Two boats in

Walking with my library colleagues last week, we noticed the second boat has arrived in the Onondaga Lake Marina. We have two small craft side-by-side. How soon, we wonder, do they come in big numbers and sizes?

Donald Sutherland, Helen Mirren travel with all they can muster in The Leisure Seeker

The whereabouts of the Spencers has son Will curious as he comes to meet his parents and can’t find John and Ella anywhere around their house. But when he discovers their old Winnebago gone from its longtime parking spot, well, first he gets furious, and them somewhat worried. And thus we are off with The…

Happy Easter, with a homemade babka

My dear wife Karen and I both made trips to different locations of a local Price Chopper supermarket this week in search of a special Easter treat we’d found in their bakery department in years past. Both places told us that they were no longer making the cheese babka. Karen bought a raisin babka. We…

And one droopier bloom out back

And one proud but droopy set of flowers spring up out back.

First flowers up front

I’ve been patiently waiting for our first blooms in the front yard of A Bitty Better here in the Galeville neighborhood in Liverpool.

The wind whips up Onondaga Lake

Walking on a work break on Friday, the wind was stirring the water greatly on Onondaga Lake. The color was brown. The birds were having a blast up higher. I wanted to catch the sound for you all with my iPhone 8, too.

My daughter shows good taste on her birthday week

My wonderful daughter picked the Madison Bistro for the four of us to celebrate her birthday. She and George Three had been telling my dear wife Karen and I about the little place’s great Farm to Table fare for a few months now. Karen and I arrived first and picked the table. Elisabeth joked that…

Happy spring sunrise

Ellie B got me up early enough Sunday to catch a pretty spring sunrise over the backyard of A Bitty Better. Our cherished rescue mutt has been very happy with the warm-up.

When they say Bad Times at the El Royale, they ain’t kiddin’

We meet the folks checking into the eccentric place by the name of the El Royale as the odd duck clerk asks them an important question. In which state would they like to book a room? This joint drawn up in this quirky piece written and directed by Drew Godard, you see, sits on the…

What would you add to your list?

At our friend Theresa’s surprise birthday party one week ago, a call went out for bucket list suggestions. What would you add to your personal wanna-do bucket?