I spent a majority of today on The Greater Ithaca Art Trail. This weekend and next weekend – October 10/11 and October 17/18 – 53 different art studios will open their doors to the public. I strategically planned my day but wish I had more hours. I started my day in Groton, NY at Thou… Continue reading The Greater Ithaca Art Trail
October 4–10 is Great Books Week, and the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE) is hosting a blog tour about books to celebrate. The prompt for today is “When I want to give someone a special gift, I give them [name of book] because…” This prompt is very misleading as it changes so frequently.… Continue reading Great Books Week – Friday – Special Gift
Project Feed Me is a nine week program designed to help feed hungry families. While people from all over the world are participating, the food is given to you local food bank. In the US, you can find your local food bank here. If you cannot find one listed, I suggest contacting a local social… Continue reading Project Feed Me
October 4–10 is Great Books Week, and the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE) is hosting a blog tour about books to celebrate. The prompt for today is “When I was a child, my favorite book was … because…” I have very fond memories of reading Gertrude Chandler Warner’s The Boxcar Children. I loved… Continue reading Great Books Week – Tuesday – Fav Childhood Book
I have been trying and trying to hit a good day for taking pictures of the fall colors. Today, as I headed out on my seven mile plus run, the leaves were more beautiful than I had seen yet this autumn. It was sunny. Unfortunately, I did not have my camera with me. I had… Continue reading Fall Color II
I run by myself. I run for myself. I jokingly tell my friends, when asked why I run or what I am running from, I am running from all the heredity that my parents are trying to give me. This became even more true after my father’s death this past March. My friend Steve runs… Continue reading The Camaraderie of Runners
I am so looking forward to November. I have a lot going on in October but November will mark my second time participating in NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words in November. Last year, despite it being a major election year, I managed to write from… Continue reading Anticipation – NANOWRIMO
The past week has seen rain almost every day from what I can remember. I think I have tried to blot it out and not remember for fear I will shrivel up from overexposure to moisture. The weekend, on the other hand, was amazing. The weather was picture perfect. I could not have asked for… Continue reading An October Weekend
Now doesn’t that title sound like an oxymoron. I have always said, jokingly, that once one of my six children gets a college degree there is a sign that lights up over the door that says “No Re-Admittance.” The sign had been working pretty well until recently. Now I need to check it and see… Continue reading Adult Children
I have been trying to snap a few fall color pictures for the last couple of days. The weather, though, has not been cooperating. It has been overcast and cloudy. I think the normal upstate NY fall weather is effecting the way I look at things. I am going to try to get some shots… Continue reading Fall Colors I
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