January 28 2011
Tonight I did a book talk at the West Irondequoit library. www.rochester.lib.ny.us/irondequoit/ What a busy place! People browsing bookshelves, people reading, people using computers, people sitting and talking. I’m feeling really grateful for everyone who braved the snow and cold to come and hear about some ghosts from Rochester past. That’s the power of books. […]
January 27 2011
The pedometer is a great visual reminder that every day is a chance to start again. Was yesterday a bad day? Did you fall into a fountain while texting at the mall and then find out that 1,000,000 people watched you do it on YouTube? As someone who has been known to trip a time or […]
January 26 2011
Have you ever been to Books, Etc. on Main St. (Rte. 31) in Macedon? It’s a great used book store run by John Cieslinski. My writing group meets there in John’s back room on Tuesday nights. Step inside with me. Outside the windchill is below zero, and my breath blows down Main St. before me, […]
January 25 2011
No, it’s not Antarctica. It’s Panorama Plaza in Penfield, New York. If you look closely at the picture on the left, you’ll see some little wheels sticking out of the snowbank. Yes, that is an upside down shopping cart buried in the snow. Modern art or what passes for it in Rochester in January. Day […]
January 23 2011
Today I exercised my mind with a game of Scrabble with some friends. I might have won except that Sue got a triple word score for 36 points, and Karen stole my spot for her own word. They wouldn’t let me use qi, although I swore it was some kind of Oriental energy thing. Can […]
January 23 2011
Today the family and friends of Bill Faucette (see Day 21) gathered together to recount the steps of Bill’s life. The funeral was held at the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church on Adams St. in Corn Hill. Dating back to 1910, Mt. Olivet was the first African American Baptist church in Rochester. Now the outside is a beautiful blend […]
January 22 2011
Today I had to step where nobody wants to go – calling hours for my dear friend, Bill Faucette, who died on Sunday. Bill and I taught next door to each other for over 10 years. Along with Mary Ellen and Dick, we shared a big old basement room that had been partitioned off into 4 […]
January 21 2011
I hit the mall at 9am. This time, instead of my husband, I brought a friend who likes to walk as much as I do. In fact, she walks faster than I do, and after an hour, I had logged 8,200 steps. Thanks, KC. When I finished walking, I took a moment to catch my […]
January 20 2011
The snow outside is only an illusion. Ditto the low temperature. Spring is here! Look at what I saw in Wegmans today. Day 19: 11,049 Steps YTD: 158,782 Steps Goal: 176,000 Steps
January 19 2011
I did some stepping today around the quilting tables at church. Every Tuesday morning, our quilting group meets to make quilts for Lutheran World Relief. This is a tradition that’s been going on for as long as our oldest members can remember. We use mostly donated fabric, old sheets, curtains, matress covers. We measure, cut, […]