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

Note: Today’s teacher story focuses on Jeanne Percival, who teaches third grade at Huth Road Elementary School. Jeanne is the organizer of the school’s Relay for Life team. I have known Jeanne for more than ten years, as we are both members of the choir at Saint Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church in Grand Island.

I love words. Since today is sponsored by the letter “U,” I thought that I would share some of the words beginning with that letter. The words that I am sharing are probably not words that you hear or see everyday. Nevertheless, I think that they look really cool. They are Unique, Unusual, and never

It’s spring at last.   These determined crocusesgrow through snow earlyin the growing season. The romance of the daffodils When I think of all of problems in this world that were created by humans, I feel sad. I am horrified by the violence and by the meanness and by the prejudice. Then I go outside