Would you believe that I cut open a grapefruit and found this lovely pattern? No? I didn’t think so. Can you tell that my journalism career has bitten the dust and that I am entertaining myself by doing this to grapefruits and then by photographing them before they’re polished off?Hee hee. At least, I’m not […]
The winter solstice is almost here. After next week, the days will start getting longer again.But, for now, it is dark for many hours a day. In other words, it’s good story telling weather. So… here are some stories from my 2009 experience that I’d like to share:Yet Another Anniversary of the Afghanistan War: Early
It has been a glorious autumn. I’ve been out walking and taking pictures of flowers that have hung on to their beauty well into October and even November. It is such a treat to have color and light at a time of year when nighttime is getting longer and longer and daytime seems as if
The Grand Island Memorial Library celebrated twenty years at its location on Bedell Road with a week-long series of programs that included a Big Read book discussion of The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a horticultural presentation by the Cinderella Isle Garden Club, and an open house with guest performer Nan Hoffman.Before the library
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Today was too beautiful a day to spend in the house so off I went for my walk. I made a beeline for Buckhorn Island State Park, which is a restored wetland and a bird sanctuary and a very important bird area. It’s no ordinary bird area. It is Very Important. There are no modern
It’s always fun to pretend to be something or somewhat that you’re not. On September 25th, I got to pretend to be a cowgirl. I dressed up in as much of a cowgirl getup as I could put together for the “Hoe Down” at the Whitehaven Road Baptist Church. My friend Rhonda lent me the
The National Portrait Gallery is a fantastic museum! I had to wait for a long time to visit it, however. I walked past the building in 2005 and 2006, feeling a bit sad that it was closed. When I came to Washington, D.C., in May of 2008, I was thrilled to discover that the National
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I have truly enjoyed this summer. Although, at times, the rain seemed a bit excessive and the temperatures a bit on the low side, there have been many good things. As of late August this year, the lawns are still a beautiful shade of green. My little garden is growing and glowing beautiful colors. Here
Here are pictures of some of the crochet projects that I have worked on this summer… the bag to hold gym clothes, the pillow, and a small afghan. The gym bag and the pillow were gifts to family members, and the afghan was donated to the church that I’ve been attending, where it was sold
(note: the photograph with the Smokey’s birthday cake is of, from left to right, Joy, Jennifer, and Buddy.)On August 5th, I arrived in Madison, Wisconsin, to join a peace walk from Camp Douglas to Fort McCoy, about 22 miles. The plan was to walk for three days, from August 7th until August 9th. The walk,
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