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	Sheep to Yarn May 8 Pocantico Hills Spring brings sunshine, crocuses, lambs, and...haircuts. Watch sheep get their coats buzzed in the barn and see the wool being cleaned, combed, and carded before it gets spun into yarn. Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture 10am–5pm (914) 366-6200 www.stonebarnscenter.org Wildflower Walk May 21 New Paltz Join this walk for a look at some of the most exquisite plant life of spring. Pack cameras, binoculars, water, and ID books. Moderate, 4 miles. Mohonk Preserve 2–5pm (845) 255-0919 www.mohonkpreserve.org Shad Festival May 21 Garrison Riverkeeper hosts its annual Shad Festival and Hudson River Celebration. A daylong program of activities and education for kids and adults to raise awareness of the health of the Hudson River, its communities, and the New York City drinking water supply. Boscobel Restoration Noon–5pm 1-800-21-RIVER, x231 www.riverkeeper.org Weekend Sails May 27–28 Rhinecliff On Memorial Day Weekend, join Mystic Whaler at the Town Docks in Rhinecliff for a one-day sail with music, history, and breathtaking scenery. Lunch served. 10am–4pm 1-800-697-8420 www.mysticwhaler.com Antiques Fair May 27–28 Rhinebeck The 30th Annual Rhinebeck Antiques Fair offers a wide variety of furniture, statuary, paintings, quilts, jewelry, books, and vintage everything. Dutchess Fairgrounds (845) 876-1989 www.rhinebeckantiquesfair.com

May Treasure

Endless wealth?held out its arms to me.
A thousand tropics in an apple blossom.
?William Carlos Williams

On May 6, the Maple Grove Historic Site in Poughkeepsie hosts its second annual Historic Preservation and Renovation Exhibition.This celebration draws preservation enthusiasts from throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond. You'll find product suppliers and artisans who specialize in preservation work; walks and talks by horticulturalists and landscape designers; information about financing home restoration and renovation; and news of current projects. The exhibition will be held from 10am to 2pm on the grounds of Maple Grove, a 19th-century Hudson Valley home located off Route 9 in Poughkeepsie.$10 fee. Call (845) 471-9651 for details or visit www.maplegroveny.org.

Green Bags

Tired of watching your fresh fruits and vegetables go bad? At the spring Home & Housewares Show in New York, Denise DiFulco discovered EvertFresh GreenBags®, which are designed to preserve freshness by controlling humidity, filtering out ultraviolet light, and absorbing ethylene gas, which is released during ripening and accelerates the fruits' maturation. Available in three sizes; 10 bags to a package. Starting at $4. Reusable. Order online at www.bright-star-promotions.com/greenbags.

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Encyclopedic

The Elements of Style (Firefly, 2005) by Stephen Calloway is a comprehensive visual survey, period by period, feature by feature, of the key styles in British and American domestic architecture. A valuable reference for homeowners, restorers, architects, and interior designers, this newly updated sourcebook features hundreds of photographs, detailed drawings, and historic engravings. In his Foreword, Calloway writes that in order to preserve the subtlety and charm of our architectural heritage, we need "a return to visual literacy, an understanding of all the elements and details of the house as they have changed through five centuries."

Photos, from top: courtesy Maple Grove; Linda Bell Hall; Jim Andrews.

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