step into a more active role managing his upkeep, and I'm thrilled that she's been so enthusiastic about it. Her gelding is an absolute gem, but is 23 years old now, and he's at a wonderful barn with high quality care, but turnout is more limited than I'd like. As his owner's mobility became more impaired, he has spent too much time sitting. That was partly the impetus for this new change in routine. (To note

Hi everyone!

I may have a chance to show this season after 10 years away, and most of my show clothes were purchased 20+ years ago. Do people still wear stock ties and pins? I was just gifted a really beautiful show jacket recently and was thinking of getting a technical fabric/dry fit show shirt to go with it. It has a high collar and I was hoping to maybe just wear that but not sure what the deal is. Just wondering what the current practices are!

Do people still show in white gloves?

I have an impossible question, and I've already told my friends I'm going to poll everyone I know and still come away with no clarity on what to do.

I've fallen in love with a very special OTTB that's at a racehorse restarting non-profit. No part of me wants to own a horse right now--I've gotten to be the "fun aunt" for the last 9 years and have been lucky enough to have free, no strings attached access to some really fun horses. I have young kids, and very limited time. My budget is stretched tight from childcare. Still, I've been able to get out to this barn 2-3x week pretty easily, and my trainer is based there. They're all rooting for me to take this horse.

I have a truly profound

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Je suis une américaine qui a étudié dans le sud de la France et j’y retourne chaque 3 ou 4 ans pour visiter. La dernière fois que j’y étais, on a loué un AirBnB et le propriétaire était un homme très chaleureux qui a noté un petit espace dans l’appartement pour cacher l’aspirateur, le balai etc, et il a utilisé un mot provençal qui m’échappe et ça me rend folle depuis 2 jours maintenant. Cet espace était peut être au dessous du sol, ou c’était un petit placard discret mais je ne m’en rappelle plus.

C’est possible que ça a commencé par la lettre P, ou peut être C, et je suis sûre que c’était un mot provençal. Est ce que ça fait rappeler quelque chose? Je regarde des listes de mots

Hi everyone!

I just finally got around to buying my beach pass for this season and now I'll want to put it to use! I grew up in a LI sound-side town but no one I knew ever really went in the water. We all thought it was pretty gross and we'd wait to drive out to Jones Beach if we planned on going in the water. Is it any better up this way? We've got little kids who are going to want to splash around when we go, is it cool for them to do that and for us to join them or are we going to get weird rashes?

Thank you!

I'm shamelessly stealing this from my last community's subreddit but it was a nice way to learn about new or new-to-me places to eat in the neighborhood, and helped support local businesses. What did you eat (or drink) this week? Any places you'd recommend?

This week I tried some pastries from the new bakery Breads & Bakes in Scotts Corners (Pound Ridge, just over the NY state line) and they had a really very good croissant and chocolate croissant. They also made a very good iced coffee.

We also got Mexican food delivery from Chichos in Shippan. Really liked it and it had some healthyish options like a barbacoa salad bowl with corn and black beans.

Hi all!

The saintly little Arab I've been riding just moved to 24 hour turnout and he's lucky to have a beautiful, very large paddock. However I'm new to working with horses that live outside and today is a fairly cool, very rainy day. He's not blanketed and does have an ample shed but I'm sure he'll be at least damp if not quite wet. Do you still tack up and ride if your horse is wet? If so, is there anything you do differently? Any considerations I should take into account?

Hi all!

We just bought our house last summer and I've still been getting to know the plants we inherited in the existing landscaping. I am definitely still an absolute novice but have been really enjoying gardening around the house. There was one rose bush that I trimmed back heavily last fall and now that it has bloomed, I've discovered it's a multiflora rose and not something worth cultivating.

In fact, it seems that multiflora rose is quite invasive and not something I want to show much pity at all. I've been reading about how to best remove it and it seems like digging it up and dousing the area where it was with glysophate is recommended as effective. It's intertwined with a junipe

New homeowner, kind of an idiot with this stuff: the central air in our bedroom was on the fritz and I was able to at least temporarily revive it by flipping the breakers in the basement but I have a feeling it’s going to need a little love soon. Does anyone have a good HVAC person in the area they like? I’m 7 months pregnant and sleeping in a warm bedroom is just not going to cut it.

Many thanks!

If you recently moved to CT, like I did, and you have successfully switched your voter registration, be aware that you will still need to provide proof of identity and proof of residency the first time you vote in the state. In NY, there is no ID required to vote, so this was a bit of a surprise to me.

If you are a first time voter and have no proof of identification and proof of residency, your vote will be a provisional ballot.

Here's the link for how to provide adequate proof of identification and residency:

https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/FAQ/FAQ---Voter-Identification

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Bonsoir r/French,

I’m sorry to bother you with an inane request but any chance the following movie might sound familiar to you? I watched the trailer for it in a hotel a year ago and wanted to watch it but I absolutely cannot find it, and my vague memory of it is making it basically un Google-able:

It’s a recent French film, probably 2017-2019ish, and has to do with a famous aging rock star or maybe author or director, who is doing some sort of reunion tour, and whose son is following him to film a behind the scenes documentary about it. I think there was an implied subplot about the father and son getting to know one an