Spring Fun
This is what kids in Bemus Point were doing for fun last Friday. Warm day, spring jackets, perfect for taking a bike ride on the ice. So far, the ice…
Read moreChautauqua, NY #1 Small Town to Visit
Smithsonian Magazine just selected Chautauqua, NY as one of the twenty best small towns to visit in 2014. So lucky to live and write here. Check the link for more…
Read moreThe Properties of Ice
This picture was taken about a month ago, when temperatures hovered in the low single digits. We’d had a couple of warm days, and it rained. After the rain stopped,…
Read moreRead Local
Holly, the owner of Off the Beaten Path Bookstore in Lakewood (on Chautauqua Lake) made this display for my book. Visit your local bookstore! They know books! Please like this…
Read moreNo Plan B
I live in a place where there is often no “Plan B.” We had a blizzard yesterday and got a pretty good bit of snow. So far, the newspaper has…
Read moreJackass Shorts
I’m beginning to get feedback on the book, and it has been wonderful: moving and touching. But my friend Moe Collins’ feedback cracked me up. She laughed at one of…
Read moreSundogs
We often walk our dog Henry with cameras in our pockets. On Chautauqua Lake, especially on our side where we catch the sunsets, we don’t want to miss an opportunity…
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