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Continue reading →: Gone but not Forgotten
My Dad passed away on September 26, 2023. On the day of his viewing, I read the following piece aloud to those who were present in the room. My Dad By Monica Kemper On behalf of the family, I would like to thank you all for being here. Your presence…
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Continue reading →: An Icy West Side Walk
Buffalo’s weather is uncertain at times. It can be cold and blizzard like one day and then the snow melts and is rainy the next. On this day, it rained and the rain froze. Roads and sidewalks were icy and navigating them required caution and skill. Most of the sidewalks…
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Continue reading →: Day Trip to the Ice at Canalside
It was a beautiful New Years Day 2026 in Buffalo, NY. The sky was sunlit blue with beautiful white fluffy clouds. Not a storm in sight despite the winter storm warning in Buffalo for the day before. It was too pretty of a winter day to stay indoors. I decided…
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Continue reading →: Peace Project Art Exhibition 2025-2026
I made it my business to see the Peace Project art exhibit at the Isias Gonzalez-Soto Branch Library located at 280 Porter Avenue on the West Side of Buffalo. This exhibit showcased the artwork of Buffalo Public School students from #212 Leonardo DaVinci High School, #61 Arthur O. Eve School…
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Continue reading →: Starting Again
Hello, this is me, starting a blog site, again. Thank you for visiting. There is much that I would like to say. I can’t say it all right now. Overtime, though, I plan to get all that is up here (pointing to my head) to here (this blog site). I…
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Continue reading →: My Name is…
If you don’t know by now, my name (in part) is Monica Nelida. First name, Monica. Middle name, Nelida. These names were given to me at birth by my mother. My mother said she always liked the name Monica and Nelida was one of her best friend’s name. My last…
