Oh, new day, says the dog

Sometimes I know why Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle gets me up so early. And it’s not just because our beloved rescue mutt is hungry. Or needs to take care of what’s built up while we’ve been sleeping in A Bitty Better. More than that. She wants to greet that yellow ball coming over our…

Happy days to KP

The text came in, and I grinned, as they say, from ear to ear. KP was hanging it up from the old paragraph factory. My great pal, partner in words and ideas at the big daily and golf and good times in the world had made it to the good and just and deserved see-ya.…

Our dog and her backyard

Spring is settling into the backyard of A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. At this point, it’s the turf for Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle. She’ll race right out there at 5 p.m. There’s plenty to accomplish. The property must be lapped. The shed has yet to be opened for any sort…

The spring theme over a buffet

My dear wife Karen and I decided a drive 30 miles east to the Turning Stone Resort and Casino for a visit to the unlimited buffet was a darn good idea when I took a half-day worth of comp time from the library last Friday afternoon. The food was great, as usual. I ate two…

The first boat of spring floats my spirits

Taking the afternoon break walk from the library with two of my co-workers Monday, we spied what we’d been looking for right when the marina moorings of Onondaga Lake came into view. The first boat of this spring was tied up in its slip. It was the only one on the water. For now.

Here’s to your eggs-cellent day

May you hop to a great Sunday. Thank you again to the folks at Nichols for brightening up the Village of Liverpool on the run up to our big days. Ballantyne Gardens workers get it right every holiday, I think. May you and yours enjoy Easter.

Here comes boating weather

I snuck down closer to the lake after I bought my morning cup of coffee at Nichols earlier this week. No boats yet at the marina. But it sure looks like their time is coming.

Da plane, da plane

Yes, my new iPhone 8 takes great photos. That plane sure looks cool against the blue sky, I thought. Snap. I guess we don’t live THAT close to the airport.

And so we start anew, Let’s Go Mets

The 2018 baseball season starts today. My New York Mets open at home in CitiField against the St. Louis Cardinals. That familiar feeling of hope washes over me again. Can this be our year? From my dear wife Karen and I’s visit to Cooperstown, I bring you a doggone good memory above … And then…