The crack of chair was a warning

So my dear wife Karen and I took the at-last warmup and a sunny spell as a sign that we should move the familiar plastic red chair out from under the side overhang and into the backyard for a relaxation spell. Sit and chat we did, late Saturday afternoon beers in hand. For a couple…

Enough with the snow already

Here’s what I saw after I walked out my front door in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville on Friday, April 20, 2018. And here’s what I had to deal with on my car before I could drive to the library for work. To say that winter has overstayed its welcome is the understatement of, well,…

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…

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…

A lake view without ice

With the weather working hard to take us into spring at last, the slice-of-lake view outside A Bitty Better in our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville has taken on a nicer blue, too. Gone is the ice on top of Onondaga Lake. It makes me feel better, seeing the snow melt and the signs of things…

Trying so hard to sprout

Outside the front door of A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville, there are signs of spring trying hard to overcome the late snow of March. The contrasts of season capture my fancy. I think you know which I am rooting for after this stretch of cold and bluster. I am ready for…

Making the most of the stairwell

My dear wife Karen had a great idea for another wall at A Bitty Better. She picked the photos we’ve know we’ve wanted to hang up for a while. They’re a collection of great places and things from our life together. We’ve even received three more taken by George Three on our Summer of 2017…

I’m getting tired of these big snows

They say the Northeast may get hit by another snowstorm Wednesday. I’m not over last Friday’s slam. This yo-yo effect, melt-and-more, is getting to me. Our vehicles were covered, and good, when I got the text the library would be opening Friday until noon instead of 9 a.m The view from my desk to the…