Slice of Life Tuesday: I’m Sorry, You’ve Been Disconnected!
This morning I am wondering how many of our high school students are feeling. The school is instituting a new (changed) policy on cell phone usage. As I understand it,…
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Slice of Life: Nielloware Jewelry Gift
On a recent trip back East to see my parents, my mom disappeared into her bedroom, claiming she had to go get something for me. She returned, with a bracelet…
Slice of Life Tuesday: The Erie Canal in Western New York
A lot of memories flooded my head when I was home last week visiting my parents in Western New York. This is the area in which I grew up –…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Thoughts on Waste
Recently, my son bought an iPad for his artwork. It was part of a deal we made when he agreed to create a mural on the outside wall of a…
Conservationists: Don’t Discount the Gardeners! A Slice of Life Tuesday Post.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about my own path in conservation. I consider myself a self-proclaimed Monarch conservationist, actively involved in helping to conserve and restore their habitat and well as…
Parents
My parents have been on my mind lately. They live about 900 miles away on the Western side of New York State. I haven’t lived near them in over 20…
Nature Education…Stepping on a Nest of Ground Bees!
Today, I went into the field with our land manager and another coworker to do some work on invasive species – namely, buckthorn. It was storming when I awoke around…
School, Creativity, and Work: Using all three for Life’s Balance
It took me until I was in my 40’s to discover (or rediscover) my creative side. In school, I was a serious student, striving for straight A’s (usually getting them),…
