Bryan Ledford, Owner of the William Bennett Gallery in Soho and also owner of famous Cottage 34, recently experienced the hot media spotlight when his gallery was one of the victims of a brazen bi-coastal art heist spree that captured the media's imagination. Here's the NY Times' first piece of coverage as the story emerged -

Sommelier Stole Art Openly, Police say.

Fitting that a Warhol aficionado is now regaling in his 15 minutes of fame - although, knowing him, he's probably been profiled by everyone from GQ to Maxim to the New Yorker. I've been trying to somehow position Catskill Farms in this press run, but have been unable to find quite the right angle thus far.

Lucas in standing at the driveway entrance to my first 3 homes on Tusten Farms Road. Stormy weather.

And Farm 17 getting started outside of Woodstock NY.

And Cottage 37, outside of Woodstock as well. This 2 bedroom cottage is currently not spoken for.

Micro-Cottage 4...

Ranch V...

Farm 16 framed up, roughed in, and ready for insulation...

Farm 11, insulated, sheetrocked and ready for some siding...

Cottage 36 looking good...

Barn IV entering contract...

...with the interior nearly complete and ready for paint next week...

Very busy.

Well, we are back from Yosemite, back from San Fran and back to work. Few good articles about our efforts and ideas while I was away... New York Daily News Article - Best place of the week: Catskills country retreat for under $300,000Times Union (Albany)Something Old, Something NewTimes Union BlogHouse of the Week: A shack in the Catskillsand an NY Observer piece and NY Times advertising supplement weren't too long ago either.

Watershed Post talks us up - The Rise and Rise of Catskill Farms - Damn, and I just bought all these hats while traveling that are obviously going to be way too small....