Downtown lights
Great blend. When the decorations and buildings line up in downtown Syracuse’s Clinton Square, the mood is right,
Clinton Square at the season
Still got it. Visiting downtown Syracuse for the DeSantis Orchestra Christmas show this past weekend, my dear wife Karen and I made sure to take in the holiday tree at Clinton Square. Retired-guy-I only passed by every now and then, but this sight can still make me smile.
DeSantis Orchestra pumps up our holiday spirit
Maria DeSantis entertains her community. Maria DeSantis, her fantastic orchestra and a steady line of special guest performers know how to rekindle the holiday spirit, A joyous crowd drank in 25 holiday selections from the Syracuse ensemble Sunday night at the Landmark Theatre, moving the Christmas-show string started by orchestra founder Mario DeSantis to an…
Great community feeling
Just follow the path. The text from terrific daughter Elisabeth pointed to a Syracuse community event I’d not attended in my 40 years living in Central New York. Sure, dear wife Karen and I will join you and George Three for a Saturday morning excursion to the Tipperary Hill neighborhood Peter and Paul Church. Built…
Travel statement
Team baggage unveiled … New team luggage must have been in the budget, I thought, as I looked at the lineup of Mets bags awaiting fan purchase at the Syracuse Mets Garage Sale 2023. Snazzy, yes. I did not go for it. Replacing the Bialczak team luggage is not in our budget this year. I…
How deep is my love of real books, baseball history and nostalgia?
Fancy the past? Oh, the memories that live on this table at the Syracuse Mets Garage Sale 2023. Somehow, someway, somebody at the Syracuse Triple A baseball organization collected this or that baseball statistical tome and stored it away in a desk or shelf. If survived personnel and parent team changes through the years and…
Slightly worn?
Going, going … First rack up at the 2023 Syracuse Mets Garage Sale for George Three and lots of other folks was the collection of batting practice shirts, priced very well at $15 per bright orange T. After his rifling of the goods, George moved on. None to his size requirement. I didn’t even look.…
Field, dreams
Rest up. As Elisabeth and George Three walked on to the Metropolitan Room and the goodies unveiled for the 2023 Syracuse Mets Garage Sale, I looked left from the NBT Bank Stadium concourse and allowed the field’s aura to drift up and over me. Opening Day 2024 is March 29. Early for Syracuse, N.Y., yes.…
Another season at the stadium
Late fall lineup. Terrific daughter Elisabeth reminded me that last Saturday marked the annual Syracuse Mets garage sale at NBT Bank Stadium. George Three and I joined her in the line to see what was up for our Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets this off-season. Onward to the merch. They kept strides ahead…
Still there for the pets
Dogs lining up around the block? Retired-guy-I was happy to see the corner pet care establishment still placing original statements, both sides of the sign, to draw four-legged friends in at the intersection of First and Tulip streets. Our cherished rescue mutt agrees. During my years working just-up-Tulip at the library, the folks at Furrever…
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