February 28 2011
Sorry, Rochester, but I’m deserting you. I’ll be doing my stepping in Florida for a few weeks. I feel a little bit like I’m leaving you in the lurch, what with the latest foot of new snow, but on the other hand, everyone deserves a vacation. So, my pedometer is on my waist, and I’ll be counting steps […]
February 26 2011
Had a birthday yesterday, and today I’m just re-reading my birthday cards and feeling grateful for all the people who sent me birthday greetings in one way or another. Birthdays make you pause and reflect on all the steps you’ve taken, and think about how many steps you might have left. Unless I live to […]
February 25 2011
Have you stepped into any potholes yet? Many people don’t know that we have another season here called Potholes. It’s creviced between Winter and Spring. In honor of the occasion I wrote this limerick. A Rochester pothole enormous Swallowed a Musical Tour bus. And that would inspire Grofe with desire to write Grand Canyon Suite […]
February 24 2011
Yesterday I was looking at real flowers, and today I’m stepping out on Park Ave. and looking at all the Vera flower prints at Parkleigh. Even if you’re only window shopping, it’s a great boost for your spirit. The colors and designs are so cheerful. I do believe in Spring! I do believe in Spring! […]
February 22 2011
Take a break from winter today and step into spring at George Eastman House. Every year at this time GEH has their Dutch Connection display of over 2,000 bulbs. The colors are spectacular, although a departure from Eastman’s preference for monochromatic flower arrangements. I’m partial to daffodils, but I have to admit that the hyacinths […]
February 22 2011
Good News Rochester is a great place to live weatherwise. (Just don’t look out the window.) I was looking at some top 10 lists for all kinds of weather, and the good news is that Rochester is not on any of them. Think it’s always cloudy here? Not so. Binghampton has 212 cloudy days a year, and […]
February 20 2011
I’ve gotten so used to the pedometer now that it feels funny not to be wearing it on Sunday. I find myself looking for it when it’s not there. I’ve also found that when I do any exercising on Sunday I think that I should not be wasting these steps on a day when I’m […]
February 19 2011
I know the new dusting of snow makes it feel like December, but PLEASE people, take down those Christmas decorations. Day 50: 11,001 Steps YTD: 448,048 Steps Goal: 473,000 Steps
February 19 2011
I took my first outside walk this week, and it felt so good to be outside again. My friend, Pattie, had been reading my blog and invited me to walk with her on some beautiful, old country roads in Ontario, NY. These are places where you can still walk without worrying about cars or even people. We […]
February 17 2011
38 years ago Gary and I took the biggest step of our lives. We were married on February 17, 1973 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Winton Rd. As weddings go, it was very modest, even by 1973 standards – only 30 people, homemade dress, dinner – no dancing. We don’t even have any professional […]