The Women Of The Blue And Gold
Marcia, Pam, Carol, Joanne, Janet, and Kathie, became “friends for life” long before graduating from the West Genesee High School Class of 1971. It seems that the early chemistry between them in elementary and highschool, is when, like most young girls, they began to selectively choose their friends.The chemistry between them, along with shared interests, […]
And Winter Came
Winter is a starkly beautiful season. With frosty mornings, bright crisp days, and powdery snow it is easy to see how it has inspired poets throughout history to claim their righteous glow. Please allow me to give it a try. Snowy days, blowy days Frigid and toasty Sleds go coasting down the hill Across the bridge Above the slow-moving water in […]
Con Amore
The literal translation of the word amore is “love.” It is also used as a term of endearment, which in the case of Tammy and her friend Ay, is something to be found on the hilariously “winning” side of ex-marriages. Their friendship of 32 years began when Tammy married Ay’s ex-husband. Aye just so happened to […]
The Power of Love
In a world saturated with fear, doubt, and disbelief, now would be a good time to ask ourselves, how important is love? Is it powerful enough to take away our fears and our tears? Without love, would the existence and magnificence of life be possible to understand, give, or receive at all? Love is much more […]
Three Sisters From Boonville
Sisters Ellen, Minerva (Mina), and Dorothy Crandall, grew up in a disadvantaged family in Boonville New York during the era of the Great Depression. They often went barefoot in the summertime and wore cast-off shoes and clothes at a time when young girls were expected to perform domestic labor, such as washing clothes, fetching water, […]
Romancing The Past
Ah, the good old days. But were they really that good? A year into the pandemic it was easy to understand why we found ourselves reminiscing about the past, while at the same time finding out that we missed things we thought we didn’t even like. We accepted things as they were and “took most things […]
I’d Rather Just Be Me
I have no claim to fame Nor riches untold While everyone’s going a la monde I’m going a la mode I’d much rather just be me To follow the crowd was much too loud So I sighed and relented Checked all of my senses And just tagged along They seemed to be off-key Off to somewheres else […]
