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K is for kyrielle. It is a French form based on the kyrie (Lord, have mercy, which is part of the church liturgy. This poetic form is written in quatrains (four-line stanzas). Each line has eight syllables. It can be written in various rhyme schemes, including aabb or abab. The “b” rhyme includes the fourth […]

Today’s post is sponsored by the letter “J.” In other words, it’s “J-day” in the world of the A to Z blogging challenge. My relationship to “J” is a bit strained at times. I went to “J-school” (for “normal people” whose education didn’t involve an undefined letter of the alphabet, that’s “journalism school”), but my

Two days ago, I shared part of Gretchen Beach’s story about drug addiction.  Gretchen: There is always hope. At the end of part one, Gretchen related that she had gotten arrested for driving a car full of drugs. She did not face legal charges because her drug dealer boyfriend’s boss was in the car and

During this month’s Ultimate Blogging Challenge, there are daily suggestions on blogging topics. One of the suggestions was to “stir up the pot” by writing about something controversial. One of the controversial things that was mentioned was President Donald Trump. That is how I am “stirring up the pot” today. There are many national cemeteries,

The “war on drugs” has affected all of us, in one way or another. Lately, because of the increase in deaths as a result of people ingesting a lethal mixture of heroin and fentanyl, the issue of drugs has made its way to television news and to newspaper reports. Drug addiction is nothing new, however.

On April 6th, Carol Rogers from the New York State Office on Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, gave a presentation on Lighthouses of the Seaway Trail and the East Coast at the regular meeting of the Grand Island Historical Society. Here are some tidbits from the meeting. Lighthouses have existed for centuries. The first lighthouse

Note: On January 19th, I wrote a blog post about the things that I would put on my bucket list, if I were to have one. I included such things as having a solo art show in a public place, walking the Appalachian Trail, learning ballroom dance, and walking the Camino de Santiago in France

 The theme of week thirteen of the 52-week photography project is “the golden hour.” The golden hour is the hour before sunset or after sunrise, when the sun casts amazing golden tones in the sky. The challenge for the week was to capture the image and find ways to turn the golden hour into a

On Saturday, Lee Tetkowski and I went to Buffalo to visit the Stitch Buffalo fundraiser and to spend time with Lee’s daughter, Diane. Lee is a retired art teacher and a weaver, so she has an interest in  supporting and encouraging the textile arts. The fundraiser was held at the Resurgence Brewing Company at 1250