Pat Larsen

1 week ago | theupstater.com | Pat Larsen |Melanie Lekocevic

By Pat LarsenFor Capital Region Independent MediaIt definitely takes  a degree of patience to wait and watch and then to anticipate Mother Earth awakening from her oh so drowsy sleepy state this year. After all, she’s stirring from the depths of a frozen ground that just doesn’t seem to want to let go of its grasp. But she’s so gentle and so caring as she coaxes the soil and the roots of the trees to accept the embrace of the sun’s warmth.

2 weeks ago | theupstater.com | Pat Larsen |Melanie Lekocevic

By Pat LarsenFor Capital Region Independent MediaHow I love a good Easter egg hunt with the kiddos. No matter the age of our little ones, we get those plastic eggs filled with treats, loose change and fun little gifts and we hide them in high and low places either outside around the yard or if it’s raining, inside where you’d never look. BUT the kids always knew just where to find them no matter what. Maybe, one day, we might even count how many of these eggs that we hid beforehand.

1 month ago | theupstater.com | Pat Larsen |Melanie Lekocevic

By Mary Lou NahasFor Capital Region Independent MediaTwo beloved members of the Greenville Quilters were honored posthumously last month: Doris Vedder and Dottie Hesel. Let me tell you about this special group and then about these special women. The first members of the Greenville Quilters were Pearl Capone, Kathie Williams and Sylvia Wanser, who began to quilt together in 1986 in the Community Room of the Greenville Public Library.

1 month ago | theupstater.com | Pat Larsen |Melanie Lekocevic

By Pat LarsenFor Capital Region Independent Media Raising kids must have been pretty tough on our parents back in the ‘50s. We were a tough bunch. Parents faced the difficult issues of enforcing curfews and occasionally finding that kids had been sneaking alcohol in the punch bowl of the church dances. There were strict codes of conduct and unyielding authoritative approaches back then.

1 month ago | theupstater.com | Pat Larsen |Melanie Lekocevic

By Pat LarsenFor Capital Region Independent MediaOK, I know what you’re thinking already. Honestly, I really never saw this one coming. So one day, purely as a result of scrolling aimlessly at 5:30 a.m. sipping my second cup of coffee, I accidentally happened upon an open invitation to join a group near me to learn about creative storytelling techniques. How could I not go? I was all in. Fast forward to the date of the event. I arrived as you might expect… 15 minutes early.