The Old Men of the Mountain’s basically, first meal of the day, although some may sneak a cup of coffee and piece of toast really early in the morning, was at Mrs. K’s in Middleburgh on Jan.

MIDDLEBURGH — The first breakfast of the New Year was held Tuesday, Jan. 6,, at the Middleburgh Diner in Middleburgh.

NEW SCOTLAND — On Tuesday Morning, Dec. 30, the Old Men of the Mountain traveled to one of their most distant eating establishments — the Window Box Café in New Scotland.

MIDDLEBURGH — Wow! Just 30 more days till Christmas. Twenty years ago, that would have been plenty of time, but today they start touting Christmas while the leaves on the trees are still green.

MIDDLEBURGH — Today is the 18th day of November and right now it is 3:30 p.m. and already getting darkish.

SLINGERLANDS — The first order of business is to report that Doug is under the weather and unable right now to amble to the doors of the restaurants the OFs frequent to join us for breakfast and th

Yeah! The Old Men of the Mountain still gather at the appointed restaurants; however, right now this scribe is unable to attend as he is attached to an oxygen hose.

Tuesdays seem to come so quickly, while some days seem to take forever to get here. Tuesday, Nov. 28, the Old Men of the Mountain met at the Middleburgh Diner.

Getting to eat the bird on Nov. 21, the Old Men of the Mountain met at the Chuck Wagon Diner in Princetown.