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Old Fort Niagara

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Meat(less) Raffle

#UnderwhelmingFundraiserSummer Meat Raffle. Methinks we were the only group that did not win any meat. In fact did not win ANYTHING really, despite spending enough to win *something*…

Pancakes

I’m questioning my Springville existence. I saw ONE person I knew at the auxiliary pancake breakfast this morning. One.

All Things MEATBALL

I made a new friend this weekend – say hello to MEATBALL! Meatball visits Hulbert Library and enjoys people reading to him. OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG love. So much love.

All Things Earth Day Day

Green Springville hosted Earth Day (Day) this Saturday at the Moose Lodge. It was a brisk April day. We just missed the rain… The horse carriage ride was…

All Things April Fools Weather?

Damn. SUNSHINE this morning on the porch led to replanting (once again) some of the greens… The dogs soaked up the sun along side me. AND THEN A…

All Things SHREK the Musical

Supporting the theatre kiddos! Full disclosure – I wasn’t familiar with this play. I mean I knew the three main characters but – well, all the other fairytale…

All Wind, No Snow

We’ve lived in Weber Wonderland now for 10 years and we are blessed to have a full house generator attached to our power supply.  The funny thing is…

Lunch

Springville is magical. Lunch at Arts Cafe with Moonwife. Brie on baguette with Black Forest Ham and picked onions. Rosemary shortbread. Owner Love Buzz Coffee. Mmmmmmmm. Full Disclosure…

All Things 12/26/2022

Blizzard. Weber Wonderland hasn’t been hit. Very cold, very windy but not too much snow. Woke up this morning to no power though… Its hard to be jolly…

All Things 12/4/2022

HURRAH! Springville Community Chorale Concert! Pics from my Evil Twin. Singing really is a happy place. But man, I’m spent. ti Somehow I made it though – I…

All Things 12/3/2022

Let the Christmas Spirit Commence! Concord Country Christmas! Singing in the Springville Community Chorale led by the remarkable & lovely Colleen has brought me SO MUCH JOY the…

All Things 11/18/2022

HWMMS – Wow. Blasdell has 4 feet of snow and we have nothing* – crazy! *nothing, of course, meaning a foot from the other night. This is what…

All Things 11/17/2022

Last night total… The storm of all stormy storm snowstorms is unlikely to hit Weber Wonderland unless the projections shift further South. We are on the cusp of…

All Things 11/16/2022

I’m in this weird place of dread. I have lots of love for snow and the holiday and all the things that make me smile that go along…

Garden Party Time

Springville is magical. Another successful garden party for the Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Foundation in the books.

Art Crawl 2022

My beloved Springville Center for the Arts is working day and night and day on the upcoming Art Crawl 2022 – community parade, bootleg soiree*, 20 bands, 40…

Merry Main Street

Caroling. Shopping. Crafts. It really was a Very Merry Main Street! Best way ever to kick off The Most Wonderful time of the Year. My heart is two…

My Favorite Things

Tonight felt like coming home. Content. Joyful. My goodness I didn’t realIze how much we all collectively NEEDED THIS NIGHT. My heart is blessed with the Sound of…

Art Crawl 2021

Springville is magical. My heart is full. What an amazing beginning to our world opening again. @springvillearts I’ve missed you.

Early Voting

Early Voting

Day #69 – The Hills Aren’t Alive With The Sound of Music

Alas. In the Before Times – tonight would have been opening night of The Sound of Music at the Springville Center for the Arts. In honor of the…

Day #60 Give a Little Bit? Support Local Businesses & Nonprofits!

Every week since collecting unemployment I’ve made a small donation ($27 – my favorite number!) to a charity. This week, I’m choosing my local hospital Bertrand Chaffee Hospital….

FeedMore WNY – Give a Little Bit?

FeedMore WNY running low on food, appeals for donations “Since March 16, FeedMore, formerly the Food Bank of Western New York, has distributed 1.5 million pounds of food…

Day #13- Feeling Better! (And helpful links for the community)

Day #12 – I’m actually drinking coffee today and feeling better. Shhhhh. Don’t tell the evil virus! Also, check out the growth on that darn short short haircut!…

Where’s the Bleach?

Why is there a run on bleach? HWMMS: Ah, there’s a septic tank, we could turn it into a fallout shelter. Me: If I need to survive by…

Season 5 Winner: FREDONIA, NY!

Congratulations Fredonia! From thousands of nominations, and a weeklong public vote, Fredonia, NY was chosen as the featured town of Season 5. Now the real work begins! Be sure to…