Alice Gerard

Today’s blogging challenge is to write about a day in the life of… me! The questions asked were: Do you have a routine that you follow? Are you completely spontaneous? Do you handle work one way and your personal life another way? What kind of meetings do you have? For me, at this time of […]

Today’s challenge from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge was to share something from the internet… other blog sites, places that you go to do research, get entertainment, get recipes, etc. Hmm, recipes. That could be the focus of a future blog post. Today, I am sharing five blog posts that I’ve read in the last week.

Gleam and Glimmer is a stained glass studio in North Tonawanda, New York. It is located on Webster Street, near the Riviera Theater, which is known as the “Showcase of the Tonawandas.” The Riviera Theater was opened as “Twin Cities Rivera” on December 30th, 1926. It is the home of a large organ, called the

This is the next in a series of interviews that started during the 2016 primary season, all of which featured President Mighty Mouth. There have also been a few short stories, with Mighty Mouth as a featured character. Here are the links to the interviews and stories.  link to April 8th, 2016: gape, gurgle, gasp

Note: On January first, I started a new photography project. I will take at least one photograph a day for the entire year, following a program called the 52-week photography challenge for 2017. It is being organized by Dogwood Photography, located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dogwood Photography operates a photography school in Wilmington and it runs

Today’s blogging suggestion from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge was to “share your two cents.” Express your viewpoint on things that are happening in the world. Today, I chose to write about racism as something that is happening in the world that is creating horrible problems. I am an American, and I see racism as a

Today’s topic suggestion from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge was: “What is on your bucket list? Share with your readers something that is on the list of things that you want to do before you ‘kick the bucket.’” I’ve never actually written a bucket list, so the first thing that is on my imaginary bucket list

One of my memories of my dad, Roy Gerard, has to do with the work that he did as a consultant. He frequently was called upon to do economic impact studies and demographic studies for governments or for private businesses that wanted to complete projects. Projects might include new schools, shopping malls, farmers markets, apartment

Today, I am sharing Angela Gorecki Hamilton’s story. She teaches reading and math at Huth Road Elementary School in Grand Island, New York. This is the fifth story in my series about teachers, their work, the things that they share with their students, and the things that bring them joy.  How did you decide to