Until next year
Bucket list. May the vendors and strollers return to downtown Syracuse in the summer of 2026, I though as my dear wife Karen and I strolled another street of the spokes around the circle.
Peaking interest
Peeking at the peak. The needle tower caught my eye as my dear wife Karen and I strolled this block at the annual Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival. Lines and angles, thank you.
Always learn
Pretty, pressed. If we chose, my dear wife Karen and I could have picked up the needed gear to adopt pressing flowers as a new hobby. I admired this booth-holders work during our stroll at the annual Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival … but decided to leave the creating to others.
Soft spot for Terrapins
Save them. Being a University of Maryland alum, my mind goes to the Terrapins when I spot a collection of turtles. And this was a magnificent batch, albeit with not a thing to do with my old school. However, it also made me think of the turtle hospital and preserve we visited on our trip…
Big art
Birds and more. The red cardinals stand out so well on top of he wood-grained heart, I thought about the big art around the circle as my dear wife Karen and I strolled through the Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival. Give the dog a bone. The huge dog would make a cool landing spot, too.
Basketball, too
Hoops fits. Syracuse’s famous-player basketball mural fits in nicely with the booths for the annual Arts and Crafts Festival, I think again, remembering how the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA, Syracuse University and Women’s Basketball Association (and USA Basketball) have delivered to the world so many hoops dreams. The mural by artist Jonas Never depicts…
Soft landing
Good use. Every time I think I’ve seen it all as I stroll though the Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival with my dear wife Karen, I notice something new from years past. Yes, cashmere sweaters need a new life, too, I surmised.
Still going strong
Still advocating. I’ve lived in Syracuse since the 1980s. My stroll through the annual Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival with my dear wife Karen reminded me that the Syracuse Peace Council has been taking its stand in all the decades I’ve been here. Thank you.
Variety is good
The sky’s the limit. The crowds encountered by my dear wife Karen and I at the annual Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival were curious and lively. The downtown blocks off the circle were perfect for our chosen strategy of up-one-side and down-the-other to see it all.
And our take home …
Perfect purchase. After our up-and-down the streets, my dear wife Karen and I went home from this summer’s Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival with one small bag of purchases. We decided on the four-pack of coasters bargain, two for ourselves and a pair for terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiance George Three. I am enjoying…
Mark Bialczak 