Alice Gerard

Steve Cichon, who used to work in radio, enjoys sharing stories of Buffalo’s radio history with the Grand Island Historical Society. A bear as radio announcer. In 1938, many people were set in a panic by the radio broadcast of the War of the Worlds. Even though it had been advertised prior to broadcasting and […]

At last. The election is over. No more robocalls. No more ads. No more election slingers that go straight from the mailbox to the recycle bin. Whew. After sixteen hours at the polls, this election inspector is worn out. But it’s been quite a day.  At the end, it felt like sleepwalking. In fact, my

Ginger Bear II enjoys frolicking amidst the leaves. The bigger the leaves, the better. Time for a nap, if only I weren’t in danger of blowing away, says Ginger Bear II. Musing number one Today I went to Jean and Paul’s house to rake their leaves. What a crazy adventure that was! As usual, I

Will Sweet Suzie Bear write a book, too? She appears to enjoy books and libraries very much. I signed up for NaNoWriMo. That looks like just a random bunch of letters, right? Kind of funny looking? Well, that’s what I thought until a few years ago, when I signed up to participate in this activity.

Today, the Grand Island Memorial Library celebrated its 25th anniversary at its current location. The anniversary was celebrated with a performance by Charlie of Charlie and Checkers and with cake and apple cider. It was a fun time on a cold, damp day. The audience, which was comprised mostly of children under the age of

This is the last day of the Ultimate Blog Challenge, and I am happy to report that I have met the challenge. I have managed to post to my blog every day for the entire month. I am glad that I did it. It was a great experience for me to share pieces of my

It was a chilly October morning when the ghosts and the goblins came to town, causing the scaredy-cat lady to scream and the skittish cat to run for cover. The ghosts did not need anything to eat but the goblins favored dark chocolate. Goblins visited a confectioner who disappeared into the moonless night. The ghosts

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