Dreaming about the new builds

House No. 1 My dear wife Karen and I thought this was a good year to return to Central New York’s see-it-and-dream event, <em>Parade of Homes</em>. We’d given the stroll-and-admire opportunity a break since the first big virus year, but with she taking a half day from work, we figured a weekday afternoon was a…

Art appreciated

For book lovers. When I walk around Clinton Square these days, I notice new takes on portable art. Keys to my heart. Reading and music. Somebody knows what draws my attention.

Still bright

Smiling, still. The mid-summer run to Ballantyne Gardens that brought home these colorful daisies surely was a good buy for my dear wife Karen and I. Long-lasting, yes.

Sign of the seasons

Another season done. The calendar is soon to be officially flipped to fall. And so the pool company has sent its workers to our backyard to put the cover back on for the leafy and snowy months. Thank you for keeping my dear wife Karen happy since June, backyard pool!

Give me a W

Changing the font. Caught on a supermarket run this week: A hard-working crew changing the big letters on the storefront. News sites say the older stores, like the one closest to our house, had yet to catch up to the new style corporate logo. Fancier. The next day’s visit saw the new logo smack dab…

As seen on TV

Familiar crew. George Two and Sue didn’t make it out the ballgame with us. However, it was televised in Syracuse for hometown fans. According to this text photo I received from him, he apparently caught us on the telecast.

Crunch of the bat?

Great new name. Sometimes late in a season, a Triple A squad calls a player up from Double A. Welcome to the Rochester Red Wings, Frankie Tostado. I quickly put him on my Love-That-Name squad.

There’s still baseball left

Seasonal feel. We knew we had at least one more baseball game left in us, so I took a handful of vouchers to the box office and grabbed four tickets for a Sunday day game. As happens, the morning dawned gray and drizzling. We’re fans. My dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth, great fiance George…

Gauging the crowds

Who’s back? So, my dear wife Karen mulled after our 2023 visit to the New York State Fair, was it as crowded as usual? What vendors came back? What was new? Did we seem to have more room to stroll? Yeah, we still liked it.

Flower power

Plant it and it will grow. I can’t swear that this group of gardens has not been at the New York State Fair in years past. Perfect exhibit. But I can say the timing was right to catch the attention of my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth, fantastic fiance George Three and I, what…