I hope that you enjoyed the sample of the 200 or so photos that I took at the parade! It was a fun day and it was nice to have a community gather to celebrate together. Everyone I talked to (or hugged) seemed happy and full of the spirit of celebration together. See you tomorrow […]
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Here are a few pictures of the 5K race that was held prior to the parade that was held here in the town of Grand Island, New York. The weather was lovely, and there were many people outside to watch the festivities. This 5K run/walk was named for a man named Dick Bessel. My sister
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Today, I went with two friends to the opening day of the Erie County Fair. The entry fee was a donation of four cans of food. All food was going to Feedmore of Western New York. When we arrived and donated our cans, we saw that the bins were overflowing with cans, which meant that
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My intention was to post these pictures yesterday for the last day of the July installment of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge, but my energy level died, and I fell asleep. When I woke up, I decided to brush my teeth, give the cat a little more food, and go to bed. So I did. I
Recently, I invited you to “ask me anything.” This is one of my most favorite prompts from the quarterly Ultimate Blogging Challenge. I always love the questions and I really enjoy chatting with you about them. So… here goes. Question from Nonnie Vivian: “So I have issues with what is native and what is invasive
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Yesterday, I got to go on a cruise with a group from church. It’s been a long time since my last cruise… all right… one week… I had a mini-cruise last week when I was covering a Lions Club event for the local newspaper (tough job, but someone’s got to do it). The boat that
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St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church holds a chicken barbecue and basket raffle every year. It’s not only a fundraiser, it’s a community event. This year, I had a Very Important and Very Powerful Job. I was a Roll Opener. Doesn’t that sound like a great Job Title? I thought so. I was celebrating
Soup is souper… even souperb! Read More »
And now…. for the actual question. What do you want to know about me or my blogging? Or maybe, a random thought popped into your head, and you’d like me to talk about it. I want to make “ask me anything” really mean “ask me anything”!!! So go ahead and ask away, and you’ll get
Today, with the help of friends, I was able to enjoy the annual Grand Island Garden Walk. Although it’s called a Garden Walk, it would be very difficult to walk the entire route. The ten gardens that were opened to the public were very far from each other. I was very fortunate to have a
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