Alice Gerard

Time for a little fun with writing and story telling! I found a website that offers a variety of opportunities for creative writing exercises. You can find the website by clicking onto the words “creative writing exercises”: creative writing exercises That’s a fun way to help ease or eliminate the frustration of writers’ block. So I […]

catching courage in unusual places, when we least expect it… In Kathy Kelly’s book Other Lands Have Dreams, she talks about “catching courage.” She says that we catch courage from each other, from being around other people with courage. Our courageousness does not come from being fearless but from dealing with our fear. I believe

Two years ago, I helped to paint a mural at the Grand Island Plaza. This is the section of the plaza that I helped to paint. I painted the sailboats and some of the water and the lawn. I’m noticing that this scene looks rather autumnal. It started off cold today. Really cold. That bone

Autumn has come.The wind blows the cool airs in and the leaves turn yellow and red and brown. The wind pulls the apples from the tree and blows down the leaves. It is time to collect the apples and to make applesauce and apple crisp and apple pie and other delicious foods.  Already, some of

note: It was suggested that in today’s blog post (day no. 25 in the ultimate blog challenge), I write about something in the news. What’s in the news are the upcoming elections. Unfortunately, I believe that, if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all. And I have nothing nice to say about

For several months, I had been hearing about a large stone that was being donated to the Grand Island Historical Society. As the recording secretary of the historical society, I dutifully added the information about the stone to the society’s minutes whenever it was mentioned. I did not think too much about the stone, however,

For several months, I had been hearing about a large stone that was being donated to the Grand Island Historical Society. As the recording secretary of the historical society, I dutifully added the information about the stone to the society’s minutes whenever it was mentioned. I did not think too much about the stone, however,

For several months, I had been hearing about a large stone that was being donated to the Grand Island Historical Society. As the recording secretary of the historical society, I dutifully added the information about the stone to the society’s minutes whenever it was mentioned. I did not think too much about the stone, however,

Food Monday! (huh? food is pleasurable every day of the Week!!) Today, I made an omelette. My mom calls it an omelette. I, on the other hand, am not sure that it really is an “omelette.” In fact, I would use the word “fritatta.” I checked on line and saw that there are certain differences

There’s nothing like it… posting to your blog in the middle of the night, when all of your readers are snoozing happily. But here goes… a few weekend reflections. Loads and loads and loads of tomatoes at this vegetable stand.  I’m working on entering the 21st century. I’ve been gleefully stuck in the previous century.