Hanging out and looking good

A hanging plant over the big rose bush is the perfect addition in this corner of our backyard garden complex. My dear wife Karen’s plans make our hangout better every dang year. Yes, this is the first time I’ve called it our backyard garden complex.

The peony tree decides to show up big

Our peony tree has grown every year since we put it in shortly after we moved into A Bitty Better here in the Galeville neighborhood of Liverpool. But … no blooms. This is the year. Big time. Thank you, peony tree, for rewarding my dear wife Karen and I for our patience.

Another pitch for a good Syracuse Mets game

We’ve got tickets to see the Syracuse Mets at NBT Bank Stadium for an afternoon game today. The four of us are hoping it’s as cheerful as the 5-2 victory on opening day, that’s for sure. You’ll get photographs from our seats behind the Mets’ dugout on the third-base side in the coming week …

Getting ready for a great summer

When Elisabeth and George Three came for a visit, I asked him for some help down in the basement. That’s where a large and fantastic Christmas gift from my dear wife Karen was stored. The cornhole set earmarked four our backyard is still fresh in its box. It’s big and it’s heavy. I still can’t…

Not a league it turns out

The last time I’d played golf at Pine Grove was at least a decade ago, when the big daily used to throw an annual day for staffers from all departments to gather on a course for a captain-and-crew round to be followed by a steak bake, beverages and kibitzing. As this spring rolled around, KP…

Another look at the Mets’ stadium comforts

On my earlier posts about our opening day fun at the Syracuse Mets’ season opening game at NBT Bank Stadium, I left some of my captures of NBT Bank Stadium improvements for … today. Down the left field line, looking out past the outfield fence, you’ll note a bar where fans can gather and watch…

The Gerber Daisies are a good pick every year

My dear wife Karen didn’t even ask me to dig the hold for our annual pot of Gerber daisies. She went and took care of this part of the planting from our Chuck Hafner’s Garden Center haul by herself after we’d put the azalea in the ground together. Yes, she brought the chairs up from…

Our new azalea looks solid

The carefully selected azalea from Chuck Hafner’s Garden Center is now safely in our backyard garden. My dear wife Karen walked the line, held out her fingers, gauged the sun angles and told me where to dig. Love it.