Although our time in Toronto was filled with music, shoe-shopping and lots of eating, Michael and I also did our part helping Michelle with volunteer clothes-sorting for a locally based charity called SAFETYNET…something she and her neighbor do almost every Sunday. SAFETYNET is an organization that provides wrap-around services that encourage independence and helps break …
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ART CATCH UP…POTPOURRI
Do frequent trips to Canada count? Since Michelle’s and my trip to Italy in October/November 2021, we’ve been to Canada to see our dear family. Italy just whet our appetites to travel more…we’re used to journeying far and wide…anywhere we wish to go. Because of COVID, our passport has been inactive . Michael and I …
CIAO, ITALIA
October 23rd is Michelle’s birthday so we decided to plant ourselves in her most favorite place for her special day…ORVIETO, ITALY! We arrived the day before her COMPLEANNO and stayed at the HOTEL PALAZZO PICCOLOMINI (that offered us the most wonderful views of Orvieto rooftops…sunset to sunrise) Happily walking through the town we know so …
DIGITAL CHALLENGES
This has been a perfect week to jump back into digital challenges issued by my favorite online groups! It’s been a while since I’ve done so many at once. Sunday Postcard Art (https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com) asked for art depicting old age…I used an ancient fresco as my base and added an old lady to the mix. This …
BREAKING NEWS…
LEMONADE and POPCORN STAND…the first EVER on our street!!! Has a new, annual tradition been born? Many thanks to the grandparents…Stephanie and Brian De Joseph, Gretchen and Dean Burns…to all 6 grands and to all the lovely people who stopped by to offer support. Perhaps this will be an annual event as such a good …
JULY REVIEW
Blown in with the wind Dancing in a ray of light A hummingbird feeds… A quiet month, July. Lot’s of rain, verdant green everywhere, flowers blooming larger and more glorious… a charm of hummingbirds right outside my office window at my feeder… ….and a great deal of inspiration from the beauty surrounding me…inspiration to create …
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
In view of the historically, unspeakably tragic depopulation of our First Nation men, women and children that unfolded after 1492, the survival of Indigenous people is truly extraordinary and speaks loudly to their strengths and innate knowledge of the land and meaning of community. However, even today the legacy of invasion, conquest, inhumanity and colonialism …
My 10 MOST Exciting Travel Moments
Sunset and the plane Sandwiched between cloud layers… Orange, up and down Traveling is one of the best ways to enhance personal growth and broaden your horizons. It enables you to do things different from your routine activities. When you travel, you step out of your comfort zone to a different environment that urges you …
SPRING SNOW
Spring snow is not so unusual in Central New York, but unfortunately, it doesn’t last long. We’ve even had snow in the merry month of May!! Here’s my nod to April 2021’s beautifully heavy snowfall…that was gone by day’s end. Morning snow falling… Below, roots stir quietly With Spring’s rhythm. HAPPY SPRING 2021! HAPPY SPRING, …
UP, UP…and AWAY
Longing to travel On a big, steel bird I’ll fly To places old…new… See people I miss, Rekindling dear old friendships …and bask in their glow; Get lost on strange streets In unknown cities and towns… Tasting new cultures: Civilization’s cradle- Africa- my heart’s at home Sharing with people; A kaleidoscope Of animals and colours… …