What creative ideas people have! This vendor fair at Leaf, Stone, and Steel in Grand Island was a great way for people to share their creativity and make some money while doing so. Here are pictures of some of the things that people made or cooked or grew. I hope that you enjoy this Wordless […]
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Joyful shopping Earlier this month, I went to a vendor fair at a small business called “Leaf, Stone, and Steel,” located on Grand Island. This business is truly delightful. They sell a wide variety of plants, many of which are succulents. Because of this business, I have become very fond of succulents. They are beautiful
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I went to today’s open house at the Grand Island Historical Society’s museum in Beaver Island State Park, It started out as a warm and windy day, but, by late afternoon, the rain was coming down pretty hard. Fortunately, almost my entire time at the historical society’s museum, River Lea, was relatively dry. Victorian mourning
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Today, I went to the Orange Poppy Art Studio, located on Baseline Road, across the street from St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church, on Grand Island, for a pumpkin workshop. This workshop was all about decorating a paper mache pumpkin. There were two choices for decorating the pumpkin: paint or decoupage. I already had a pumpkin
What could be better than getting ready for my favorite holiday? It’s all about bright colors and fun. It’s about apples and winter squash and celebrating autumn, as well as getting to be any character you want to be. The only down side to Halloween is that it can be really cold and, as someone
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Last Friday, I went to St. Timothy Lutheran Church to paint wooden ornaments. These ornaments were made by Paul, a local wood carver, and they will be sold at the Erie County Fair. All proceeds from the sale of the ornaments will go to the Make a Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children with
Yes, you can. Yes, I can. Do you really want to do something? Are you committed to practicing and putting the time and effort into making it happen? Well, then yes, you can do it. Notice, I didn’t say you will get rich at your new skill. Because, for sure, I haven’t figured out that
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Okay (that’s an O word)…. maybe not, but it’s still fun alliteration. And it’s good to be open to the opportunities, no matter what the opportunities may be, even just making up random alliterations. Speaking of which, tomorrow is a “P” day and “P” stands for “poem,” so you might see some fun alliteration tomorrow.
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Well, not exactly. Yes, I have painted a whole bunch of eggs, and I am excited about continuing the egg painting process, but I am not mass producing them. I have to paint more because I’ve given away most of the eggs that I’ve already painted and it’s not Easter yet. Today, I painted three
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After painting eight wooden eggs, I was starting to feel as if inspiration had fled. Nevertheless, I decided to paint three wooden eggs today, even though I had absolutely no plan in mind for them. Unfortunately, my creativity was taking a nap… I looked at the eggs and blanked out. I didn’t have a clue…
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