Not bogged down by these babies

I found my new winter shoes while on vacation in Cape Cod back in September. Go figure. The brand? Bogs. Warm. Weather tight. Love ‘em. My dear wife Karen brought a similar pair back to Central New York, too. Happy we are with the beach discovery.

Elisabeth and George go meet a tall one

My terrific daughter Elisabeth attached a photo along with her text. She and George went out to … I looked twice. Not Syracuse’s Gifford Zoo. Not the State Fair with its goats. Where oh where did she meet up with this small giraffe? They went to the place in Chittenango, The Wild. George cozied up…

The Prom delivers a message of inclusion … and dancing

What would happen if the no-you-can’t mentality that created the dancing kids back in the days of <em>Footloose</em> took place in a society where social media could spread the word of cloak to a group of repressed-by-the-machine players in the big world? Hold onto your degrees of separation and get ready to pop up from…

The pineapple salsa sure tasted great

Elisabeth and George have actually eaten at Joe’s Jerky Corner Market. Not with Karen and I, though. They know enough about my tastes to gift me with appropriate exotic foods. The third jar was a pineapple salsa that my dear wife has already used in the crock pot for the second go-round with our big…

Just add ducks?

So far this January, it’s been mostly rainy. Any snow that’s come has gone. The backyard pool cover is a great gathering place for all the water. No skaters, waders or ducks have been spotted.

Advent beers, finale

I finished my gift of Advent beers from Elisabeth and George Three with these brews. What a 24 mornings of unwrapping and evenings of tasting it was. My very favorite, you ask? It was the Apricot Wheat from the First Five! Great job Ithaca Beer Co. I’d never tasted that particular beer recipe before. In…

George’s new hobby

I’ve made much here of how artistic my terrific daughter Elisabeth can be with her painted rocks, crafty needs and Painting with a Twist canvas projects. George Three has a new talent, we discovered over the holidays. What out when he takes your photo, cherished rescue mutt Ellie B and Elisabeth found out. All on…

Ava almost saluted back

Our gifts for Elisabeth and George Three many times reflect what we’ve happily experienced during our time together at the every-other-year family reunion. No, their Ava did not get to go two summers ago when we landed on South Padre Island in Texas and did get to spy several of the Segura cactus we liked…