It was getting warmer recently and it looked like Winter was on its way out. “Wait a second,” said Winter. “Why are you counting me out before my time?” “Um, well, probably because you’re not exactly my favorite season! You send ice and snow and wind and coldness, and it’s so much not fun the […]

#WordlessWednesdays (almost) #MardiGras #steeldrums Yesterday, I went to Grand Island’s Golden Age Center for a Mardi Gras event. It featured a pancake supper, colorful decorations, and music, provided by Charlie Morris, who plays piano and steel drum. Originally from Trinidad, Charlie now lives in Western New York. He enjoys playing a wide variety of musical

week three of the black and white project Next week: I don’t have a clue. It will be black and white, but, as of now… a mystery!

#WordlessWednesdays pictures of sweet treats taken with my camera’s fun art setting. These include cookies that I had fun decorating!!!! And, no, I don’t intend to eat them all by myself!!! the gallery of yummy

To create this project, I first applied painter’s tape to the canvas. Then I painted in black and varying shades of gray. Once the paint was dry, I removed the tape to get the different shapes. After that, I added a collection of quotations with a Sharpie pen. The quotations are about art and life.

#WordlessWednesdays #blogboost Trinity loves a lamp. Here are some fun art shots of the cat showing her fondness for the lamp on the computer desk. See you on Friday for more fun with black and white images!

seeing the world in black and white “The most colorful thing in the world is black and white; it contains all colors and, at the same time, excludes all.” Vikrmn My February art project is all about black and white. The cool thing about drawing and painting in black and white is that you can

#WordlessWednesdays This Saturday and on February 25th, the Grand Island Historical Society and the Buffalo Launch Club are presenting a program titled “Boats, Booze and the Buffalo Launch Club in the 1920s.” Back then, the Buffalo area was a major site of boating regattas. Prohibition was a thing, and Grand Island, being isolated, was a

Today is the last day of the January Ultimate Blogging Challenge, and I thought that I would share some photographs of animals, along with a few words of wisdom from other people. Thank you for reading my blog this month. I hope that you enjoyed it. I plan on posting three to four times per

having fun with the camera’s creative shots setting A few months ago, my friend Amy gave me a camera. I did with it what I usually do. I set it up without reading the directions. I generally am too impulsive to read directions, as, once I have a new toy, I want to get started