Thoughts, experiences and adventures from a resident of DelSo aka Delaware Avenue South in Albany, N.Y.
During a pause in my preparations for Maine, I thought of some info to share with you about a few spots closer to home. In the past week or so, I’ve ventured slightly south to hit up a couple of cool places, some new, some well established, of which you should be aware. First up … Continue reading Take me to the river(towns!)
My history with the state of Maine is limited and not all together positive. Even though it’s been close to 25 years since I visited Portland and Camden on a decades ago anniversary weekend, I’ve retained a few distinct impressions from that trip. It’s far, like really far. I remember thinking that the license plate … Continue reading Maine, man
Last week, the day after the two day heat wave broke, friends and I headed north to Saratoga to spend a few hours on the water. Unlike in years past when we launched from the Kayak Shack on the Fish Creek, we set off from Lake Lonely Waterspots, an unassuming marina with access to both … Continue reading A Lake Lonely paddle with friends
My second March mini getaway was a train trip to Philadelphia with my OG Albany (via South Troy) friend, Mary. It was her first visit to the city of Brotherly Love and my third and we got lucky with good weather, easy train connections and a hotel located right next to the Reading Terminal Market. … Continue reading Philly for 48+ hours
If you follow me on other social media sites, you know that I’ve been dealing with a serial polluter in my neighborhood. This person, who has a consistent drink order at Dunkin and an appreciation for breakfast sandwiches with sausage and filet of fish from McDonald’s, has been dumping their garbage on the side of … Continue reading Your trash and my dirty weekend
“I’m retired,” doesn’t exactly roll off of my tongue yet. Especially not when I’m still waiting for just one person to respond with, “you can’t possibly be old enough to retire!” In the midst of my second week of this new life chapter, I’ve got some observations - and some questions. Week One was a … Continue reading What day is it?
Here we are - the eve of my last day as a full time school librarian. It has been a week worthy of celebrating and I’m happily anticipating the day and the social mixer which will follow it. This excitement doesn’t mean that I won’t miss many aspects of my career. The connections with people, … Continue reading And so…
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