Leigh Hornbeck

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Leigh Hornbeck

ALBANY — A few days before Christmas 1962, there was more than the usual flurry of activity inside 100 S. Manning Blvd. There was always commotion inside the big Spanish Colonial, home to the eight McCabe children, their parents Eileen and Thomas, and the family dog, Lucky. But on this particular evening, the children were dressed in their best clothes as they awaited a photographer from the newspaper.

1 week ago | adirondackexplorer.org | Leigh Hornbeck

A tribute to a trailblazer in writing and lifeBy Leigh HornbeckStrictly speaking, Betsy Folwell was my parents’ friend, not mine. I was the kid who tagged along. My parents, Ann and Pete Hornbeck, met Betsy and her husband, Tom Warrington, in the mid-1970s when I was a baby. They were all young, scrappy and new to the Adirondacks. It was a perfect place for people skeptical of institutions and suburbia. They bonded over a shared love for wilderness.

1 month ago | timesunion.com | Leigh Hornbeck

Breathe, Leigh! Breathe. Take a deep breath. Didn't you take Lamaze? I laugh, mumble something about epidurals. But I can't hear over my pounding heart, I can't focus on anything other than trying to convince my confused mind to ignore the signals from my body to run. I am trying to overwhelm my flight impulse and fight. I shake. I pant. I sweat. I have good reason. Article continues below this adThanks go to Rick Sweeney for his time and patience.

Dec 20, 2024 | timesunion.com | Leigh Hornbeck

Nov 27, 2024 | timesunion.com | Leigh Hornbeck

Skyr. Bavarian. Greek. Vegan. Roba. Tarag. These are all types of yogurt lending new and growing variety to the dairy aisle at your local grocery store. Where variety among yogurts once stemmed from fat content and flavor, there is now diversity in how yogurt is made. The difference arises from whether or not the yogurt is strained, at what temperature it is made and how long it ferments.