When life gives you kielbasa

My terrific daughter Elisabeth included one huge ring of kielbasa in my pile of Christmas gifts. She took a trip to the Polish place in Utica to secure it. It sure made for a superb centerpiece of my Polish dinner, accompanied by pierogi, sauerkraut and beans. I had plenty left over to bring to work…

Now we see it

We’re back to the snow-looks-pretty in the backyard here our Galeville neighborhood in Liverpool. This sure has been a see-sawing winter, weather-wise.

Is it or isn’t it?

So I’m taking a quick walk to grab a cup at Dunkin’ and see half and half in the Village of Liverpool. Some snow, still. Some holiday decorations, still. January sure is an interesting month.

Go ahead and play, Ellie B

Sure, gift-giving always includes our cherished rescue mutt, Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle. She doesn’t want any help getting to the prize, usually. And she sure is appreciative.

I wonder how I came to rooting for the Clemson Tigers

I expect it to be one heck of a national college football championship game when the Tigers take the field in New Orleans Monday night. Yes, in one heck of a turn, both of these talented teams that were able to reach this title contest with identical records of 14-0 also have the same nickname.…

All the leaves are down

I’m always looking for that snippet of a lake view. Cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I discovered this look-out from the Salina Town Hall parking lot during a recent walk. Well, I did, at least. She was too short to see the water. And too busy sniffing other stuff.

Sunset and the lake

My dear wife Karen and I get to squeeze in a winter walk with our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle. At the start, I thought I’d get clever with the iPhone 8 and the neighbor’s tall tree. At the end, I concentrated on our slice of Onondaga Lake and saying goodbye to…