11.15.2015 Columns Gazarian Column: Ready, set, hibernate Umbrellas. By itself it sounds like a somewhat strange word. But it “feels rainy” today under an uncertain sky, with clouds running away as if looking for shelter. A...
10.05.2015 Columns Gazarian Column: Oh, to be home in Orient once more I am many miles away from my house in Orient. It’s a beautiful end-of-September day. Shouldn’t I be pulling up in my driveway? The sound of the tires hitting...
07.05.2015 Columns Gazarian Column: Regardless of dust, one must press on I am a lucky guy: I have three vacuum cleaners. It took years for this achievement. A story of hope. Each machine promised a dust-free life. Just let the...
06.08.2015 Columns Garzarian Column: Slowing down, but not for a yard sale I’m not a dog. Just in case some of you might have thought … As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t want to come back as a dog. To...
05.11.2015 Columns Gazarian Column: He’s taken a shine to polishing’s pleasures We, noble species, dreamers of cathedrals, little Mozarts, Shakespearean scholars, yes, but we do spend a precious part of our lives, not at the piano with little Mozart, but...
04.05.2015 Community Gazarian Column: It takes a village to make a true home Kara, who runs Hands Fuel in Orient along with her husband, Jeff, had called me in New York to report a problem. Two months after their previous oil delivery...
03.08.2015 Community Gazarian Column: Shifting affections from cars to canines “In the middle of this red-hot summer, my neighbor’s lawn was cool green. Mine was the Sahara desert, except for the presence of 1,001 dandelions and the absence of...
12.07.2014 Community Gazarian Column: Forget Broadway, head to Mattituck Let’s say you live in Orient and you want to see a Broadway play. It’s a three-hour drive and parking miseries. The other day I was in New York...
09.07.2014 Community Gazarian Column: At an Orient house, a love story began It all began with my brother Jean’s crazy idea to get on his old Peugeot bike and pedal away from New York City to Eastern Long Island. Decision in...
02.10.2014 Columns Gazarian Column: Three professions to be proud of I’ve had a question on my mind: If a son or a daughter were about to decide on a career, which choice of theirs would make me proud? Here are...