The fun contest is over, but, after the deadline, I got one more entry, this one from Diane. I did tell Diane that she could be part of the contest, despite the deadline having expired. She wrote a love poem and it’s sweet, so I am awarding her an honorable mention prize and am sharing […]

Today’s blogging prompt was all about bucket lists. As in share some items from my bucket list. I’ve done this in the past, but my bucket list keeps evolving. Many of the items on this list are unrealistic but the point of a bucket list is to reach for the stars, not the ceiling. And,

Today’s blogging prompt has to do with dreams. It’s about how we dream big when we are children. Our imaginations knew no bounds when we were thinking about what we wanted to be when we grew up. And the question was: if we could dream that big, what would like to become now?  Here are

Last week, my friend Amy and I went to sample the cuisine at Eggsquisite Eats, a new restaurant at 1752 Grand Island Blvd., that serves breakfast and brunch. Amy ordered two pancakes topped with chocolate chips and crispy bacon and was very surprised to receive an enormous plate, covered by two of the largest pancakes

Every now and then, I write about laws that come across as so absurd, it’s amazing that any lawmakers were able to put them on the books without howling with laughter. As the job of a lawmaker doesn’t always include howling with laughter, I can understand why the comic relief would be necessary. But imagine

Today’s blogging challenge is to review a book or a movie and then relate it to your “niche.” Crown Hill is Christina Abt’s first novel. Published in 2014, this is the fictionalized story  of Christina’s home, an old farmhouse in Eden, New York, that, according to local legend, was haunted by a woman who suffered in

Today’s blogging prompt was to talk about a process or technological tool that I use as a writer/blogger/photographer.  I admit to having a love/hate relationship with technology. First of all, I will also admit that I was brought, kicking and screaming, into the technology era. When I first learned to type, I learned on an

Today’s blogging prompt was to find a favorite quotation and then to expand on it by giving my take or my thoughts. The quotation that I chose was “All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist when we grow up” (Pablo Picasso). In my blog post from Thursday, January 9th, I

Today’s blogging prompt was to take a headline and revise it, leaving the basic structure intact. One of the examples that was given was _____ tips to _________. The suggestion was to look for magazine headlines. I chose a headline from The New York Times Book Review section to adapt. The headline was “11 new books

Today’s prompt is to share a video and to make a few comments about that video. So I decided that I would like to share a music video with you. Music is happiness. It’s good for the soul, whether you produce music or listen to it. It encourages creativity and good health. Music with a