no one home yet
Another image of the starkness of winter…
no boats yet
This is the pier at Beaver Island State Park, still clogged with ice. It was near this pier that I met a man who had ice fishing gear in his vehicle. He was ready to go on the ice. He took a large, pointed stick and poked at the ice to determine how solid it
great book!
Adams vs. Jefferson, by John Ferling, is an interesting book that took me all of about three days to read. It is about the hotly contested election of 1800 and the events that led up to it. Although the book is factual and historical, it is as exciting as a mystery.The two main characters in
Hannah
This is little Hannah. She is the daughter of my friends Gabe and Kristen and the granddaughter of my friends Joe and Marie. Last summer, I crocheted a blanket to welcome her into the world.She didn’t really need the blanket during the summer, though. It was already toasty warm without a heavy purple and pink
snowstorm!
When I went out to bring the garbage cans back, this is what I saw across the street!And this is nothing compared to other places, where the snow has been falling for days on end…
jewelry making fun
Last night, I went to a continuing education class at Grand Island High School. The title of the class was “Beaded Watch Bracelet.”Jewelry making is an art form with which I have no experience. I have been interested in learning how to do it for a long time, however. The teacher, Joyce Klima, made the
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frozen wasteland: images of winter
The warm, springlike days of December and January ended abruptly when lake effect brought snow, wind, and bone-chilling cold to Western New York. February ushered in arctic air and a monochromatic world. The groundhog’s prediction of an early spring… could that be real…February has a reputation for being the coldest month, but, fortunately, it’s also
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another image of winter
There is nothing left here to eat for the animals who live in the nearby woods. Deer can be seen on front porches, looking for food. Early in the morning, deer prints can be spotted in people’s yards.
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