HeyJaredHudson Valley Mom
I'm a mom to a toddler exploring all there is to do in the Hudson Valley.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 7
- Latest publication
- Sep 25, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 10, 2026
Latest issues
Apple Cider Donuts (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Our story begins in New York in the early 1900s with Adolf Levitt who had the idea to invent a doughnut machine. Before then people would shape dough into round circles but there was nothing creating a consistent shape.Levitt’s invention was so successful it led to the creation of the Doughnut Corporation of America. They not only sold doughnut-making equipment, but they also created a franchise of doughnut shops known as Downyflake Shops. Hudson Va
A Fall Season Dream List (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Growing up in Southern California meant the fall season was more of a commercial idea (Starbuck’s pumpkin spice lattes and Halloween superstores) rather than a change of seasons marked by trees changing colors and falling leaves.Even though I’ve lived in New York for longer than I lived in LA, I still love fall and appreciate it for all the unique seasonality it brings. Apple picking, pumpkin picking, harvest hay rides and apple cider donuts.H
Dolly in the Hudson Valley (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Like so much of the world, I was really shocked and saddened to hear of Dolly Parton’s passing. Because she seemed like an angel incarnate, I thought she’d live forever, or, at least, for many more years. Although Dolly’s music was in my orbit for a long time (my parents would play her records), I didn’t become a true fan until I went to her concert at Forest Hills in Queens. It was an amazingly electric show - she exuded energy, kindness and acceptance and I was instantly swept into her magical
A Trip to Hong Kong (opens the original)
Read excerpt
This will seem like a random post but I promise it will make sense! I’ve been thinking a lot about travel and how to entertain my toddler in this space of time between summer camp ending and Montessori school beginning. Hudson Valley Mom is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input cla
The Inaugural Catskills Book Festival (opens the original)
Read excerpt
I’ve become a big fan of fiction writer Jo Piazza. She lives in the Catskills and has a really fun substack. She also wrote the original <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/everyone-is-lying-to-you-a-thriller-jo-piazza/e80134ff3507adf5?ean=9798217082582&next=t&affiliate=2186&prhc=PRHC0D7CE6017&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D&utm_term=aud-1885352274144:dsa-19959388920&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12440232635&gbraid=0AAAAACfld40KadMpdqnHhbU
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.