On my first day walking with the Walk for a Nuclear Free Future 2010 Northern Route, we walked from the east side of Buffalo to downtown. Afterward, we headed north through the city and into the town of Tonawanda. We spent the night at First United Methodist Church in the city of North Tonawanda, close […]
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This is the afghan that I made for my brother-in-law, Michael. The requested colors were pink, green, and white. So Michael got a “yarn garden,” with the flowers all in rows. The pillow that I photographed with the afghan is something that I made for my mother. It is a round pillow with a pineapple
My dad’s Big Day was on March 3rd. That was when he officially became ninety years old. We didn’t have his birthday party until March 7th, however. So my dad (aka Roy) had to wait a few days after his Actual Big Day to enjoy food, family, and fun on his Officially Designated Big Day.
World Day of Prayer is an international event that was held on March 5th. It is an interdenominational service that is written by women in a different country each year. It is celebrated in 170 countries on the first Friday in March. This year, the prayers were written by the women of Cameroon, and the
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Last night, the Grand Island Historical Society met for a special treat at Historic Trinity Church. Dave Ruch, who combines teaching the fun aspects of New York State history with performance, delighted all who were in attendance. Dave, who lives in Buffalo, came prepared to perform with a plethora of musical instruments, including a mandolin,
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World Day of Prayer in Grand Island, New York, will be held at 10 a.m., March 5th, at Saint Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 2587 Baseline Road. After the service, refreshments were be offered. Also, babysitting is available. Grand Island churches participating in the World Day of Prayer are: Saint Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Island Presbyterian Church, Saint
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Here are some of the signs that were carried during the Witness Against Torture and the Peaceable Assembly Campaign. One day, quite a few people joined us to stand behind our tall sign. The tall sign conveyed a multitude of messages. The people who joined us included doctors who wanted our resources to go to
On Saturday, January 23rd, I took a field trip with a group from Washington, D.C.’s Assisi Community. We went to Annapolis, Maryland, for the Chesapeake Climate Action Network’s Polar Bear Plunge. The event featured all sorts of bathing suit clad people racing into the cold water of the Chesapeake Bay. The message was “keep winter
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I managed to leave Washington, D.C., before the big storm of the century struck. There were a few snowfalls before the Big One. By the time that the Big One hit, I was safely back in relatively nonsnowy Buffalo, New York! The snow was rather pretty. Here are some pictures.
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Buffalo folks came to Washington, D.C., to be part of the Voices for Creative Nonviolence’s Peaceable Assembly Campaign. Photographed from left are Jim Anderson, Vicki Ross, Alice Gerard, and Tom Casey.
