Alice Gerard

 These photographs were taken both in Casowasco camp/ retreat center on Owasco Lake in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York and on Grand Island. The first features a bumblebee sleeping on a teasel, and the second features a honeybee busily pollinating a flower.

Practice random beauty and senseless acts of love– anonymous   In March of 2020, when the spread of COVID-19 began resulting in lockdowns throughout New York State, I was clueless about the danger of pandemics. I had never before experienced a pandemic so, when the schools began shutting down, I thought that it was the

 “…and then you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein Today is the first day of the quarterly Ultimate Blogging Challenge for August 2021. I have been participating in these challenges almost forever. Each time that I participate in a challenge, I like to have a theme for the month. Sometimes, I stick to it,

  Today, I’ve asked a guest blogger to write a blog post for me. The guest blogger that I invited to write the blog post is the Cat in the Hat. He said that, in the house that he nearly destroyed, the things that he never found were green eggs and ham. In fact, no

 It’s hard to believe that the Ultimate Blogging Challenge for May 2021 is almost done. And it’s also amazing to think that I have participated in two back to back blogging challenge, with April being dedicated to the A to Z challenge. I am very grateful to everyone who has taken the time to read

 I participate in a play reading group that meets via Zoom every Wednesday evening. It is a fun way to explore a wide variety of plays. Plus I really like the opportunity to get dramatic, to shout, to sing, and to make long speeches! We have explored the works of a variety of playwrights. Last

  Today’s blogging prompt is about sharing my opinion on something that I read in the news recently. I saw in today’s issue of The New York Times that the European Union has called on all E.U.-based airlines not to fly over Belarus, and it has asked for the banning of planes from Belarus in

  Today’s blogging prompt was to ask a colleague to interview me. So I decided to ask another blogger to do the honors. According to Jeanine Byers’ “About Me” section, she is a lifestyle blogger whose credentials include being a certified extreme self care coach and mindfulness coach. She is also a tea consultant with

On Friday, I posted two pictures and asked readers to submit captions for the pictures. And I said that I would share those captions on Sunday. I received five submissions, and so, here they are. They are all very delightful. I thank everyone who participated in this fun activity for writing these captions. I hope

 note: The last place that I visited on my virtual trip around the world was in Croatia. I am now in a coffeehouse called Caffe Florian in Venice, Italy, with two bloggers who share one blog, titled “The Martha Review.” The bloggers are Martha and her great-granddaughter, Lia. Just as we are getting ready to order, we