It was a typical summer day on our market farm in Maryland, 35 minutes north of Baltimore, with 92 degrees and high humidity. The “feel like” temperature, which is big with the local weather people, was 105 degrees! Stopping midway through my work in one of the vegetable plots to pull up my t-shirt and...Read More
A certain disaster turned into a grand moment during the 11 gun salute honoring my 5 generation grandfather Jacques Rouse the other day in Rouses Point, N.Y. Apparently one of the riflemen was a rookie and didn’t no he wasn’t supposed to load an actual bullet in his weapon. I just happened to be walking...Read More
Not a lot of businesses in little Rouse’s Point, NY. However on my visit we found Frencheez. They have french fries 100 ways! 🍟 The traditional dish up there is poutine, fries smothered in gravy and cheese curds. We opted for the Mac and Cheese Fries, seasoned fries covered with Mac and Cheese, scallions, and...Read More
I went to Rouse’s Point, NY the other day to honor my ancestor Jacques Rouse, who fought in the revolutionary war, and stopped in beautiful St. Albans, Vermont. I didn’t expect to see what I saw!Read More
It was morning. By the sun and shadow angles painted across my bedroom wall, it seemed like it must be late. Did my Mother actually let me sleep in? She never let me sleep in, not even on weekends. “Time to get up,” she would softly say as she opened my bedroom door at 7...Read More
Our dog Pepper had recently undergone some social media scrutiny after posting her true feelings about dog crates. She said she didn’t like them. She suggested dog owners were kidding themselves if they thought crates gave their pet a sense of home, safety, and security. Pepper said any dog she knew, if having the choice,...Read More
The Rouse and Company morning show I hosted from 1988-2005 in Baltimore became more successful than I could have ever imagined. It was a blend of on-air players with perfectly defined roles, great program managers who guided us, and a management and ownership team that wanted to win as much as we did. During that...Read More
