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On Thursday,May 4th, Sandy Starks, the interpretive program director at Buffalo’s Forest Lawn Cemetery, discussed “historical heroines of Western New York” at the monthly meeting of the Grand Island Historical Society. Sandy Starks Here are a few facts about Forest Lawn Cemetery. It was established in 1849. Its gate was built as a contribution to […]

Today I went to the Farmer Fest, sponsored by Grand Island Farmers, Inc. It was held at E.H. Enterprises, to celebrate the re-opening of this greenhouse business.  Despite the rainy weather, the farmer fest was well attended. It featured the beautiful greenhouse, full of hanging baskets and flowers, as well as a variety of vendors.

Today’s blog post is about tulips. They are in bloom and they are vibrant with bright colors. They are perennials and they grow from bulbs or from seeds. The majority of tulips grow from bulbs. Tulips are a native plant of Turkey and central Asia. In 1554, Ogier de Busbecq, ambassador of Ferdinand I, Holy

Today, Lee, Jean, and I went to eat at the Amherst Buffet. The restaurant is in a commercial area in Amherst, New York. The address is 1551 Niagara Falls Boulevard, in  Amherst, New York, in the Burlington Plaza. It is a place where you could shop ’til you drop. You could race from store to

Today, I am sharing comments from the two -part interview with Gretchen Beach. This is the story of a woman who became addicted to drugs in her early 20s. She talked very candidly about her life, about bad relationships, and about how she was able to overcome addiction and to find hope in her life.  Gretchen has

The theme for week number sixteen of the 52-week photography project is “leading lines.” This is considered to be a “storytelling” theme. “Leading lines” attract attention by literally leading your eye through a photograph. The line could be straight or somewhat curved but you will look at that line to guide you to an interesting

These past two Saturdays, I have been visiting businesses and events on Grand Island. Now that winter is over, loads of activities have been scheduled. Sometimes, it seems as if I am traveling in a zig zag sort of fashion. Here is an illustrated story of where I’ve been, what I’ve seen, and who I’ve

Today, I went to Buffalo to buy a few art supplies and to visit the cherry blossom festival at the Japanese gardens at Mirror Lake behind the Buffalo History Museum. I traveled to and around Buffalo by bus and subway. For five dollars, you can get a day pass, which is good all day long.

Xylology is the study of wood. Here is how the word is broken down: “logy” is means the study of and Xylo, which is derived from the Greek word xylon, which means wood. Xylologists focus specifically on the wood, while dendrologists study trees and other woody plants. Dendrologists study, identifies, and names woody plants. They’ll

There is something about doing art that just seems astonishing. For sure, there is a “wow factor” involved. From a blank sheet of paper toan image of springtime. You take a blank sheet of watercolor paper and you start drawing on it. You draw vague shapes at first. It still looks like nothing but a