Learn about women who stood up for their rights against the world in Misbehaviour

Women’s Lib was just getting started its feet on the ground in London when the Miss World beauty pageant came knocking on its theater doors with Bob Hope as the MC and an international TV audience on his coattails. The women who would walk on stage to show off their talents and more in 1970…

Watch over that reindeer

On a safe walk around our neighborhood blocks, cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I came upon our first Christmas reindeer of the season. The house dogs made sure we kept our distance by sounding their guard barks through the big window.

Hello, autumn sunrise

Rushing to get to work for my 8:30 a.m. weekdays library shift? No, I leave early enough to get there with time to spare. I was able to take my iPhone 8 out of my pocket and take a photo of the rising sun just-so between the backyard trees and the side alcove before I…

Cheers, Orange fellow

I cast my eyes up during a safe walk around the Village of Liverpool and feel good seeing the Orange figure on the roof of The Retreat. The No. 44 and and Syracuse colors make me smile, even in this trying season for the Orange football squad.

Happy Thanksgiving from our part of the flock

A recent safe walk with cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle led us to a flock of geese quite comfortable breaking the New York State yellow zone gathering limit of 10. They stood their ground even as we approached on our loop. As for our family plans for the Thanksgiving Thursday, no, we…

Stretching out toward the snowflakes

Returning from a work shift in the library last week, I immediately let our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle out after a day alone inside. Snow was slowly falling. Daylight was fast fading. The roses had yet to give up their fall season fight.

Can you Like a Boss and like yourself?

Sure, Mia and Mel have their quibble and insecurities, but they can always count on each other. Right? Right?? Right??? Yes, yes, and then comes marching in the promise of riches and big-time industry recognition in the name of a buyout from Claire Luna and her mega-company. Mel wants it. Mia doesn’t it. Claire Luna…

Of course the gift shop offers plenty of glass

The folks at the Corning Museum of Glass have wisely located the gift shop. You can walk in and peruse the aisle upon aisle of items when you enter the doors or just before you leave. We chose the latter, but I did get a sneak preview by squeezing off a photo from an overhanging…