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American Experience
Poetry Friday: The Return
When making a list of goals for February, I decided that will do the following: Edit two of my poems a day Continue to compile a PDF to Print File Blog Daily reaching for 50 views per day Submit to one publication by deadline Search for an editor Start reading the book Writing the Poetic…
Stories of Place: The Lake Erie Wine Belt, Expanding Your view of the World.
When I was dating my husband (which seems like eons ago) I was treated to some wonderful homegrown produce and fruit. One of the things I most enjoyed was their concord grapes, grown at the back of their large yard. Four rows, each 200 feet long, according to my husband’s memory, separating the lawn from…
A Tasty Treat
Yesterday I was motivated to bake. My mom sent me home from New York with an extra copy of the Taste of Home cooking magazine. While I used to have a subscription to this monthly source of recipes, I let it lapse because I rarely found a keeper in it. But, since I hadn’t browsed…
Things I Need to Ignore
Last night, after watching two football teams I like play poorly and listen to the sports announcers trash both, I decided there are things I need to ignore for a while. In addition, this decision arose after a week of trying to schedule my parents COVID-19 vaccine. I am the type of person who gives…
Silent Sunday: Hodgepodge of Some Favorite Photos
Which is your favorite? Why? All of the photos in this post are taken by Carol Labuzzetta. Whether watermarked or not, there is no permission to reproduce in any form, including digitally. Thank you!
Another Poem: Time Blending
Yesterday, I wrote a Poetry Friday post on Thursday. While writing it, I truly thought it was Friday. My days are mixed up due to travel. Over the last week, we travelled home to Wisconsin from a trip to see my parents in Western New York, where they live in a small college town bordered…
Poetry Friday – 2021: A Poem of Cautious Optimism
I cannot recall a time I wrote about politics, but as I started my day today, a poem about just that started forming in my mind. I finished it and decided to take the plunge and post it. I do this with some trepidation. It is a poem containing some of my views and opinions….
Slice of Life: A Long Day of Travel
Some of my faithful readers are aware that I recently travelled to New York State to see my aging parents. They are 83 and 84. We got home, after a 900 mile car ride, last night at one o’clock in the morning Central Standard Time. I have not seen my parents since November of 2019,…
