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 […]
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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What do you think when you hear the word “diet”? Well, if you’re as food oriented as I am, you might start looking at the word critically and think: hmmm, four-letter word, as bad as “snow” in the spring or “fool” in the White House (oops, sorry, I was trying not to mention him, and
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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
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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
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Today, I visited a bakery/cafe that just opened at 1879 Whitehaven Road. It’s called Mama De’s Mixing Bowl. You can get muffins, cookies, cupcakes, and all sorts of goodies at Mama De’s, and there are a few tables, so you can sit down and enjoy your yummies. You can also look at local photography. All
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Today, I am starting two blogging challenges for the month of April: the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and the A to Z challenge. Hence, most of my blog posts will have a letter of the day. Apparently, using the alphabet is a popular thing. Sue Grafton has been writing a whole series of novels, all of
