one celebration at a time… Fifteen days ago, a small group walked the first lap of Relay for Life. Relay for Life here on Grand Island, New York, is a celebratory event that serves as the fundraiser for the American Cancer Association. It’s a fun, though poignant, event that celebrates cancer survivors, as well as […]
Yesterday evening, I had the opportunity to go to the Orange Poppy Art Studio for a fun craft workshop. It was the first time I had been out of my apartment building since Sunday, so I was really excited to go. The activity was fun and relaxing. It was all about wrapping cones with yarn
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Winter has come with a vengeance, so I stayed at home today and painted. This is a home for love birds. The darkness and dreariness of winter have been fun to watch. In fact, as I write this blog post, I’m watching the snow falling on top of already-copious snow. It’s a great thing to
In the summer of 2008, I participated in a 500-mile walk called the Witness Against War walk. On July 12th, we began our walk in downtown Chicago, Illinois. We arrived in St. Paul, Minnesota, at the end of August. We spent most of our time walking through Wisconsin. We visited Minnesota three times as we
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It’s been cold and snowy. The winter storm warning continues until tomorrow afternoon. I thought that today would be a good day for me to share some of my poetry with you. I never thought of myself as a poet but a few years ago, my sister suggested that I try writing poetry. And I
… using my bucket list as their blanket… Today’s prompt was to share something from my bucket list. Two weeks ago, I talked about how I discovered that I had become a bird watcher. Well, now, I am a full fledged (pun intended) bird watcher, and I get so excited when I am able to
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When I was a child, I had many dreams, which ranged from exploring space in a rocket ship to drawing comics that were published in newspapers all across the United States and even the world. I dreamed that I would walk across the United States, starting at the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and ending
Anne Brontë was born into a literary family in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England. Her parents were Patrick, who was a curate at a local church, and Maria. She was the younger sister of Maria, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Emily, and Branwell. Unfortunately, when Anne was just a year old, her mother passed away, possibly as a result
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The prompt for week three of Inktober 52 is glide. Which made me think of a polar bear skating on ice that never melts. Here is this happy polar bear on ice skates. He’s looking for an ice dancing partner. I think that polar bears who enjoy ice dancing would be a delightful sight to
If you would like to do some of the creative writing exercises that I share in this blog, here are some resources. You can find all sorts of fun stuff with this random generator, including writing exercises and prompts and word games. I find the generators in this website to be very delightful. For me,
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