Alice Gerard

Today’s teacher story features Mary Kate Ells, the orchestra teacher at Huth Road Elementary School in Grand Island, New York. This is the fourth story in my series about teachers, their work, the things that they share with their students, and the things that bring them joy.  What made you decide to be a music […]

Happy New Year! Today, I am starting on a new blogging challenge via the Ultimate Blogging Challenge. I will participate in the challenge for the entire month of January. Blogging challenges are good because participants get guidance from experienced bloggers. They get guidance on finding topics for writing blog posts, as well as guidance on

Retrospective of 2016: Today is the conclusion of part three of a three-day retrospective of 2016. The focus is on people, and the pictures are from July through December. July A few days before Independence Day, I joined a group that picked up litter from Grand Island Boulevard. It was a beautiful, sunny day, and we

Restrospective of 2016: Today is the beginning of part three of a three-day retrospective of 2016. The focus is on people, and the pictures are from January through June. January On the first of January, people who had been elected (or re-elected) to local office were sworn in. I went to the swearing-in ceremony to take

Retrospective of 2016: Today is part two of a three-part retrospective of 2016. Today’s theme is art work. I’ve also included craft projects. Here is my 2016 art gallery. I’ve really appreciated the support that so many people have shown for my art, and I hope that you like this gallery. January This was a “negative

Retrospective of 2016: Today is part one of a three-part retrospective of the images of 2016. Each day, I will present a different theme. Today, the images are of nature. They represent a year’s worth of scenery from Grand Island, Buffalo, Delevan, and rural Illinois. I hope that you enjoy the images that I’ve chosen

People have been consuming honey for millennia. The promised land in the book of Exodus was described as a land overflowing in “milk and honey.” That sounds delicious. In fact, John the Baptist had a diet of honey and locusts, which doesn’t sound especially appetizing, despite being high in protein.  Honey has been used all

Today’s teacher story today features Craig Poissant, the band teacher at Huth Road Elementary School. This is the third interview in a series that I plan to continue through the school year. Because I am the editor of the Huth Road Elementary School PTA’s newsletter, I have the opportunity to interview teachers so that people

Merry Christmas! Here is a snow human, who was in the process of turning into a puddle, as it was getting warmer yesterday. The snow human stayed intact for quite some time, although it leaned farther and farther over, sort of like the leaning tower of Pisa, which is the bell tower of the cathedral

The winter solstice for the northern hemisphere was two days ago. It is the first day of winter, the shortest day of the year and the longest night. The nights at this time are dark because the small crescent moon is waning. On December 29th, there will be a new moon, which is not visible