Alice Gerard

Today, I went to Stella Niagara in Lewiston, New York, for a watercolor painting class. It was my first painting class at Stella Niagara since May. Jinni, the class instructor, picked me up and we went to Lewiston to do a little shopping at Tops.  Since the weather was gorgeous, I decided to walk from […]

Yesterday, I did a photography project, a “challenge within a challenge.” The goal of the project was for me to document my day with pictures. Thus, my camera became my constant companion. I started in the morning by going outside to get the newspaper. It was my introduction to the outdoor world for Tuesday. I

Today, I am sharing some stupid laws that are actually on the books in the United States. The laws seem moronic, but what makes me even more amused is my efforts to figure out exactly how these mindless regulations are enforced. I hope that you are as amused by these laws as I am. Here

Note about the photography challenge: I began this year-long project on August 1st, after reading a posting on the Second Breakfast blog. This is a beautifully written and designed blog. Take a look at it when you get a chance. The project challenges me to take at least one picture a day for a year. That

On October 3rd, I went to the fourth annual Taste of Grand Island. When I left the house, the wind was lightly blowing, which was a big relief because, earlier, the wind had been howling. I thought that the wild wind was finished. Unfortunately, I was (gasp!) wrong! The weather was not good but that

Crystal Beach, near Fort Erie, Ontario, started its existence as a picnic grove and campground in the 1880s. People could camp there seasonally and enjoy their time on the beach, which had beautiful sand.  After Crystal Beach became an amusement park, it underwent a number of changes. Bill Kae described those changes in his presentation

Crystal Beach opened in the late 1880s as a vacation place. The man who originally founded it, John Rebestock, also built a surrounding town, called Crystal Beach. People traveled to Crystal Beach, Ontario, from Buffalo, New York, via steamers and ferry. In the early days, Crystal Beach had a hotel and rickety dock. After the

On Monday, I went to the west side of Buffalo to have lunch with my friends Jean and Lee. We could be called the “Culinary Tourist Club.” We explore the cuisine of different nations each time that we go out to lunch. This time, we went to a restaurant called “Pho Dollar.” Pho is a

Just recently, I realized that I had given the photography challenge the wrong name. I had been calling it the 365-day photography challenge. I managed to forget that 2016 is a leap year. So… the 366-day photography challenge is the name from now on. Mums are definitely a sign of early autumn. These vivid warm

I went to the climate justice rally yesterday at Niagara Square, across the street from Buffalo’s City Hall. It was a glorious day and the rally was well attended. Although the issue of climate change is very serious, the rally was full of joy. Here are some of the images from the rally. Our earth