Arnett Branch Library 310 Arnett Blvd, Rochester, NY 14619 This branch of the Monroe County Library System (MCLS) was founded in 1923...

I'm starting a new series on my blog! In 2025 I aim to visit and "review" all 31 libraries in the Monroe County Library System (MCLS)....

Each October my book club, The Book Thieves, meets to choose our books for the following year. This is our list for 2024 (minus the...

3/5 stars So Much More Than a Headache, edited by Kathleen O'Shea (2020) I Describe a Migraine I wanted to describe chronic migraines as...

I'm excited to share the news that a number of my Ukrainian eggs will be on display at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center, starting...

Stunning colors this year! Here are a few images from the past month. A living, outdoor mural! (on College Ave behind the Auditorium...

As my mom prepares to sell her home of nearly 50 years, we celebrated over 40 years worth of holiday parties in the DeCaro home. On...

For the past year I've been working with a designer and 19 artistic friends to create a book: Are We There Yet? An Illustrated Journey of...

I started doing Ukrainian egg dyeing when I was eight years old, so I've been doing them with my mom for about 35 years now! She learned...

Your one-stop-shop to (some of) my favorite local haunts (not including restaurants). I've also added a few day trips & weekend trips...

5/5 stars In This Moment: Revolution, Reckoning, Reparation, a chapbook series curated by Amanda Chestnut, coordinated by Jeanne...

A few Fall adventures from the past week and a half... Green Lakes State Park On my way back from a visit with friends in the Hudson...

This past weekend we went to see the Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience exhibit in Buffalo, NY (located in a large tent set up in...

My mom and I spent Labor Day weekend in Ithaca - she'd never been! We had a beautiful, sunny Saturday, followed by a rainy Sunday, but we...

5/5 stars Vulnerability is my Superpower: An Underpants and Overbites Collection, by Jackie Davis (2021) Listen, I feel like no one...

These are most of the pieces I've made over the last 20 or so years. I continue to make them as gifts for family and friends, and friends' kiddos (see below for who each one was given to). D&D Logo - college graduation gift for my nibling Max Rainbow Tiger - friend Jonathan RIT Tiger - college graduation gift for Sabrina, my student worker Eat the Rich, Rochester logo, & Cocktails - for RoCo 6x6 exhibit (different years) Winnie the Pooh - Erin Geometric shapes - for myself!

I have hit a wall - no, multiple walls, multiple times - this winter, and it's only the beginning of February. 2020 was rough. 2021 is...

On Tuesday I stopped by Mt. Hope Cemetery in the late afternoon to visit the gravesite of Susan B. Anthony (as well as my dad, nearby) -...

So, it's been tough for me to write about the last few books I've read because, while I don't lack for things to say about them or ways...

As of yesterday, August 11, I have been working from home, physically distancing from everyone but my immediate family, wearing a mask...