Our cup at work

Nathan works the next department over at the library. He hears Edina and I talk, plan, take our daily dash to Dunkin’ for our morning cup o’. And so he walked over with a sign of our times. Up on the board behind my work spot it hangs proudly.

Much action at the local film hub

My dear wife Karen and I heard a lot of big bangs a weekend ago. We wondered where they were having a fireworks display so late, what with our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville being smack dab in the middle of many places where they hold these things. But, no, we found out when we visited…

Amy Schumer shows her fearless side in I Feel Pretty

Picture a woman going about her working life for a glamorous fashion company … on the IT side, pushed into a two-person office in a dark, dank basement. Picture this woman posing for a dating app photo with her pair equally not-so-cutting edge besties, a trio getting their hopes up as they snap away, imagining…

You can’t beat an outdoor drink

It’s been so warm this summer around A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville that my dear wife Karen and I figured we better put out a second drinking bowl of water for Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle. After some sorting, the best place for dog and humans has turned out to be…

A reflection of a relaxing evening

Sitting in the backyard of A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville with my dear wife Karen, the reflection of the setting sun behind us suddenly appeared in our pool. After running inside to grab my iPhone 8, I discovered I had to get back into my seat to rediscover the glory of…

Hello, Rose of Sharon (and more)

My dear wife Karen’s careful clipping up front at A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville has paid off again this month of August. She asked if I’d looked closely at the tallest of our front yard garden plants last weekend. The Rose of Sharon had bloomed, big and bright. I had to…

Bon voyage, wish we could …

Our cruise friends Brenda and JoAnn hosted a big bash at their place recently because, well, the bunch is getting ready for another trip. Of course they welcomed even those of us who can’t make it this time around to the festivities. That included my dear wife Karen and I. We appreciated their sense of…

I salute the sentiment and size of this American flag

Taking a detour recently through the Village of Liverpool, the size of an American flag flying in front of a local business made me go back to snap some photographs. Thankfully, the wind picked up as I worked my iPhone 8. And the birds who are immediately adjacent to the flag pole indeed help put…