tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283212512024-03-23T13:47:54.084-04:00Alice's Grand AdventuresStories and pictures of my walks and other adventures.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-77297539095073860012022-02-28T11:15:00.002-05:002022-02-28T11:15:47.721-05:00I am moving!!!!
Come and visit my new website!!! Here is the address: https://sunmoonstarshine.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-5981297836364935602021-11-14T22:56:00.003-05:002021-11-14T22:58:21.501-05:00The magic of cats Smokey (2000-2012)It's true confession time. I haven't posted as much as I had hoped during this blogging challenge. But that's all right. It's still November, and, as long as I make an effort, it's going to be okay.Here is another true confession. After the deaths of two cats and my parents, I had decided that I wasn't ready to adopt another cat and that I may never be ready to adopt Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-15073757088555507382021-11-06T23:53:00.003-04:002021-11-07T00:04:44.359-04:00Autumnal images Not my self portraitAfter years of volunteer work for newsletters and an alternative newspaper and freelance work, I am now a Real Journalist. So far, my career is pretty new, and, at times, I have the urge to pinch myself to make sure that I'm not dreaming. I had fallen down repeatedly in my quest to be a Real Journalist. I have reinvented myself a few times and, in the process, had some Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-35888879153449443332021-11-03T17:39:00.000-04:002021-11-03T17:39:27.850-04:00A visit to the farm It's #WordlessWednesday and it's November! In that spirit, I present...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-20534836940232463352021-08-31T21:44:00.000-04:002021-08-31T21:44:05.527-04:00Questions and answers Today, the last day of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge, I am answering questions! So, without further ado, here are the questions:Martha asked: How did you get into painting? You are so good at it and your paintings are beautiful.Thank you so much, Martha!!! It was my mother who pushed me to do art. When I was fifteen years old, I suddenly came to the conclusion that I had no artistic Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-45984198318549360122021-08-25T18:00:00.000-04:002021-08-25T18:00:32.012-04:00sunflowers (almost #WordlessWednesdays) Ah! sunflower, weary of time,Who countest the steps of the
sun,
Seeking after that sweet golden
clime
Where the traveller’s journey
is done;
Where the youth pined away with
desire,
And the pale virgin shrouded in
snow,
Arise from their graves and
aspire;
Where my sunflower wishes to
go.--William Blake (1757-1827)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-50963090141910744602021-08-24T21:01:00.000-04:002021-08-24T21:01:43.465-04:00Creating a fun wall hanging On Friday evening, I went to the Orange Poppy Art Studio for a fun workshop. The project that we were going to make was a wall hanging. The Orange Poppy Art Studio, which is owned and run by Bonnie Nevans and Crystal Still, is dedicated to the idea that there is an artist inside of everyone. The concept of process art is that it is the creation of art that is important, not the product. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-62259610274756273692021-08-19T23:29:00.000-04:002021-08-19T23:29:42.640-04:00My failed attempt at extreme multi tasking Yesterday, I enjoyed a fun decorating project. I had waited almost two years to do this project. On the day that I had scheduled to do the project, I had a conflict that I didn't anticipate (scheduling isn't my best skill!). The project that I ended up by doing was a painting at a fun paint night event at St. Timothy Lutheran Church. What could be more fun than paint night? I had a great Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-29648793272380941102021-08-18T23:10:00.002-04:002021-08-18T23:10:38.538-04:00Happy birthday, Virginia Today's blogging prompt is to describe something that happened on "this day in history." And, guess what I found? A big mystery.On August 18th, 1590, John White, who was the governor of the Roanoke Island Colony in what is now North Carolina, returned from a supply gathering trip in England to discover... no one. He and his crew looked around, but all 100 or so inhabitants of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-24260817841770556782021-08-17T00:26:00.000-04:002021-08-17T00:26:15.376-04:00Music & reinventing myself Today's blogging prompt is to relate a song lyric to my life. I thought about songs that I know and love and chose "Memory" from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats." The lyrics from this musical are from T.S. Eliot's book, "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats."Memory is a powerful thing. It can be a friend or a foe. For me, it has been both. I remember both positive and negative things Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-89722787607933449882021-08-15T23:18:00.004-04:002021-08-15T23:23:50.721-04:00Ask me anything!!!! Today, I invite you to ask me anything! Anything at all. Family friendly, of course. Silly is good. Just type your question in the comments section below. To get your question asking creative juices going, here are some sample questions (with brief answers):1. What would you do if you saw a vampire?Run.2. What has surprised you the most lately? Cookie dough ice cream. I was looking forUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-35397458302378294702021-08-14T21:30:00.000-04:002021-08-14T21:30:52.361-04:00Memories and stuffed peppers I really miss my parents at pretty much every time of the day. I think about what they would be doing and what they would be saying. On Thursday nights, they played Scrabble. Every week, without fail, the Scrabble board and a collection of dictionaries would come out, and my parents would be prepared to do Wordly Battle. They were very serious about the game, sitting at the table and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-66275637063908343922021-08-14T00:12:00.000-04:002021-08-14T00:12:41.309-04:00How I stopped hating math and discovered the awesomeness of numbers Today's blogging prompt is to write about your favorite number. I thought that would make for a very brief blog post. "My favorite number is 27 because I was born on the 27th of the month. If there were no number 27, I could have never been born because my birth date would have magically vanished, and I would have vanished, too, and that's it. The end."Sooooo.... how about a bunch of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-42670083997354710762021-08-11T22:25:00.004-04:002021-08-11T23:33:39.583-04:00Three Sisters Island Almost #WordlessWednesday! Here are images of Three Sisters Island, which is about as close to the rapids leading to Niagara Falls as you're ever going to get. Three Sisters Island is located in Niagara Falls State Park in Niagara Falls, New York.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-21470492426484848712021-08-10T22:53:00.000-04:002021-08-10T22:53:01.984-04:00A poetic tribute to Shirley, the baker Yesterday, after I posted my blog entry about Owasco Lake, I was busily reading other people's blogs when I discovered this gem, titled "The Infinite Possibilities of Life," by the Lady in Read." I love that title... the infinite possibilities of life... so I was very drawn to this blog post. I was also drawn to reading this because the Lady in Read loves books and writing and she Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-72239237342368084802021-08-09T12:19:00.002-04:002021-08-09T12:19:55.209-04:00Images of Owasco Lake Owasco Lake is one of the eleven lakes in New York State's Finger Lakes region. At 11.1 miles in length, Owasco Lake is the sixth largest of those lakes, which are long and resemble fingers on a hand, albeit a hand with eleven fingers. Because of the attractiveness of Owasco Lake, it is a very pleasant spot for vacations. There are opportunities for boating and fishing and swimming. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-60490314418972264742021-08-07T22:12:00.000-04:002021-08-07T22:12:08.032-04:00The pull of the river In a world filled with uncertainty, nature is a constant. No matter what happens in the world of humans, nature performs its magic, whether it is the river flowing or the birds migrating along the same route that they have flown for centuries or the flowers that magically pop through the snow early every spring.As we humans experienced lockdown and social distancing, we could go outside andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-78745714444196545242021-08-04T22:25:00.003-04:002021-08-05T01:30:14.863-04:00Bees and flowers #wordlessWednesdays #blogboost These photographs were taken both in Casowasco camp/ retreat center on Owasco Lake in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York and on Grand Island. The first features a bumblebee sleeping on a teasel, and the second features a honeybee busily pollinating a flower.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-39659360654576392222021-08-02T22:52:00.000-04:002021-08-02T22:52:33.840-04:00 A reflection on these strange timesPractice random beauty and senseless acts of love-- anonymous In March of 2020, when the spread of COVID-19 began resulting in lockdowns throughout New York State, I was clueless about the danger of pandemics. I had never before experienced a pandemic so, when the schools began shutting down, I thought that it was the equivalent of a snow day. Schools would shut down for a day and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-4432231553027679292021-08-01T19:42:00.000-04:002021-08-01T19:42:59.105-04:00Look deep into nature... "...and then you will understand everything better." -- Albert EinsteinToday is the first day of the quarterly Ultimate Blogging Challenge for August 2021. I have been participating in these challenges almost forever. Each time that I participate in a challenge, I like to have a theme for the month. Sometimes, I stick to it, and, other times, I get distracted by the nearest shiny thing. AndUnknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-23147205699429199502021-06-04T00:19:00.000-04:002021-06-04T00:19:28.822-04:00An interview with Sam I am Today, I've asked a guest blogger to write a blog post for me. The guest blogger that I invited to write the blog post is the Cat in the Hat. He said that, in the house that he nearly destroyed, the things that he never found were green eggs and ham. In fact, no one has ever once offered him green eggs and ham. And so, he decided to do an interview with Sam I Am. Below is the Cat in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-77451465336061950352021-05-29T01:42:00.000-04:002021-05-29T01:42:13.120-04:00Comments and conversations It's hard to believe that the Ultimate Blogging Challenge for May 2021 is almost done. And it's also amazing to think that I have participated in two back to back blogging challenge, with April being dedicated to the A to Z challenge. I am very grateful to everyone who has taken the time to read my blog posts and commented on them. Today, I am going to share the comments from the interview Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-50092800014757786782021-05-28T02:43:00.000-04:002021-05-28T02:43:29.172-04:00Insults, Shakespeare-style I participate in a play reading group that meets via Zoom every Wednesday evening. It is a fun way to explore a wide variety of plays. Plus I really like the opportunity to get dramatic, to shout, to sing, and to make long speeches! We have explored the works of a variety of playwrights. Last night, we read "The Winter's Tale," by William Shakespeare. I really did try to be serious about Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-9483587775474998312021-05-26T00:18:00.000-04:002021-05-26T00:18:16.961-04:00Journalists under attack Today's blogging prompt is about sharing my opinion on something that I read in the news recently. I saw in today's issue of The New York Times that the European Union has called on all E.U.-based airlines not to fly over Belarus, and it has asked for the banning of planes from Belarus in E.U. airspace and airports. This comes after a plane traveling between Greece and Lithuania was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321251.post-90601403011421110712021-05-25T02:23:00.000-04:002021-05-25T02:23:17.699-04:00An interview with... Alice! Today's blogging prompt was to ask a colleague to interview me. So I decided to ask another blogger to do the honors. According to Jeanine Byers' "About Me" section, she is a lifestyle blogger whose credentials include being a certified extreme self care coach and mindfulness coach. She is also a tea consultant with Steeped Tea. In addition to that, she is the chief experience officer with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7