Month: June 2023

July 24, 1942

July 24, 1942

CO.B. 1213-R.C.Fort Niagara,Niagara Falls, N.Y. My Dear Virginia, Well, here I am in the army and missing you every minute. It certainly is a swell place and I am perfectly satisfied except I miss you terribly. Maybe the army will make a good and respectable Read more

Raves – Aqua Spa

Raves – Aqua Spa

I’m starting a new Rants and Raves feature here on the blog, and for my first rave I’d like to put the spotlight on one of my favorite places in the whole world – Aqua Spa Float Center in Oswego, NY. Now, let’s start with Read more

March 29, 1942

March 29, 1942

Dear Virginia, Just came home from a show, so I thought I would write. I received your very sweet letter and was glad to hear from you. How is everything out in Niagara? There isn’t much change here, everyday about the same. I worked Mon. Read more

The Big 7-5

The Big 7-5

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, grandads, stepdads, fur dads, and like-a-dads out there! I hope you have had a fantastic day. A week ago I traveled down to North Carolina for my father’s big 75th birthday bash. And since his birthday is always Read more

Lake Ontario Lighthouses: Sodus, NY

Lake Ontario Lighthouses: Sodus, NY

After our trip to Maine and the lovely lighthouses we saw there, Vance and I started thinking about the lighthouses closer to home. I think we kind of take them for granted, seeing as we live so close to Lake Ontario and they’re kind of Read more

Syracuse Pride 2023

Syracuse Pride 2023

Last year I attended my first Pride parade and festival in Syracuse. I had joined our local chapter of the Free Mom Hugs organization because their mission is important to me. I walked in the parade with the other moms (and a couple of dads) Read more

News of the Week 6/16/23

News of the Week 6/16/23

If you read last week’s edition of News of the Week, you saw that the giant rubber ducks are back in the harbor in Hong Kong. But I have terrible news! One of the ducks got overinflated due to the extremely hot weather and they Read more

Friday Funnies: Pride Edition

Friday Funnies: Pride Edition

I usually label this post “a weekly look at all of the silly stuff I download to my phone and then never look at again,” but this week not all of the stuff is silly. There are also some more serious and important items in Read more

Book Mail from Wednesday Books

Book Mail from Wednesday Books

I love getting book mail and Wednesday Books has been spoiling me rotten with awesome reads lately. I just got back from a few days of vacation and had these two beauties waiting for me. Both books are new releases from Dahlia Adler and they Read more

A Maine Getaway

A Maine Getaway

Last month the hubs and I took a trip to Maine to celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary. It’s a place we’ve been before and have enjoyed, so it seemed perfect for a long weekend getaway. And I always insist on a quick car selfie before Read more

News of the Week 6/9/23

News of the Week 6/9/23

We all know that the major news this week was… But you know I always try to find the lighter side of the news, and this week brought us a tale of two (er, three) ducks… Does anyone else remember the giant ducks that were Read more