That darn cat

I’ve come across the first animal problem for Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle at A Bitty Better. If you recall, at The Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood, our backyard was roamed, in turn, by skunk and and a hedgehog, both of which drove our beloved rescue mutt – and, subsequently, my…

Up or down for the boot leggings?

My wonderful daughter Elisabeth gifted my dear wife Karen with a piece of clothing I’m not quite familiar with as part of her Christmas collection. Boot warmers. Leggings. Tops. Something like that. In any case, these pretty white knit things go on top of boots to make them look cool and keep your legs extra…

New bowling shoes are a wrap

My dear wife Karen can be so tricky. The shoe-sized box was wrapped so nicely on Christmas morning. I saved it for last. I smiled like a kid and pulled out the bowling shoes I’d requested and proclaimed: Just like my old ones! Her reply: Look closer. They were my old ones. She’s removed them…

The Cowboy joint opens at last in Destiny USA

It seems like forever since Toby Keith’s place closed its doors at Destiny USA and other Cowboy joint hung a shingle with the promise to bring some yee-hah back to the pahdnahs of Syracuse. In fact, it was sway back in February of 2016 when I wrote and posted photos about the pending new place…

Happy New Year, and may things look up in 2017

The Christmas tree at the very center of Syracuse mega shopping, dining and entertainment complex Destiny USA caught my eye on the one day I rushed around to complete my shopping for my dear wife Karen. I was hit hard by the angle above, and knew I’d hold onto it for the first day of…

Wearing the flag and name proudly

My dear wife Karen and I are trying the restaurants around A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville slowly but surely. A recent weekend search for a good breakfast led us down Old Liverpool Road, just short of the railroad tracks, to the American Diner. The owners are proud of their love for…

Piling on

Who knows how long the melt will last. The weather folks say lake effect may move back to the Syracuse area as soon as Thursday night. So I had to point the iPhone 6s toward the backyard of A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. A two-day warm up had melted every bit…