Easily seen as they’re pulling the sleigh

The things I learn while working at the Liverpool Public Library. This month, my photography tasks allowed me to discover Magic Reindeer Food. We make it. Then we sell it at the circulation desk, for the bargain price of 50 cents per bag. Allow me to quote the terrific sign, designed by my boss Diane…

An interesting place for a big house

You never know what you’re going to see when you take a walk in your new place in the world. Odd, quirky stuff, if you’re lucky. It’s happening already in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. My dear wife Karen and I came upon a good one while circling the blocks surrounding a Bitty Better with…

Hello, Salina Town Hall lawn park

Over at the Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood, we had had Norwood Field. You probably got tired of hearing about Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I circling the couple of blocks there during our many walks, in fact. And now in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville, we have a park…

Ellie B can be a good guard dog

I must admit I poked a bit of fun at our devoted rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle in yesterday’s post, what with her, er, relaxed couch pose. To be fair, she is a rather good guard dog, too, always ready to protect A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville, as witness…

Ellie B likes the new look, same old feel of her couch

My dear wife Karen and I got new chairs to appreciate the living room of A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle got to keep the couch she loved so much. She did, however, have to get accustomed to its facelift. The new slipcover and comforter to better…

Now You See Me 2 keeps you guessing again and again and again

The Four Horseman are back, sort of, to tease the world with their powers and make things right as rain. Of course, as audiences discovered, mostly to their delight in the 2013 illusion-meets-magic-turns-into-caper eyebrow-lifter Now You See Me, don’t be so certain that what you believe one moment will be remotely close to what you…

Back with ink on my hands

I’ve got a regular column in the newspaper again, thanks to my job with the Liverpool Public Library. Every week, the weekly that serves the Village of Liverpool publishes my piece that informs folks about what’s up within our four walls. Or, sometimes, what our reach is outside those walls, too. For this guy who…

Finding fun on the SU hill

Walking up the hill toward the Carrier Dome for any Syracuse University sporting event, Crouse College always stands out. The Castle, it could be called. Taking that walk for a game last month, my dear wife Karen and I spotted some kids stamping the big hill around the building as their own. They were on…

Our new little tree makes us smile

Little by little, my dear wife Karen and I got the inside holiday decorating done in A Bitty Better exactly the way we wanted it. The final piece of the puzzle fell into place with a trip to Chuck Hafner’s Garden Center, just down the road now from our lovely new home in the Liverpool…