All photographs are credited to Carol Labuzzetta. © 2018, taken at Alfred University, Alfred NY, November 2018. No permission exists to reproduce in any form. Thank you!
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Keto Journey Monday
What are the next steps after meeting your weight loss goal? Obviously, no one wants to gain weight back after a diet. No one, I am convinced, wants to be on roller coaster ride of gains and losses. The objective is to maintain your new weight. On August 10th, we started our weight loss journey…
What are We Waiting for?
It’s November 2020, four days after a Presidential election in the United States. We were informed today that we have a new President. The wait is over. Now, the work begins. Work that includes all of us. If you are gloating, stop! If you are grieving, stop! If you think you are better than other…
Poetry Friday: Consumption
For the past month, I have been consumed by poetry. Constantly, I am thinking about it, writing with words that rhyme or follow a cadence in my head. Poetry. The imaginative craft of writing where words create images and emotions and depth of life. And, while I am grateful, it has been such an odd…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Voting
Voting in America 2020: A Perspective Poem I cannot seem to focus today. You probably know why and, so do I. Our country’s future seems on the line, but in reality it might be just fine. My vote has been cast, early this morning, so I am not last. At the polls, not much of…
Poetry Friday: An Assignment
Hidden There it was in a tree; As we passed by, we could see! A shape, not natural like bark or leaf or beak. Still, it chose us for whom to speak. What treasure will be found inside? Maybe none, but instead, garbage stuck in a place to hide. There it was in a tree!…
Silent Sunday: Trees
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Poetry Friday: Celebrating Jack Prelutsky
Today, on Poetry Friday, I want to celebrate the poet Jack Prelutsky. I own several of his holiday poem books, gifted to me by my mom who used them for years in her third grade classroom. Subsequently, I used them for years for my third grade writer’s circle. Jack Jack Prelutsky is an American born…
Slice of Life: Subjects of Substance
Lately, my posts have been pretty light. I’ve been thinking about why that is. Most likely it’s because I need to organize these posts before I write them. I need to find the facts to support my case. I need to be firm in my opinions and back them up. And, I just have not…
Coasting into the Past
It’s been a slow day. I’ve had no get up and go, no motivation, no energy. It happens. I did manage to do one load of laundry, pull some zinnias and petunias our of our garden beds that line the driveway. But, by the time I did that it was almost 3 p.m.. This morning,…