Day 296

Do you believe in fortune cookie wisdom? I do now. We had Chinese tonight, and this was Gary’s fortune: We’re waiting… Our small gift can arrive any time now.

Day 295

Day 295: 4,171 Steps YTD: 2,696,305 Steps Goal: 2,783,000 Steps

Day 294

Still traveling New York… After he put up with my writers’ event in Gloversville, I had to throw Gary a bone, so we stopped at the Remington Arms Museum in Ilion. The museum is part of the actual gun factory, which is a huge brick building with barbed wire all the way around. It kind […]

Day 293

On the road to a book event in Gloversville. Gary and I decided to start a day early and overnight in Cooperstown. We had lunch at this gourmet spot on Rte. 20 near Cherry Valley. We passed on the buffalo burgers, but enjoyed a cheeseburger and soaked up the last of the October son at […]

Day 292

Day 292: 8,763 Steps YTD: 2,671,756 Steps Goal: 2,750,000 Steps

Day 291

We’re on the home stretch. Day 291: 11,595 Steps YTD: 2,662,993 Steps Goal: 2,739,000 Steps

Day 290 St. John the Evangelist

Today my steps took me back to my old neighborhood and St. John the Evangelist Church on Humboldt St. I have to admit that I don’t have very favorable memories of St. John’s from childhood. What I remember is being told over and over again by my Catholic friends that I wasn’t going to heaven […]

Day 289 Eat Dessert First

The theme of our stewardship drive this year at church was Eat Dessert First, the idea being to enjoy God’s goodness, presence,  guidance, and comfort first and THEN tending to the practical side of life. We should give out of gratitude to God. Today we handed in our pledge cards and celebrated with a Brownie Baking […]

Day 288 Fayetteville Library

Today I went to Boot Camp – Picture Book Boot Camp that is. Lisa Wheeler gave an inspiring workshop on how to write a great picture book. We spent time revising our work right there on the spot. Less is more as words go in a picture book, and I sat there slashing away like […]

Day 287

Today was a perfect day for a walk UNTIL it started to pour.        Don’t you just hate wet glasses? Day 287: 12,795 Steps YTD: 2,629,372 Steps Goal: 2,706,000 Steps