Thank you for my Mets mask, Amber

My friend and former big daily colleague Amber sent me a Facebook message asking for an actual address. She makes masks in her free time. This New York Mets mask was produced specifically for me. Yes, she has me pegged. Her wishes that I get to wear it to an actual New York Mets or…

Perennially purple and white

This frontyard combo is another example of why I am the biggest fan of the perennial aisles of our favorite local nursery Ballantyne Gardens. These show up for us every dang year. With good fortune, so will the perennials we pick hereafter. My dear wife Karen does like throw in an annual here and there,…

Bird bath and little guy

We’d love for the pretty cardinals to take a dip in our backyard bird bath. Just saying. My dear wife Karen tells me the shortie purple bloom to the right is new this year, too. Did we put it in, or did nature just occur?

Beautiful blooms for the peony tree

Our backyard peony tree delivered blooms for the first time this year. We put it in the ground three springs ago. The vibrant reds were worth the wait. Now my dear wife Karen and I are worried that it has outgrown this corner. We’re thinking of where and when for the transplanting process to best…

One last push for the lilacs

Before they said bye-bye for another year, our backyard lilacs had one final fantastic day of blooming. Award-winning they were in my eyes. My dear wife Karen agreed. See you next spring.

Boats are in

Spotted on a short safe walk this week down to the Onondaga Lake Park Marina. Boats. Less than usual for the first week of June, but … … boats, ready for time out on the water.

First roses pop open

My dear wife Karen and I have been wondering which rose bush would deliver our first blooms of the season. Tie! On the same Saturday, we were delivered blooms in back and up front. The backyard bush pushing out its orange petals was a bit of a surprise. The front yard bush is the one…

These socks really are Bombas-tic

The shortie Bombas socks my dear wife Karen gifted me for Christmas are delightful. So during this extended stay-at-home, I decided the brand deserved my loyalty. And I deserved a half-dozen of the colorful line of their calf-length socks. When the package came via U.S. post, I could not grab the scissors quickly enough. And…

Looking kind of busy

Walking back to where I’d parked my car outside the library on Tulip Street after a short, socially distanced stroll at Onondaga Lake Park, I took note that on a Friday morning … … there might have been more hustle and bustle than I had anticipated.

My daughter takes out from a tasty Polish place

The texts from my smart daughter Elisabeth really made me a bit jealous this time. She and George Three brought back from the Utica Polish home a boatload of takeout food. They had taken advantage of the family special from the Utica Polish Home. Hover over a photo for a description. Click on an image…