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.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Postcard from Iceland

I got a wonderful Valentine's Day gift in the mail last week- a postcard from "new friends in Iceland". I don't have an o...

Monday, March 8, 2021

Remember #MusicMovesMe

It's that time to join up with other music bloggers for #MusicMovesMe. Who are the #MusicMovesMe bloggers? We are bloggers who blog abo...

Sunday, March 7, 2021

A Cartoon Concerto

For your Sunday pleasure: with a warning: Cartoon slapstick violence and lots of laughs! If cartoon violence bothers you, this post is not...

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Will We Go to the Dark Side this Year?

I read this on one of our local news websites today: " Climatologically, Binghamton (New York) hits 50 degrees for the first time each...

Friday, March 5, 2021

Snow Puddles and Sky #SkywatchFriday

March has arrived in New York State and, as advertised, it has come in like a lion. It's so unpleasant most days I don't want to be ...

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Pen Pals

Yesterday, I got a postcard from Iceland. There's a story behind it, which I plan to tell next week. The person who sent it to me wrot...

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Inside Impatien Impatient #WordlessWednesday

I can never quite let go of summer. Every fall, before our first frost, I attempt some cuttings. This past fall, my coleus cuttings failed ...

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Natural Lessons

I don't know if it is because of the pandemic, but I've seen a lot of hawks in my neighborhood in the past year. I first noticed one...

Monday, March 1, 2021

Chances Are It's the Twelfth of Never #MusicMovesMe

Welcome to another edition of Music Moves Me! Who are the #MusicMovesMe bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each Monday and i...

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Virtual Clutter

Today is the last day of February. I'm scrolling through memories. iPhones have a feature where you can look at photos from a certain d...

Saturday, February 27, 2021

Day Late Hamantaschen

In my late teens, I did a lot of baking, all self taught. I would bake for myself and would give gifts to my then boyfriend, now (for many y...

Friday, February 26, 2021

Blues and Ripples #SkywatchFriday

It's the last Friday of February 2021 and winter is slowly starting to release its grip. You might not notice at first. But Wednesday ...

Thursday, February 25, 2021

The Witnesses #ThursdayTreeLove

I know not everyone lives where snow is common, so I always like to feature snow in my winter #ThursdayTreeLove posts. Snow, after all, is ...

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The Bird Watching Channel #WordlessWednesday

I find myself tuning in more and more to what happens outside my window. Call it the bird watching channel. I haven't gotten into feed...

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

The Future Dream

Back in 2015, I tried my hand at Five Sentence Fiction. This is outside my comfort zone for two reasons: 1. I find it hard to be brief; ...

Monday, February 22, 2021

Where Did Our Love Go? #MusicMovesMe

Welcome to another edition of Music Moves Me! Who are the #MusicMovesMe bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each Monday and i...

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

The supermarket we normally shop at, here in the Southern Tier of New York State, has a monthly magazine that includes several recipes drawn...

Saturday, February 20, 2021

The Dance Party

Today there was an inter generational dance party on Zoom. I participated, along with over 10,000 other people. This is AARP's fourth ...

Friday, February 19, 2021

Winter Sky Moods #SkywatchFriday

Winter has turned deadly. From my heated living room in the Southern Tier of New York State, I watch what is happening in Texas and vicinit...

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Raisins and Almonds 2021

Yesterday, a blogger I like to read regularly wrote about a lullaby that has become a tradition in her family. It brought back a dear memo...

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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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