Now I can see that sandwich I’m making

My dear wife Karen and I were so over the light-and-fan unit that was left on our kitchen ceiling. To us, it was way more form than function. In particular, it did not allow us to shed enough light on any particular situation because of the strange bulbs it employed. We took a trip to…

A mere four or five hours later …

The big box arrived early on a Saturday morning, and my dear wife Karen and I spread the parts around the cleared-out space in our kitchen. Hover over a gallery photo for a description. Click on an image for an enlarged slide show. The instructions for assembly were three pages long for the counter-style table…

That’s a big pile of good wood

George Three sent me a text from NBT Bank Stadium. It seems he had to take a trip through the back offices for one work reason or another. He spied a package of baseball bats packaged for Syracuse Mets shortstop Danny Espinosa and knew I’d like to get the insider’s view. May there be many…

Now we’ll see even more backyard color

My dear wife Karen has picked the backyard places for more of her cherished new plants. A pair of purple Mother’s Day presents have side-by-side residence. And a rose we chose at Ballantyne Gardens went in across the walk. Yes, all three carry the same sort of hue.

A nice place to hang out

My dear wife Karen picked lovely spots for her new hanging plants. Our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle agrees from her view on the futon under the alcove.

Wednesdays become pizza friendly

Wednesdays along the trail at Onondaga Lake Park are now more interesting. The Wolf’s Patio Pizza truck will pull into the lot adjacent to the Salt Museum, just off the lake, at 3 p.m. that day weekly. It makes for an interesting scene. Hover over a gallery photo for a description. Click on an image…

Here come the red roses

The new rose bush is in the ground, thanks to the hard work of my dear wife Karen. This variety caught our eye at Ballantyne Gardens because we had one in the backyard of A Little Bitty in the Syracuse neighborhood of Eastwood. We’re hoping this baby thrives nearly as well in the Liverpool neighborhood…