Tiffany has a place of honor at the Corning Museum of Glass

Back in the day, I bought my dear wife Karen a Tiffany lamp for a Christmas present. So my eyes were open for exhibits of similarity in the Tiffany Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass. Their lamp under the spotlight I think might cost more than the one I bought 15 years ago. The…

We’ve been appreciating glass for many, many years

May I tip my hat to that special person who came upon the process to make glass. At the big museum in Corning, they honor that start and then chart its history. If you pick the right route and lean toward this sort of learning, you can read and see pieces from many centuries. Me,…

Show and tell at the Corning Museum of Glass

At the Corning Museum of Glass, they don’t just set up exhibits and let you go on your way. Every few hours, theaters open for live demonstrations from master glass makers. Our first allowed us to experience how glass went from oven to gob to a hollow vase. A lot of work went into this…

There’s lots of striking art in the Corning Museum of Glass

Walk into the Corning Museum of Glass, and its three floors worth of things to see might be daunting. My dear wife Karen grabbed the maps at the admission booth and planned our strategy. They neatly broke up rooms into art and history. I could picture these glass works being of MOMA quality. (That’s Museum…

Now that’s a lot of glass at the Corning Museum

To celebrate our anniversary recently, my dear wife Karen asked if I would like to take the day off from work for a day trip to the Corning Museum of Glass. Yes, beloved. She set up our arrival for 11 a.m. Their virus procedures call for advance reservations with visit start times. We left our…

We still like these apples from Ontario Orchards

My dear wife Karen and I usually take our annual trip to Ontario Orchards up and over in Oswego before Halloween. This scrambled virus 2020 caused us to miss that window of travel. When we went pre-Thanksgiving instead, the conclusion of our little-less-than-an-hour drive found instead of buckets of pumpkins, a lineup of pines. Outside…

Hold on there, pretty plant

Spotted this week outside the library where I work: A bright red that won’t yet give in.

New colors in the Village

The newly spiffed up business/residence combo in the heart of the Village of Liverpool boasts a new color. It seems to go well with the changing leaves of autumn, yes?

What they say

The Village of Liverpool pet store uses its corner sign to deliver more than its usual humorous pun during this post-Election times.

A darn nice November post-work night

Work ends on a Tuesday, Nov. 10, and my dear wife Karen and I grab a glass of wine, retire to the futon on our side yard alcove with our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B and savor the last hour of sunlight. It’s 76 degrees in the suburbs of Syracuse, N.Y., a week now that…