Again, I begin by offering a confession (and I'm not even Catholic). I am one of the few who had never before visited the Greek Festival. However, many who had been told me it was all about the food, and I agree. Indeed, I think they should just go ahead and rename it the Greek Food Festival. By far the space was used mostly for food; the biggest tent being the dining tent, the next largest being used for serving.Parked cars lined both sides of East Avenue and its side streets for blocks. After circling around, I slid into a spot right

Last year was my first experience with the Dachshund Parade. I met up with another fur-loving friend and we settled down on a bench with our Mickey D's coffees and breakfast sandwiches, and began to giggle. So many hotdog dogs! Way more colors and types than we knew of. And after we did the sing-along of doggie tunes, watched the costume judging, and petted just about every one of the hundreds of doggies that paraded by, we were still giggling. Right then we decided it would be a yearly tradition. There's no better way to start your weekend then by giggling

A few braved the downpours under a tent, but most retreated to the inside on Saturday, June 14, for Rochester's contribution to World Wide Knit in Public Day. While at its peak, the event's participants numbered in the 20s -- including a few men -- when I arrived only a dozen remained. They came from Fairport and Greece, although many were from the city and a few from close by. Knitting projects in progress included socks, a shawl, an afghan, scarves, and baby sweaters.I was assured that the humidity didn't adversely affect the yarns, although those using silk had to take care that

Strolling in gardens was the perfect way to spend the day with just one more night left of the Jazz Fest. It was rejuvenating and helped me break through my exhaustion barrier. As I do with most tours, I began with the last. It helps me avoid the crowds. There were seven spaces to explore in this year's Backyard Habitat Tour, sprawling from Rochester through Brighton, Pittsford, East Rochester, and out to Penfield. Arriving at each, I was given a fact sheet of garden highlights and a map, although toward the end of the day they had run out and