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8 HOOK MAGAZINE | 2024 Digital issue: www.thehook.org EDITOR'S NOTE OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2024 JANET A. WORTENDYKE Publisher & Editor-in-Chief SHEILA HOLLIHAN-ELLIOT SENIOR Editor Writers DANA DALY SIMONE GOGEL EISOLD CAITLYN FERRANTE DR. IRINA GELMAN VICTOR GELMAN ETHAN GRESKO LISA MULCAHY DAVID NEILSEN Photographer ANDREA B. SWENSON FB/IG: hookmagazine www.thehook.org ADVERTISING/845.709.2331 SUBSCRIPTIONS/www.thehook.org HOOK is an Independent & FREE Regional, Print & Digital Publication in the Lower Hudson Valley for 21 years. It is dis- tributed through print, IG, FB, email blasts and online. Delivering to key locales and main streets in towns, restaurants, galleries, boutiques, libraries, retail stores, doctors offices and other high traffic areas over its three month shelf life. Serving Rockland County (except Suffern and Spring Valley). Tuxedo, Warwick, Cornwall, and Newburgh in Orange County. Tarrytown, Pleasantville, and Chappaqua in Westchester. Beacon in Dutchess County. Montvale, Northvale, Ridgewood in Northern NJ with drops on NYC Upper Westside. Back issues are listed on Amazon, Kindle. COPYRIGHT © 2003–2024. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED . No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, electronically or mechanically, without the written permission of the Publisher. As the turning and tuning of the days arise into a new season of colors, greetings from the HOOK's wintertime edition. Experience the exuberance of "joie de vivre" in the Northeast Kingdom of Québec, both in its country and city settings. The sweetness of its people, nature, and pleasures is fused with an extraordinary food culture unseparated from the land. On December 5th, gather for a magical Holiday sensa- tion of the largest tree lighting celebration in the Hudson Valley. This live tree, standing at 125 ft, together with caroling and other surprises, are becoming a festive tradition at the Old Stone House in Warwick, NY. For the outdoorsy, hike the Long Path winding its way for 385 miles along energizing majestic trails together with the comradery of fellow hikers from NYC to Saratoga. Prepare a uniquely different Holiday recipe of a delicious Moldavian Woodpile Cake, a custom shared with us via central and eastern Europe. And, closer to home, experience an elevated, casual vibe in dining at the new Dining Room in Blauvelt, NY. In our home features, learn about the clean beauty, efficiency, and sustainability of a true "Passive House". Additionally, the greenest thing you can do is retrofit an old house, as we also highlight stewards of a storied house which has been lovingly restored both inside and out. With the coming of the new year, read about the invisible thread and ways to heighten its connection and longevity in Art of Parenting with its new beginnings in the first year of life. A very Happy Holiday!. Stay Joyful, Janet

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