Recuperation journey: Old memory card unwraps memories

This week I used a photo memory card that I grabbed from my desk that turned out to be one I used in 2010 and 2011. 
When I popped it in the computer it really gave me a chance to take a stroll down memory lane.

This photo is from May, 2011 when the hat I ordered and would wear for months after chemo made my hair fall out was delivered.

Linus doesn't look too impressed. He rarely is.

Wow, how time flies. 

Ansonia kids can win sleds in winter playground contest

Decorate a gingerbread house at church in Beacon Falls

BEACON FALLS - The Beacon Falls Public Library will host its 10th annual Gingerbread Decorating Workshop at 10 a.m. Dec. 2  at St. Michael's Church Lyceum, 25 Maple Ave.

Cost is $22 materials fee per house.

You may register online but to confirm your spot, you must pay the materials fee by Nov. 17.
An alternate way to register is to call to reserve your spot and put your payment into our drop-box in an envelope marked with your name and Gingerbread or mail your payment. 
All payments must be made by Nov. 17.

All supplies including a pre-assembled edible gingerbread house, icing, and decorations will be provided! 

Participants are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the food pantry at St. Michael's Church.

For more information call 203-729-1441.


*Info shared from the library website.

Griffin Hospital in Derby slates prostate cancer screening, party

Ansonia to hold Veterans Day program Friday

The program will be held in Veterans Park on Main Street, adjacent to City Hall.

Holiday market on tap at Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby

DERBY - Bring the holidays home by visiting the farmers market at Kellogg Environmental Center from 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 2. 

The market will feature a selection of items for gift giving, eating, and stocking up for coming holiday events.

The Center at 500 Hawthorne Ave. is operated by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Local produce, meats, honey, and more will be available from farmers as well as a selection of locally produced foods and gifts including cards, birdhouses, and more.

*Information shared from an online community calendar sponsored by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The New Haven Independent.

Recuperation journey: Found another Valley Rocks rock

I was thrilled to discover another Valley Rocks rock Tuesday. 
A few days ago I hid the first one I had found last month at Pounding the Pavement for Pink in Seymour. 
I placed that one inside a building in downtown Derby. I hope it brings a smile to the person who finds it. 

I found the second one, a tiny rock pictured above, outside the entrance to the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital in Derby.

I won't wait so long to place it somewhere for a passerby to discover. I promise.