can capitalism and creativity co-exist? On Thursday, at the monthly meeting of the Grand Island Historical Society, John Matwijkow told us all about Elbert Hubbard, the founder of the Roycroft campus in East Aurora, N.Y. He was a go-getter who had started his career at the age of 16 in 1872 as a door to […]
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When I was a little kid, I watched rocket launches and television shows set in outer space, and I thought that traveling the universe in search of space aliens would be fun. I wondered if space aliens actually spoke English, like they all seemed to do on “Star Trek.” Later on, when I watched “Star
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I was really tired today so I fell asleep and had a dream that I saw the above image in the mirror! It was obvious that I couldn’t see where I was going because… where were my eyeglasses? Oh, and my hair? And what’s with that fashion statement? Apparently, I was trying something new and
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According to the Buffalo Garden Walk website (https://www.gardensbuffaloniagara.com/garden-walk-buffalo), Buffalo’s garden walk, which was held this weekend, is the largest garden walks in the United States. It features hundreds of gardeners who open their gardens to the self-guided tour. There are many types of gardens to see on this tour and not enough time to see
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Today, my topic suggestion from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to write about upcoming goals for my website. Which would be goals for my art and writing projects. I was also asked to mention what I plan on doing in 90 days. Well, I will get to that in this blog post. But first, I’ll
I really love sea glass. It has this translucent quality that few other things have. Usually things are either transparent or opaque. Its texture is frosty, unlike beach glass, which is more shiny. It’s beautiful to use in jewelry or for artwork. It can be found on beaches along the oceans, but it’s often illegal
#WordlessWednesday #Blogboost Happy Wednesday. Here is a “bouquet” of lovely flowers that I’ve seen on my walks and adventures!
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a travel story During the summer of 2008, I participated in a 500-mile walk from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Paul, Minnesota, called the “Witness Against War” walk. The walk took seven weeks, and it took me way out of my comfort zone. Nevertheless, I am happy that I had the experience. While on the walk,
a mini writing workshop Today, let’s talk about a bit of creative writing. It could be a story or a poem. The basis of the creative writing is the picture above. This is my picture for day 54 of the 62-day Daisy Yellow Index Card a Day Challenge. The prompt was yahtzee. I chose to
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conversation with readers Several of the comments to yesterday’s post, in which I answered questions asked about a week ago, had to do with the picture book (or books) that I am planning on creating after the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and the Daisy Yellow Index Card a Day challenge are completed. I was thinking about
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