This name floats my boat

Much thanks to my library colleague Edina, who knows from our break walks together what kind of boat names make me smile. On a solo stroll she saw this new one and sent it to me upon her return. Good one, you know it!

That’s how to freshen your salad

While my friend John was tending to chicken on the grill, I noticed some bright red in his garden. He told me to reach over and pick some for my contribution to our dinner. Yes, the fresh tomatoes surely made the salad pop.

Your house will be safe, sir

Being a lifelong Maryland Terrapin since my college graduation, I was of course excited to spot what sat smack dab in the middle of my friend John’s front lawn upon arrival at his and his mom’s house a few miles down the road here in Central New York. The turtle statue is surely stately. John…

He gives a fig

My friend John invited me just a few miles down the road in our shared town for dinner with him and his terrific mother and a little wiffle-ball golf in their lovely backyard. First, though, he explained the fantastic fig tree grove that circles the patio. He plants them, cares for them greatly, feasts on…

Batter up!

Uncle Bill sent a small batting helmet to Elisabeth and George Three. Just like the real thing, with padding inside and everything, my terrific daughter informs me via text. Or course she had to place it on the head of cherished rescue cat Ava. Who might not like the idea of playing baseball much.

Boats look big

Sometimes I have to find just the right spot for the Onondaga Lake Marina boats to look their best to me at that given moment.

Give me the night (game)

Our behind-the-plate seats seemed even cooler once night fell over NBT Bank Stadium. Things looked crisp, did they not? By the way, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prevailed over Syracuse 9-8 in 10 innings. Whoa! We stayed for three hours worth of baseball. That means we left after seven, I admit, when the Mets were trailing by 8-2. I…

Great angles for baseball

KP and I had to stretch our legs for a bit during the Syracuse Mets-Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders game Thursday night at NBT Bank Stadium. The sun setting over the left field wall sure was pretty as we wound our way toward right field. And the outfielders sure looked alert as we bellied up to the rail…

It’s Mets vs. Yankees for KP and I, kind of

When KP texted to see if I was interested in taking in the Syracuse Mets game against the Yankees’ Triple-A squad, I was all in. We’ve for four decades delighted in our devotion for the New York Mets and New York Yankees, respectively. We honor each other’s fandom. With a bit of trash talk every…