historical fiction writer, amateur photographer, retired computer guru and math geek
I’m late again with my blog post, and I blame it on the cold. No, not the temperature—it’s been unseasonably warm for mid-October. But October has brought a different kind of cold season to our house: The stuffy nose, achy sinuses, the “it’s just an annoying cold but I feel crappy” kind of ailment that … Continue reading October Cold
October is a busy month in the sports community. Baseball season is all over but for the playoffs. Football is in full swing, other sports are starting or ending. I do love a good football game. I'm a big Syracuse University fan for both football and basketball. But when it comes to in-person games, the … Continue reading Goodbye, Boys of Summer, Hello Winter Warriors
It started in late winter. We finished the last bit of stockade fencing around the back yard. And suddenly, the rotted timbers for the raised garden looked even more rotten. I'd been bugging Charlie forever to get rid of them and we finally came up with a plan to eliminate most of the timbers without … Continue reading Out in the Yard
Just back from a week away on Lake Algonquin in the Adirondack hamlet of Wells, NY. It was our second year there and the weather couldn't have been more different. Last year was unseasonably hot: 90s all week. This year was a more comfortable 70s. Rain on the way up, rain on the way home, … Continue reading Well, Well, Wells
Kudos to 1952, the year of my birth. Seventy-two years ago, things were a lot less expensive. The average cost of a new house was just over $9,000, a new car would set you back $1700. Renting an apartment? $80 a month on average.In 1952 you could expect to pay .$53 for a pound of … Continue reading 1952: A Very Good Year
These hot summer days remind me of a time spent immersed in the world of baseball. Barely a night goes by that I'm not watching a baseball game. Usually the Yankees game. (side note: Did you know that Abner Doubleday, the man who supposedly invented baseball, was a Civil War Union Army General? ...You do … Continue reading The Boys of Summer
(Photo: Captain/Dr. James Dana Benton, or, as he is known in Nostalgia, Dr. Jim Banyon) Yes, I know. I posted my first chapter of Nostalgia a few weeks ago. So if you feel like skipping this version, you won't hurt my feelings. But as I mentioned in this post I got frustrated with what I'd … Continue reading More “Nostalgia”
This first week of July we’ve been vacationing at Boyd Pond. You might remember that we were here in mid-May; that was a “pre-visit” for this week-long stay. Although it has been hot, and very muggy some days, it’s much cooler here than in Syracuse.It’s been quiet too. As I write this, silence surrounds me, … Continue reading Back to the North Woods
First of all... this has been a cra-a-a-a-zy week! My dryer starts acting like it's possessed by aliens. My car turns into a zombie. And the heat! High 90's, heat index 105! What the heck? This is New York, not Florida! Now, about that writing: When I started writing Nostalgia I rattled off the first … Continue reading Trash can writing
How many of you out there have sisters? Ooh! Ohh! I do!In fact I have two sisters: Kate is about 2-1/2 years older than I, Pat is nineteen months younger. We live in cities that are not close but not that far apart and, because we don't see each other often, we make it a … Continue reading “Sistas”
Susannah Willey Writes 