Saturday, Syracuse vs. West Virginia, a tough game but we've been doing so much better this season. We had a chance. The team has heart. The team has determination. They are motivated! So excited to be a part of it - not great seats but I was THERE!Somewhere between the coin toss and the interception … Continue reading GO SU! oh…..SU (sigh)

A record bike ride for me today. Although we did not initially plan such a long ride we completed 36 miles. We started at Camillus Airport and rode to Weedsport to say hi to Ben, Laura, and Kelsey. Well, geez, after all the route took us to Jordan so what's another few miles? We dressed … Continue reading 36 miles. Uphill. Into the blustery wind.

Weekend before last Charlie and I went apple picking and hiking in the Catskills on a visit with his daughter in New Paltz. It was a great weekend but clumsy Susannah managed to step in a woodchuck hole and further damage an already tender shoulder. Turns out it might be a torn rotator cuff.....MRI was … Continue reading Apple Pickin’ Time

One of the many good things about Charlie is that he gets me off my duff and out doing things. Things I love to do but am too lazy to do alone. We've been biking this summer, and I'm loving it. I didn't have a bike as a kid and have ridden only sporadically since … Continue reading Rolling, rolling, rolling…

The sky threatened but we remained optimistic: A first baseball game for Kelsey couldn't possibly be rained out. We'd chosen an early game - 5:00 - so Kelsey wouldn't be up too much past her bedtime. So there we stood, under the roof at the ball park, watching the drizzling rain. Music played: "Riders on … Continue reading Take Me Out

Last Friday through Sunday Charlie and I took a trip to the Adirondack High Peaks Region by way of Cranberry, Tupper, Saranac, and numerous other lakes. On the way we took a short "warm up" hike on Moose Trail which runs adjacent to the Oswegatchie River from Wanakena to Inlet. We saw a group of … Continue reading Piqued by a Peek at the Peaks

Last weekend it was a picnic with my sibs, their kids, my kids, and of course the granddaughter. This past weekend it was a family reunion of a different sort: Friend Charlie's annual "Crary Camp." Having been assured that his family is as crazy - if not crazier - than mine, I felt it would … Continue reading Family

The plan was to leave for California to visit my son, Aaron, on Friday, June 26 and come home on Tuesday, July 7 with lots of trips to see the diversity of the state...So here's the flight story: first flight (6 am Friday) cancelled, second flight (6 pm Friday) delayed to the point I missed … Continue reading Finding LA, or how to fly coast-to-coast in 36 hours or less

This post has nothing to do with the Democratic position on anything.It's not about snorting drugs at a teenage bash.It's about the old-time party line. Today one might call it a conference call but when I was a kid, it was just the way the telephone system worked.I swear I can still remember the old-fashioned … Continue reading Party Lines

Last Saturday Kelsey and I had a playdate - actually a chance for mom and dad to have some quality time without the little one. Although I'd planned a trip to the zoo, Miss Kelsey had other ideas. She loves the playground at the local elementary school which just happens to be around the corner … Continue reading Playdate