In a few weeks, it will be Thanksgiving. This has been a challenging year for sure with a toxic election that featured name calling and accusations, instead of calm debates about the issues; a global pandemic that, in the United States, went out of control quickly because the government dropped the ball; destructive wildfires in […]

 From ghoulies and ghosties and long leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night, good lord, deliver us. It is All Hallow’s Eve. The legend is that this is the night that the ghouls and ghosts roam the earth, causing things to go bump in the night. Halloween folklore had its start in

 The buildings at Allegany State Park are gorgeous. They include numerous cabins that can be rented year round, an administration building (Tudor style), and a variety of stone structures. Some are partial structures, such as the structures that once held animals, while others are nearly complete. The stone structures that I saw are no longer

I like to write poetry but I do not consider myself to be a poet, as I definitely feel more confident and comfortable when I wrote prose. But, when I get the urge to write poems, I can refer to a book that is sitting in my personal library. That book is a dictionary of

Today, I would like you to ask me questions. And I’ll get to that in a moment. First of all, I’d like to mention my mad love for fonts. For a long time, I was limited to only a few fonts, which included some sans serif types, some fonts with serifs, and one that looked

  Yesterday, my friend Amy and I went to explore Allegany State Park, located in Salamanca, in New York State’s southern tier. The 65,000 acre park is described as Western New York’s “natural playground,” It includes acres of mature old growth forest. There is a lake, which is great for kayaking and swimming. There are

  Autumn is truly a great season for delicious foods. The farmers markets feature numerous types of apples, as well as concord grapes. You can get such vegetables as brussels sprouts, cauliflower, peppers, and romanesco (also known as broccoflower). In addition to all of those wonderful vegetables, there are so many different types of winter

When I was walking yesterday, along the Empire State Trail, I found that I was truly enjoying the beauty of autumn. To me, autumn has always seemed like a sad season, a preparation for the cold iciness of winter. The days grow shorter and the nights lengthen, as do the shadows. But this year, I

 Today was a sunny autumn day, and I had painting class in the afternoon. I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to be outside on a sunny day. So I took a bus across the Grand Island bridge. I got off the bus on River Road, and got on the Riverwalk, which, at some

The apples are ripe and I’ve been making applesauce galore. It is definitely the time of the year for that project. I’ve eaten some of it, given away some of it, and the rest has been put in the freezer. I have been getting apples from my Becker Farms CSA (community supported agriculture) share, Thompson