The Dog Days Of Summer Equals One Thing: Ice Cream in CNY As a Way To Celebrate Relaxation

Day One of the Oswego Writing Institute is completed and it was a total pleasure to present with Rhiannon Berry of Liverpool and to reunite with SUNY Alumn, Sharon Kane, Kristin Munger, and Pam Michaels. Although it was hot outside and thunderstorms were brewing, we kept things funky and cool indoors.

I returned to Amalfi Drive for a brief nap (yes, Crandall napped), a 5K, a jump in the pool, dinner, and a swoop of ice-cream at Plank Road creamery in North Syracuse. I had enough ice-cream in one cone to make up for all the ice cream I neglect this summer (and even got a dish of extra fudge to help me out).

Tunga's pose says it all, however. Feet up, a dish of deliciousness, family, and a two-hour romp with the dogs, Bella and Glamus, who found one another's company extremely pleasant and feisty. They made a new game of 'cat' and 'mouse', wearing and tearing a carpet in their chase.

Today is day two and one more presentation. I'm looking forward to returning to Oswego and hearing Matt de la Pena speak to the crowd once again. Here's to the day!