Bring on spring, from my toes on up

As we walked around Syracuse mega shopping, dining and entertainment complex Destiny USA, I reminded my dear wife Karen how the trusty blue slip-on Top Sider sneakers that have lasted me the entire previous two warm seasons were forming holes up top. She, too, needed good warm weather shoes for her soul and soles. We…

A little catnip goes a long way

On the way for a staycation get-together with my darling daughter Elisabeth, super significant George Three and their new addition, rescue cat Miss Ava, I stopped at the Oneida WalMart for careful cat gift selection. The long thing with catnip inside, check. The pretty cat agreed with my selection. Of course, she’s already the owner…

A tough break for George Three, but we eat on anyway

It’s going to be a touch spring for George Three. My wonderful daughter Elisabeth’s sensational significant stumbled into a mishap while unloading packages from a truck at work. He put his right arm behind him to break his fall. Yup, dominant side. Four weeks with the bright green cast and then the doctor will tell…

At lunch in Oneida, we walk into the biggest painted rock yet

My terrific daughter Elisabeth, sensational significant George Three and I took a late lunch during my staycation last week. I picked Ye Olde Pizza Pub, blocks from their apartment in Oneida. Elisabeth’s eyes went wide as we neared the entrance. The biggest painted rock the three of us have ever seen rested against a beam.…

Going for the next season

More well-meaning sprouts were spied on a walk around the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville by cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I. The flowers are coming. The flowers are coming. Some of the interesting lawn ornaments seem to be popping as well. Yes, the blooms are beautifying the front of A Bitty…

The right feel for natural art

There was plenty of art that felt quite natural on the walls of Beaver Lake Nature Center. I took a moment or two during break from staff day from the library to capture the beauty of the work. Congratulations to all artists who earned a spot at this fabulous homage to our world.

The crack of chair was a warning

So my dear wife Karen and I took the at-last warmup and a sunny spell as a sign that we should move the familiar plastic red chair out from under the side overhang and into the backyard for a relaxation spell. Sit and chat we did, late Saturday afternoon beers in hand. For a couple…

Two days in a row on the course, thank you

Tuesday was sunny and warm, so we stood by the first tee of Timber Banks ready to play spring golf in Central New York again. Never before had we started our golf season off with two rounds on consecutive days, I thought as KP and I prepared to hit our first shots on the Jack…

Finally, golf weather

I thought it would never get here this spring of 2018. Yet at last a blue sky and temperatures above 50 degrees arrived. And on the Monday of my staycation week, no less. KP and I were ready, with tee times set up at Foxfire. Yes, they said, the course is dry enough for the…