Spring is busting out all over!  Just praying whatever flower blooming this week in my garden doesn’t get covered by a surprise snow storm or a bomb cyclone!  I took a stroll through Snug Harbor and spotted a sad looking turtle on a block of wood hesitating to go into the murky green water of the pond.  Two ducks were hanging out in the water but did not look too alive or excited to be there. 

 

 

 

 

Did you attend Kelly Link’s theatrical reading of The Faery Handbag from the award-winning book “Pretty Monsters” presented by Staten Island OutLoud and hosted by Jodi Kenny at the Nothing New Thrift Store on Saturday? Following are photos from that event.

If you have never visited Nothing New Thrift Store at 4916 Arthur Kill…

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Did you schedule your Colonscopy?  March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Don’t hesitate--JUST DO IT!  Did you attend the Free Memory Screening Event or the First Step to Starting a Business seminar or the 8th Annual John’s Pasta Party?

Below are some pictures from John’s Pasta Party, a successful fundraiser hosted by the South Shore Rotary in memory of John Dressler to help support students with cancer stay in school.  If you would like to make a donation to the John Dressler Scholarship, you can send a check payable to the South Shore Rotary Foundation to P.O. Box 061068, Staten Island, NY 10306.

 




People ask me, “How can I receive the “Weekend Events” blog.  If you enjoy reading my “Weekend…

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Have you participated in any of the hikes throughout Staten Island’s parks or attended an open house for summer camps or schools for your children?  If you would like to share photos from any of the events you attended, please feel free to email them to me and I will include in this week’s blog. 

I love to see the snow melting and the green tops of plants popping out of the wet soil.  Now is the time to start planting seeds on your window sill to ready them for your garden when the last freeze is over.  As I write this, the weather is expected to go up to 50.  My kitty actually insisted on going outside to bask in the sun.  Is Mother Nature teasing me?  Time will tell.

 

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Colonoscopies save lives.

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Did you, my gentle readers, embrace the surprise snow storms we encountered this past week?  I do enjoy the scenery after a new-fallen snow! I finally had a chance to play in the snow with the grandkiddies, helped them build a snowman, made snow angels, watched them slide down the hills and listened to their squeals of delight.  I don’t, however, appreciate the stress of commuting in the snow, struggling to get to appointments on time and, of course, shoveling. 

 

Ladders for Leaders is a nationally recognized program that offers high school and college students the opportunity to participate in paid professional summer internships with leading corporations, non-profit organizations and government agencies in New York City. The program is an…

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