Free the People ROC is the group in Rochester, NY. FB page Free the People ROC
I invite everyone to stand up, listen to others, be kind and be ready to support our sisters and brothers.
As we are in mid February, I have love and memories of a few family members who are no longer with me.
As many of you know, I am an avid gardener. My Father & his Mother both have birthdays the end of the month. They showed me strong family, love & tolerance for all.
This picture was taken many years ago at my family cottage near Alexandria Bay, NY. you can see my Grandmother wth her tow oldest sons here. It looks like a very successful day fishing on the St. Lawrence river. I remember my father taking me out on that river as a child.
My Grandmother loved gardening and her flowers were a show of her dedication to nature. This was obvious at her home in the NE area is the city of Rochester & the summer home her husband build in the 1000 Islands in St Lawrence county. One of my favorite flowers in her garden was the Peonies. She had both the pink & the white flowering plants.This is the pink flowering type in my backyard garden. When they first bloomed here my only thought when I inhaled the intoxicating aroma was of Grandma.
As I enjoy planting my seeeds, I think of my family and the fantastic gardens at Grandma & Grandpa's house. The Blackberries & Red Raspberries were always harvested by my sister & I. Amazing that any of the fruits made it into the house by the color of our hands from the harvest of the super juicy berries.This is the view from the dock at the summer place several years ago. The water lilies are wild there and inspired my backyard pond. My waterfall sound takes me back to the cottage in the 1000 islands and many summer weekends with my father when I was a child.
We are in this together. Wear a Mask, Stay safe, Facts Matter, Science is REAL.
More important this Black History Month!
For every $100 you spend at a local business, $68 stay in the community.
Happy to have the opportunity to show what I do to people worldwide. Thanks to the pandemic, I have been networking on zoom and met people from at least 6 different countries. What you learn with such a diverse group is there are many universal dreams and desires.
The Girls Opportunity Alliance, a program of the Obama Foundation, seeks to empower adolescent girls around the world through education, allowing them to achieve their full potential and transform their families, communities, and countries. We engage people around the world to take action to help adolescent girls and the grassroots leaders working to educate them.
Free the People ROC is the group in Rochester, NY. FB page Free the People ROC
I invite everyone to stand up, listen to others, be kind and be ready to support our sisters and brothers.
My garden has some outdoor residents. This is one of them. She eats my weeds in the lawn in the warm weather. Her favorites are clover and dandelion leaves. As an avid gardener, we have dealt with visitors for over 15 years. We have a 7 foot seasonal fence around the vegetable garden to keep our veggies for the people not the outdoor guests. as winter has set in here she is frequently uncovering some of my plants and enjoying the dead parts of them for her meals. Most are perennials which regrow from the roots every year so no permanent damage. We have a compost pile which is great for garden fertilizer every spring.
Black History Month
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She was: Shero, Poet, Leader, Activist, and so much more.
"I can be changed by what happens to me.
But I refuse to be reduced by it. "
We need to listen and be ready to stand with them.We have a local Black Lives Matter group in our city. Free the People ROC is the group. the FB page of the group
We are in this together. Wear a Mask, Stay safe, Facts Matter, Science is REAL.
I am a lapidary which means I hand cut my own gemstones. Having enjoyed cutting gemstones for many years, I have crystal and cabochons to sell. Also rough stone - which is the rocks before they are cut into cabochons. do you know any friends whom are jewelry designers or jewelry store owner? I work with rock lovers al over the world.
definition Lapidary
Free the People ROC is the group in Rochester, NY. FB page Free the People ROC
Being involved is more that attending a march, make phone calls, VOTE, talk about these rights we have, help friends VOTE!
On the right, a piece of the Unakite I collected as a finished
cabochon. I went through all 7 steps to create this cabochon..
My cabochons are free form which meas they are not round, or oval like
most of the ones I see for sale. This makes them unique and OOAK.
OOAK means One of a Kind. Cabochons are also called cabs.
What to do with all these cot gemstones? I sell them to other jewelry designers & collectors. My focus is on my gemstones and showcasing the beauty in them with my wire designs.
For every $100 you spend at a local business, $68 stay in the community.
MLK famous I Have a Dream
I suggest you read this today and remember what we have accomplished and how much more we need to do.
Please visit this site to see what we need to do today. The King Center
The quotes here resonate with me and I hope resonate with you.
I invite everyone to stand up, listen to others, be kind and be ready to support our sisters and brothers.
AFC East Champs 2 years in a row. I believe
this is the years for them to go all the way!
Looking forward to the game tonight to watch the rest of the success.
Free the People ROC is the group in Rochester, NY. FB page Free the People ROC
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We have all been though a rocky year. Some more so than others because of how much loss in their lives. It hit me hard several times. Here is a place I try to share how I create and what inspires me. when it is too hard I shut down and get quiet. Parts of 2021 were like that. Looking forward to an amazing 2022. We can only go up from here.
Free the People ROC is the group in Rochester, NY. FB page Free the People ROC
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| Genny from Charlotte |
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As a woman in business, I ask you to support small business when you need something. It helps all of us to survive this pandemic.
Though this Month has been exceptional warm at times, FALL has arrived. The trees are turning colors and there is a crisp in the air in the early morning. Happy to have this image from last fall in Letchworth park to remind me to enjoy the season while it is here. We must enjoy the moments we have with those we love.
The end of season for the veggies is a bittersweet time of year for me. Hard to say goodbye to the warm crops like tomatoes, cilantro, and peppers. Grateful for the fall crops like broccoli, kale, collards, lettuce, mustard, parsnips, etc. what I do not grow I buy from the local farmers market in Rochester. the market is over 100 years old.
MY BODY, MY CHOICE
Our event was cosponsored by: Planned Parenthood of Western & Central NY, Indivisible Rochester, Rochester NOW, Metro Justice, Senator Samra G. Brouk's Office and Webster Democratic Committee.
BIG thank you to all who helped make this event a success.
Free the People ROC is the group in Rochester, NY. FB page Free the People ROC
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