Cheers, Orange fellow

I cast my eyes up during a safe walk around the Village of Liverpool and feel good seeing the Orange figure on the roof of The Retreat. The No. 44 and and Syracuse colors make me smile, even in this trying season for the Orange football squad.

Happy Thanksgiving from our part of the flock

A recent safe walk with cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle led us to a flock of geese quite comfortable breaking the New York State yellow zone gathering limit of 10. They stood their ground even as we approached on our loop. As for our family plans for the Thanksgiving Thursday, no, we…

The stakes change this time of year

A return from a work shift at the library these days gets me back to our house moments before sunset. And, yes, the plow company has staked out our driveway for what surely is coming.

Stretching out toward the snowflakes

Returning from a work shift in the library last week, I immediately let our cherished rescue mutt Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle out after a day alone inside. Snow was slowly falling. Daylight was fast fading. The roses had yet to give up their fall season fight.

Can you Like a Boss and like yourself?

Sure, Mia and Mel have their quibble and insecurities, but they can always count on each other. Right? Right?? Right??? Yes, yes, and then comes marching in the promise of riches and big-time industry recognition in the name of a buyout from Claire Luna and her mega-company. Mel wants it. Mia doesn’t it. Claire Luna…

Of course the gift shop offers plenty of glass

The folks at the Corning Museum of Glass have wisely located the gift shop. You can walk in and peruse the aisle upon aisle of items when you enter the doors or just before you leave. We chose the latter, but I did get a sneak preview by squeezing off a photo from an overhanging…

Tiffany has a place of honor at the Corning Museum of Glass

Back in the day, I bought my dear wife Karen a Tiffany lamp for a Christmas present. So my eyes were open for exhibits of similarity in the Tiffany Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass. Their lamp under the spotlight I think might cost more than the one I bought 15 years ago. The…

We’ve been appreciating glass for many, many years

May I tip my hat to that special person who came upon the process to make glass. At the big museum in Corning, they honor that start and then chart its history. If you pick the right route and lean toward this sort of learning, you can read and see pieces from many centuries. Me,…

Show and tell at the Corning Museum of Glass

At the Corning Museum of Glass, they don’t just set up exhibits and let you go on your way. Every few hours, theaters open for live demonstrations from master glass makers. Our first allowed us to experience how glass went from oven to gob to a hollow vase. A lot of work went into this…

There’s lots of striking art in the Corning Museum of Glass

Walk into the Corning Museum of Glass, and its three floors worth of things to see might be daunting. My dear wife Karen grabbed the maps at the admission booth and planned our strategy. They neatly broke up rooms into art and history. I could picture these glass works being of MOMA quality. (That’s Museum…