Ramblin' with AM

Welcome! I hope I bring a spot of calm and happiness into these uncertain times. I blog about my photography adventures, flowers, gardening, the importance of chocolate in a well lived life, or anything else on my mind.

Friday, November 7, 2014

Fallen Leaves - Who Can Say Where They're Blowing?

Please fall, I beg. Don't leave us. We had our first snow and sleet today, in the Binghamton area of upstate New York. Fall, I will ...

Thursday, November 6, 2014

The Pears are Again Laughing at Me

Today is the sixth day of November, and the sixth day of a writing self-competition called NaNoWriMo. 50,000 words in 30 days is the goal, a...

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Fall Fancies - 50 Shades of Color

There have been years when there was snow on the ground on November 5 in upstate New York. November 3, 2014 And then, there are years w...

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Did You Vote Today?

For those of my readers who are in the United States, I have a question for you. Did you vote today? If not, and if your polls are st...

Monday, November 3, 2014

Easy Peasey Honeynut Squash Soup

Last year, I blogged about a new butternut squash variety developed by Cornell called the honeynut. This year, we grew them for the fi...

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Civil War Sunday- Moments That Changed History

Consider this statue in front of the Broome County Courthouse in Binghamton, New York. I pass it several times a week. Statue of Danie...

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Sustainable Saturday - November Browns

It is November 1. Yesterday, downtown Binghamton, New York was filled with office workers. But change was in the air. The last farm...

Friday, October 31, 2014

Facing our Fears Through Holidays

When I was young, I trick or treated in my apartment building in the Bronx. The apartment house I called home for almost all of my childhoo...

Thursday, October 30, 2014

The Hydrangea and the Bee

It's the waning days of fall here in upstate New York. But don't tell this bee. She (see right side of photo) was buzzing arou...

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

A Small Town Tragedy

(My Wednesday Fall Fancies feature returns next Wednesday). I grew up in the most populous city in the United States, New York City. And...

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

The Bearer of Hope The Stinker of Stink

Nature is always beautiful, but sometimes, it plain stinks. Today, I took a walk in a part of downtown I rarely walk in. It's not the ...

Monday, October 27, 2014

Fans of Global Warming

I overheard a conversation between two women in downtown Binghamton, New York today. Woman #1: do you remember when snow fell on Halloween...

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Civil War Sunday - The Invasion of Bayshore Boulevard

If my spouse and I visit a city, we always like to take one (or more) walks through neighborhoods, just to get a feel of the city. It...

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Sustainable Saturday - It's the Turn of the Season

To everything, there is a season. Sunset over the Susquehanna River 10-24-14 Today is the last outdoor farmers markets here in the B...

Friday, October 24, 2014

Can Men Get Breast Cancer?

I walked up to the pink booth at the health fair. You know, the one decorated with pink booklets about breast cancer, pink cancer ribbons ...

Thursday, October 23, 2014

In Those Very Halls

I've visited Ottawa, the capital of Canada, twice. The first time was not long before I became pregnant with my son. It was May, and t...

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Fall Fancies - Over the Rainbow

This past weekend, we made a trip from our home in upstate New York to a New York City suburb. We pass through mountains called the Cat...

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bookworm: From the housing projects of New York City to rural Arkansas to upstate New York, I've traveled a long and winding road. Learning more daily about writing, photography, and the importance of chocolate in a well-lived life.

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