It’s #wordlessWednesday! Here is a collection of pictures that I took today at Kelly’s Country Store in Grand Island, New York, where the Easter rooms are open. Enjoy!

 Today’s blogging prompt was to make a list. Various ideas were suggested, and one of them was “ten random things about me.” So here goes. Ten random things about Alice, in no particular order! –Alice loves sunflowers. Madly. She has painted portraits of many sunflowers and she has all sorts of stuff with a sunflower

 Today’s post is all about trouble shooting your artistic creation when you think that a mistake that you’ve made dooms your painting to a tragic future in a trash receptacle. All right, I know that I could have just said “garbage can.” But I really like the word “receptacle.” It sounds like it’s ready to

  Today’s blogging prompt is to compare two things that seem to be dissimilar but are actually alike. The two things that I have chosen to compare are keys and books, as in how books are like keys. Keys are wondrous things that open doors. When you open the door, you can find yourself in

 Life is good… but it could be a whole lot better.  Don’t get me wrong. I am so thankful to be alive and to be healthy. Alive and healthy is probably as good as it gets. I am in the second month of a sixty-day fitness challenge. I’m feeling stronger and a little more co-ordinated.

 About a week ago, I wrote about joining a FaceBook group that is dedicated to self portraits. You can post only once a week with the self portrait that you made that week. I’ve actually managed to do one self portrait per week. As I write, my fourth self-portrait is almost done. So, today’s blogging

 A sense of wonder and enchantment I remember waking up one morning to a set of miniature books that had quietly been placed on my dresser. At the age of eight, I was a sound sleeper, so I didn’t wake when someone snuck in my room and placed those books. No doubt the someones were

 Today’s writing prompt has to do with history. Well, it was to write about something that happened on February 17th at some point in the past. Instead, I’m going to focus on… um… strawberries. Strawberries? Yep. Apparently, there is a strongly romantic element to strawberries. They and chocolate are considered an aphrodisiac. Which is why

 Late last night, I looked out my bedroom window at the courtyard, and I saw a fox. It seemed calm and happy as it hiked through the snow toward the bird feeder. The birds are messy eaters, and other critters like foraging for the birds’ leftovers. What excitement! Maybe I could get a photograph. That

 Today’s blog post is about buying locally. In any community, you’re going to find small businesses operating various sized shops, and you’re going to find people who provide service while working from their own homes. Giving them your business is a great way to encourage small businesses and entrepreneurs in your community to thrive.  In