I want to open and close the shed

This up-and-down winter and plenty of days and nights of high winds have caused a bit of trouble with the doors of the shed. Once the gale forces worked the doors open, they flapped mightily until my dear wife Karen or I noticed and I ran out to intervene. Hinges on the right side have…

Take cover

The winter sure plays havoc with our backyard pool cover, I always discover when it’s warm enough to wander in March with my iPhone camera.

Big, tasty food at Brewer Union Cafe

It’s an easy drive up to Brewerton if you’re in the market for a biscuit as big as you’re head. Terrific daughter Elisabeth chose the Brewer Union Cafe as the restaurant stop this time around for her, hubby-to-be George Three and my dear wife Karen and I. Elisabeth called ahead from the car after we…

Markie at the bat

Without the official tour masses, we were able to fully appreciate the underground batting cages the Syracuse Mets use to keep sharp during the Triple A season. Yes, I grabbed a bat from a barrel. Stared out toward a non-existent mound. Imagined what used to be when I was a kid and still is after…

Wanted: Syracuse Mets players

This year’s trip to the Syracuse Mets’ annual open house, we decided not to wait for the official tour of the downstairs guts of NBT Bank Stadium. My dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and hubby-to-be George Three know our way around thanks to the expertise of previous guides. In the locker room, I spied…

Syracuse Mets salute their top fans

I really admire that I usually find something new while I’m nosing around NBT Bank Stadium after not visiting for a few months. During this annual March open house, we came upon the stairway vestibule wall now adorned with a Hall of Fame set aside for top fans. Great idea for the loyalists who buy…

What’s new in Syracuse Mets gear?

We always take a right into the official Syracuse Mets store during the annual March open house to spy what might catch our eye as brand new or even new to us gear. Circle the shirts and hats we did. The takers were terrific daughter Elisabeth and dear wife Karen, hat and shirt, respectively. Yes,…

Get the grounds crew gear out

I did mention that we have tickets at a high top table near here for the April 5 opening day game earlier this week. The grounds crew will earn its pay in the weeks between, of that I am certain.

Scootch meets Mrs. Met

As we climbed the main entry stairs to NBT Bank Stadium for the annual March open house this past weekend, team mascot Scootch stoop atop to welcome all comers. Scootch noticed my iPhone camera interest in the mural that included Mrs. Met. Soon the image included two mascots. #LGSM indeed.