These signs point toward a good holiday
The punny folks at our Village of Liverpool pet store are at it again. There special signs have taken on a holiday flavor. That breeds a smile. And for the cat lovers, they nail it.
You don’t need lights to show you’re ready for the holidays
Taking a daytime walk with Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle on the streets surrounding A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville, we decided you don’t need bright lights to show your holiday spirit. These folks have put out some neat stuff. Ellie B wanted to look closer. I had to keep her down…
When push comes to shove in Girls Trip, the women emerge
There are plenty of ups and downs in Girls Trip How about a balcony-to-balcony zip wire trip over a bustling New Orleans street where one woman’s personal momentum stops short but the comedy’s acrobatic adrenaline and basic bawdiness soars? Or a fruit-involved boudoir primer that turns into a doleful and painful experience? This 2-hour, 2-minute…
We spotted some different stripes
Something about a flag waving in the wind caught my eye as I walked with Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle in the blocks around A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. It was an American flag, I thought. But something was a bit … off. We were going too fast, and the wind…
Keeping track of that old-time feel
I took the direct route from Point A (the library) to Point B (my drug store) to get my prescriptions on the way home to A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. And along came a train to block my way. This is the second main road on which I had to stop…
Collection row
A day off from the library allowed me to walk with Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle around the block surrounding A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville in the weekday morning of our garbage collection. We scooting past cans and bins before folks had a chance to bring them in from the curb.…
Gotten good at the library by my wife and colleagues
My Birthday Week celebration continued full steam ahead at my workplace, too. Between the time I’d left in the late afternoon and made my way to my desk the following morning, a bunch of surprises had turned up on my desk. My dear wife Karen had placed a big and gorgeous birthday cake in plain…
Meet and greet the Mets to warm up my birthday hot stove
Surprise, said the text from my dear wife Karen. She’d purchased me a gift to kick off my Birthday Week celebration in very big style. This year’s edition of the Syracuse Chiefs Hot Stove Dinner would feature a visit of some very special New York Mets. And I was now the proud owner of a…
The door stops here
Our side screen door at A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville has been free to do what it may for almost a year now, or ever since the big wind grabbed hold of it last winter and forced me to struggle mightily to keep myself and said rectangle from taking a skyward…
May the patrons be happy at their bright new Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville
One of my work responsibilities is to represent the Liverpool Public Library at the monthly public relations round table for those who communicate what’s-what for Onondaga County libraries to community members. The November meeting took us to the newest library of our bunch. Our committee member mate Brian Abbott has been filling us in on…
