December 15 2013
Have you ever struggled to get your kids or grandkids to sit still in church? Have you wondered if it’s worth the effort, and what are they getting out of the service anyway? Two-year- old Evan has it all figured out. Church is “Amen.” On Sundays, it’s “go Amen.” During the week he says, “more […]
November 27 2013
Last week I found myself channeling Blanche DuBois. No, I was not dreaming about Marlon Brando. I was relying on the kindness of strangers. On my way to Fayetteville for a day of poetry workshops, I stopped at my favorite Thruway rest area for my morning coffee. I was in line at Starbucks, getting my […]
November 22 2013
This was not the message that I intended to post today, but I decided that I could not let the day go by unnoticed. There’s nothing like an anniversary to make you think about the passing of time. As I was working at Wellwood Middle School this week, I was very aware that the kids […]
November 18 2013
Do you know how unique Rochester is? I don’t know of any other community that has so many gifted children’s writers and so many parents and children who like to read. Today I was privileged to participate in the Rochester Children’s Book Festival for the eighth time. The festival was started 17 years ago by […]
November 17 2013
When we were expecting our first grandchild, people would ask me what I wanted my grandchildren to call me. I didn’t have an answer. I always figured that they would chose their own word for me. When Evan was only a little more than a year, he started calling Gary, “Boppa.” It was “Boppa, Boppa, […]
November 12 2013
If your house is anything like mine, your mailbox is increasingly filled up with catalogs. I expect it to get worse as we get closer to Christmas. Part of me is appalled at all the wasted paper, but another part of me likes looking at everything, even though I don’t buy very much. I especially […]
November 03 2013
A couple of things have kept me away from my blog lately. The bad news is that I was without a computer for a couple of weeks. The good news is that, previous to that, I was away on a great vacation. Gary and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary by taking a cruise down […]
September 27 2013
My second trip to Varysburg was again with the grandkids, but this time with Kristen. Actually we were just passing through Varysburg on the way to East Aurora and Viddler’s, the old fashioned 5 and 10 cent store. East Aurora is a charming little town with lots of restaurants and shops. Vidler’s is in a […]
September 15 2013
I had never heard of Varysburg, and now I’ve been there twice in one week. Even when I was researching places in NYS for There Are No Buffalo in Buffalo, did I come upon it. Turns out Varysburg is southwest of Batavia at the intersection of Rtes. 98 and 20A. It’s the home of Hidden […]
August 31 2013
Everyone should go to the NY State Fair. It has something for everyone: animals, games, rides, entertainment, food. You can even raffle off your kid (goat, that is). I didn’t get to sample the s’more bacon, but the cheeseburger I had was good and not expensive. I love that the fair is so afordable for […]