Happy Food Friday! Today it’s all about rhubarb! Rhubarb is a plant with an identity crisis. It doesn’t know whether it’s a vegetable or a fruit. It looks like a vegetable, but it has the yummy sour flavor of a fruit. This confused plant is available in the spring, and, when I bought it at […]
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Recently, I’ve been having all sorts of kitchen fun, so I thought that I would add a new feature to this blog and title it “Food Fridays.” It will appear anytime I have purchased something really cool at the nearby farm or at various farmers markets. And the really cool thing that I am featuring
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There was once an Orange King, who had a tiny kingdom near a big sea. He was not content with his tiny kingdom. “I want more,” the Orange King roared. When he roared, his people jumped back in fear because, even though he did not look frightening, he had guards who were big and mighty.
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April is National Poetry Month, which I didn’t know until I started reading Vidya Tiru’s postings for the two blogging challenges that we are both participating in. Vidya writes about a different type of poetry every day, and she also includes a complete lesson plan for teachers who want to offer lessons in poetry. Her
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.
O is for olive ointment on the ocean… Read More »
Yesterday, I traveled into the City of Buffalo to see a multimedia exhibit called “Runoff” at the Anderson Gallery, which is part of the State University of New York at Buffalo. The artist who created this exhibit is Christy Rupp. The exhibit is bright, colorful and very creative. Not only is it imaginative, it’s also
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Today, we went to Tarpon Springs, which is famous for sponges and Greek food and fishing boats. It’s a scenic town and a pleasant place to take a walk with friends, have a nice lunch at a Greek restaurant, and buy souvenirs. There are some really fun things to see, like my new boyfriend, pictured
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The winner of the caption contest is Jeanine Byers, with her caption “Sweet Reads, Sweet Treats and Art”! Congratulations, Jeanine. Yesterday, I interviewed the winner of the contest, as Jeanine’s prize was that I would post her caption and tell you some interesting facts about Jeanine.So, first of all, this is Jeanine. She has a
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Today, for my photography challenge, the prompt is “black and white.” For the Ultimate Blogging Challenge, it’s “four.” So, I am combining the two to create this mystery story, which I am making up on the spur of the moment, based on photographs that I took between yesterday and today of four different places. The
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It’s day three and the prompt is “currently reading.” I added two books to the picture because, under the circumstances, that seemed like the right choice. So, I’m stretching the “currently” a bit. I just finished reading “The Boy Who Ran Away to Sea,” by Barry Gifford. It’s actually a series of short stories, all
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