It takes a village no matter the size

A walk around our the blocks of our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville with my dear wife Karen and our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle revealed a front-yard village that we won’t replicate at A Bitty Better. But I will admire it from the street, for sure. Gnome sweet gnome!

Can you hear the bells?

As we walk on our work breaks along the shore trail at Onondaga Lake Park, we’re reminded day by day … Yes, the entrance booths went up on Friday. Soon it will be time for the annual Lights on the Lake. Thursday, Nov. 15 is the first drive-through date, for those of you keeping score…

Dang, they easily make the hard cider look tasty

I’ve tried hard cider during a trip with my dear wife Karen, my sister-in-law Lynne and brother-in-law Chuck to the big orchard Beak & Skiff. They make it right there from their own apples and serve it in their own saloon. Everything about the tasting on a crisp October afternoon pointed toward a pleasant experience.…

Let’s Go Syracuse Mets

I must admit this is the first time I’ve ever heard of a professional baseball team holding a garage sale. So I agree to meet my terrific daughter Elisabeth and her sensational significant George Three at NBT Bank Stadium to see what the former Syracuse Chiefs had on the market as they make the change…

Golf was interesting this year

So I learned a lot about my golf game this year. The golf league at Foxfire provided an education for KP and I. I never felt like it was the place to take out the iPhone 8 to take photos during league play. That serious, yes. At least that’s the way I interpreted it. We…

Don’t eat that, Ellie B

My dear wife Karen told me I had to go take a photo of something out in the corner of our backyard here in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. I grabbed my iPad Pro and out the back door through the slight mid-October drizzle I went. Did a neighbor kid send something over the fence?…

Rudy’s rocks, even when it’s closed

The kids know where there’s a great natural supply of rocks for their painting jones. The food stand on the shore of Lake Ontario is closed for the season, so terrific daughter Elisabeth, sensational significant George Three and my dear wife Karen had plenty of space to roam searching for the right rocks for the…

This time the kids go with us to Ontario Orchards

Our annual October trip to Ontario Orchards was even more fun this time around for my dear wife Karen and I. Terrific daughter Elisabeth and sensational significant George Three said they wanted to ride along for the seasonal effect. Elisabeth decided I should be the one to place the rock she found on the grounds…