honey love

On Saturday I’ll be spending the morning in Wooster, Ohio at the Tri-County Beekeepers’ Association Spring Beekeeping Workshop.  I’ve been asked to be one of the judges of the honey recipe contest. I’m very excited to taste some delicious items made with local honey. I enjoy recipes that include honey and have featured several here…

tiny flower thursday & more

I spent my lunch hour on Wednesday walking around the outside of the building with my camera. That’s where all of these photos are from. Either the grounds around the Library or from the top floor of the parking deck. Downtown Akron was gorgeous this day.

tiny flower thursday

A little jem of a flower from our Sunday afternoon hike along the Towpath Trail. Enjoy your day, the week’s almost over. What do you do or think about to get you through the end of a long work week?

school days

My delightfully wonderful partner reminded me today that it’s been some time since I updated the old blog. So here goes. I’ve been intrigued by the demolition of one of the elementary schools in Tallmadge. It’s right off the Tallmadge Circle. As a kid, I remember seeing the tiled mural on the front as my…

morning photo project 8.31.2009

Greg and I hiked 3.5 miles through the Sand Run Metro Park on Sunday morning. With temps in the high 50’s it felt like the end of summer and the beginning of fall.  A transition that I look forward to every year. On a separate note, we are so fortunate to live in a community…

morning photo project 8.28.2009

StoryCorps is back at Main Library. This time with their MobileBooth, an Airstream trailer outfitted with a recording studio that travels the country year-round collecting stories. Not familiar with StoryCorps?  Here’s a brief description from their web site: Since 2003, tens of thousands of everyday people have interviewed family and friends through StoryCorps. Each conversation…

morning photo project 8.27.2009

I spent a delightful evening on Wednesday with a herd of local Suri alpacas.  Many of them owned by Marie, a volunteer with the Friends of Main Library. Marie has been raising these wonderful animals for the last six years. She was very generous with her time in letting me tour the farm. When I…