Today is Silent Sunday. All photos are copyrighted by Carol Labuzzetta, 2021.
Poetry Friday: Poets and Inspirations Come from all Walks of Life
Last night I was struggling with what topic to write about for Poetry Friday today. I tried a to draft a couple of poems. It was not working – the creative juices – so to speak – were not flowing. If you’ve read any of my more personal blogs over the last month, you’ll know…
A Wednesday Food Post: Buffalo Chicken Wings, Part II
When I blog about food, typically it has been on Mondays. But, Monday gave way to a book review and Tuesday – well, Tuesday, my Mom was on my mind so I wrote about her. But, my plan was to write a food post on Buffalo Chicken Wings on Monday. This Sunday I experimented with…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Personal Effects
Over the last month, I’ve written several times about a health crisis our family had with my mom. It is now four weeks after sepsis landed her in an ICU bed for a week. This was followed by a step-down inpatient unit for a few days, until a rehab bed was secured in a transitional…
Twelve Book Reviews and Recommendations
This year I set myself a a reading goal of twenty-four books. I’m ahead of pace as I’m on my twenty-second. Today, I thought I’d share a few thoughts about the first eleven of the books I’ve read this year so far. These are not the same, in-depth book reviews you’ve read from my in…
Silent Sunday: A Fall Hike on Halfway Creek Trail
Today is Silent Sunday. This week I enjoyed four long walks in the woods – the serenity they provide is like none other. All photos are copyrighted by Carol Labuzzetta. No permission exists to duplicate in any fashion, digitally or otherwise. Thank you!
Poetry Friday: An Original Poem or Two
There’s been a lot going on in my writing life during the last six months. Working hard, I’ve experienced both rejection and success. I’ve continued to learn and hone my craft and returned to sharing my love of poetry with students this summer. I’ve learned about the editing world through two different projects and how…
Native Seeds, Seeds, and More Seeds
During my limited free time this week, and as a method of stress reduction, I collected seeds and ordered seeds for native plants. This is a great conservation activity with school aged kids. Seed Sources for Ordering Over the last month, researching native prairie seed sources has occupied some of my time. If you live…
Wonderful World Wednesday
Needing something different to write about today, I named this post Wonderful World Wednesday. Today’s post focuses on one of the Great Lakes – Lake Ontario. If you’ve never seen one of the Great Lakes in the United States, you need to get to one of the five as soon as you can! They include…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Just a Very Long Day
Today has been such a long day. It started out fine. Yesterday, I agreed to get up and walk with my husband when he took our dog for her morning constitutional today to the local nature trail in our town. I walked the same trail yesterday with a good friend in the morning. It was…