Hi, bud! I see you like your new location

Two weekends ago, we lovingly placed our new flowering Robinson Crabapple tree in the hole I’d dug in our front yard in Eastwood. Last night, my dear wife Karen burst through the door upon her return from work with one of those emphatic sentences that gets both a question mark and exclamation point. Did you…

This motorcycle club supports the military, good friends sharing a great day

Our Saturday afternoon walk took us past the green bar on New Court Avenue. Three Fat Guys was hopping on this sunny spring day. I told Ellie B, aka Dogamous Pyle, to be good as we approached from the north. Motorcycles lined the Syracuse street. Motorcyclists were everywhere, black leather catching the sun just right…

On this Kentucky Derby Day, I’ll raise one in memory of Brian Held

Brian Held adored horse racing. My dear friend was the first person I knew that actually owned a horse that ran in pursuit of prize money. The animal had the catchy name of Tax Credit. Taxi, as I came to call the beautiful beast from afar, didn’t run for the roses. No, this horse wasn’t…

Up in the Jamesville Beach Park sky, 22 balloons; on the stage, classic rock

Expect an invasion of music lovers from the Lilac City on Friday, June 28. Rochester rocker Lou Gramm is headlining the first of three nights of the 34th annual Syracuse Ballonfest in Jamesville Beach Park. Organizers announced details of the June 28 to 39 event this morning on a grassy field at the park. Honored…

A Robinson crabapple appears headed for a cheerful life in Eastwood

I look out the picture window this glorious May 1 morning and admire the new addition to our front lawn. A tree grows in Eastwood. A Robinson crabapple, to be exact. Two Januarys ago, we lost the olive tree that had graced our front yard since we moved in. It was an interesting-looking specimen, for…