December 2016

Carol Horrigan, pianist and music teacher “And everyday, we hope forWhat we still can’t see.It’s up to us, to be the change,And even though we all can still do more, there’s so much to be thankful for…” –from “Thankful,” by Josh Groban Today’s teacher story today features Carol Horrigan, the chorus teacher at Huth Road […]

It is the Sunday before Christmas and I chose today to document with photographs. Outside, the ground is covered by snow and ice.  After the disaster that we like to call an “election,” it feels almost hard to believe that Christmas will arrive. But it will, right on schedule because Christmas isn’t about elections or

Today, it’s cold and snowy, so I stayed inside to do inside stuff. I have finally finished writing my newsletter, which I hope to have reproduced by next Wednesday. It is time for a little bit of fun. I know that we all think about our bucket lists: What do we want to do before

On Sunday, I invited readers to ask me questions. I received just one question, which I am sharing today.  Alana asked: I won’t be writing with you today, but I do have an observation. I would like to get advice from an expert. Next Sunday, I hope to blog about an incident (speaking of standing up

Today, I went to painting class at Stella Niagara Educational Park. It was exceptionally cold outside today. Yesterday, we got wind and snow, and today, we got the very low temperatures. When I left the house, I could hear, as I walked to my friend Mary Lee’s car, that crunchy sound that snow makes when

Note:  In March, I purchased a Smart Phone to replace my dying Stupid Phone. I had the Stupid Phone for three years before it passed away. I also purchased a case for the phone. It was not attached to the phone, and I tend to misplace things quite readily. I was not sure that this

Note: On Sunday, I used a random plot generator to come up with two characters, a setting, a situation, and character action. I invited you to use the information that I collected to write a story. Today, I wrote my story. Here it is: Characters: A woman in her sixties, who is very wise A

Yesterday, I went to the Riverside-Salem Environmental Chapel for the annual Christmas in the Woods program. It features song leaders Nan Hoffman and Kathy de Loughry, as well as guitarist Joe Tumini. Nan and her friends share their music twice a year at Riverside-Salem: Christmas in the Woods celebrates winter and Christmas and Music in

A Request: Thank you for coming to the site and reading my stories. One of my goals with this blog is to make it more interactive with readers. I’ve shared stories on a wide variety of topics, from painting to politics to environmental issues. I’ve used a number of writing styles, including  political satire, fractured

Today is Human Rights Day. It is a commemoration of the day in 1948, when the General Assembly of the United States adopted the International Declaration of Human Rights. Human Rights Day has been observed throughout the world since 1950.  Human Rights Day is a good day to remember that all human beings are entitled