Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Has it really been ten years? Yeah. Ten long years. Ten years ago, I entered my first four pictures into the Altamont Fair’s photography competition. Two years later, I claimed my first silks, when Midnight at the Palace Theater took second place in the black and white category; two other pictures, The AGFA Bridge Over…
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Good morning. I have to write this blog post early, because by the time you read it, I’ll be on the highway to Syracuse. Let me explain. The New York State Fair requires that all non-accepted entries for the photography competition be claimed today. Of the six entries I submitted for 2018, three of them…
Read MoreSo six postcards arrived in my mailbox Saturday evening. Three from the photo discipline, three from arts and crafts. Let’s check the arts and crafts section first, shall we? The first card I checked was my Saratoga Vichy Table, a piece of furniture that was crafted from two Saratoga Vichy crates. And the piece was…
Read MoreGood morning everyone. Hope you’re starting your weekend off well, and here’s something to make your weekend even better – a collection of blog posts, podcasts and writings by some of my favorite bloggers, podcasters and photographers. Check them out and you will enjoy. And let’s start with… Robert Eaton’s “Koffeefrkeleven” blog, “Albany Gone: Lost…
Read MoreSo this is a different avenue for me. Instead of printing and bringing my entries to the Big E and having them judged right then and there, I now must submit my photography entries – limit of two pictures – online. With limited space in the New England Center this year, all entrants are now…
Read MoreLast night, I came home after a big trivia win at Rivers Casino – I was the only one who knew the answer to the final question regarding the year the last episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show aired – 2011 – and my Rivers gift card collection is now $100 fatter. It’s pouring rain…
Read MoreI don’t want to look at them. I know they’re in the mailbox, and I don’t want to look at them. Nine postcards. Six for photography, three for arts and crafts. Nine postcards in my mailbox, all of whom made a long journey from the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse to my home in…
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I was recently gifted a Dremel rotary tool, and so far I’ve been having a good amount of fun with it. And yes, I still have all 9 1/2 of my fingers in the process. 😀 That being said, I’ve started watching some YouTube videos to see what kinds of things a person can do…
Read MoreI submitted four entries to the Iowa State Fair’s photography competition, and heard back that one of the entries was not only accepted, it won an award. But I don’t know which picture, or what award. Over the weekend, there was an artists’ reception at the Iowa State Fair, where the winners were announced. Unfortunately,…
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Yesterday I was at a pool party with some friends, we were soaking up the sunshine and having a good time. Then, one little girl – probably no more than seven years old – ran up to the adults. “Mommy, mommy,” she said, “I found a four-leaf clover.” And she showed it to us. Sure…
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