Monthly Archives: November 2018

At the last minute, I decided to head downtown for my favorite Mexican restaurant on East Third Street. I got on my connecting bus at the downtown terminal and a few seats ahead of me was this little baby in … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day It’s Wednesday and I find myself ensconced in one of my favorite writing areas at the downtown Dayton Metro Library. Last evening, my neighbor lady, Kay, her daughter, Laura, and I went to El … Continue reading →

I’ve reunited with the television series with which I grew up, LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE. It’s national adoption month and tonight while watching the episode where James and Casandra are brought to Walnut Grove, it struck me how many … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day https://youtu.be/PjFoQxjgbrs Anytime it rains on a Monday Karen Carpenter’s cheerless song, “Rainy Days and Mondays” always grabs hold of my mind and sticks. I don’t mind Mondays but rain is always preceded by sinus … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Dear Mrs. Luurtsema, I’ve been thinking of you and Mr. Luurtsema and am delighted to read that he is being moved from ICU. I am not good at math. I probably never will be.  … Continue reading →

Monday’s teaching schedule started at 1:00 PM and wrapped up at 10:45 PM. I’m tired. Tuesday’s lineup begins at 1:15 PM and will finish by 11:00 PM. I’ve pulled into the bed with three pooches snuggled tightly next to me … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day It’s barely 22F but the sun is out and the sky is a brilliant blue. I really want to be out with my camera but I don’t know if with my crappy sinuses and … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day The Quartet was unrelenting I’m wanting to begin their day at 7:00 AM and I ignored them until at last they won. I let them out to potty and returned to bed until 8:15 … Continue reading →

Thursday morning found me enthusiastically eager to kick into the day with tons of research and writing but the sinus pressure/headache returned me to the second floor bed chamber with four enthusiastic dogs who were delighted to snuggle. 11 AM … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day It’s Wednesday, my Friday, and I’m enjoying sunshine streaming through the windows, blues skies, and loving pups. Sinus pressure and discomfort is also with me making it quite difficult to focus. Other than that, … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Wind! Lots and lots of strong wind. It has definitely cleared many of the neighborhood trees holding on to the last minute to deposit their leaves on the ground. I worked from my bedroom … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Everything is soggy from yesterday evening’s rain showers. It will be the week’s end before I can attempt to gather up the leaves until they’re dry as we’re expecting rain the next several days. … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day The day began an hour later and the only good thing about today’s time change is that it ushered in a fiery red sky that evolved into a breathtaking morning of sun and the … Continue reading →

I only teach four weeks for each month.  If there are five days in a month, I do not teach those fifth days.  For October, there were five Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so I took those days off this past … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day We finally have sunshine on this brisk Saturday morning. We have gone five days with rainy days and grey skies and this morning the seasonal imprisonment was abandoned for bright blue skies illuminating the … Continue reading →

Dewey Smith was born in Monon, Indiana and found his way to Elwood, Indiana, where he married my grandfather’s sister, Evelyn Barmes. Uncle Dewey worked at the Elwood Post Office and as a little tyke, Mother would allow me to … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day! The rain began at 10:00 AM, Wednesday morning, and has barely let up these past 28 hours, bringing grey skies, strong winds, and an all-around crappy feeling to everything. This morning, from my second … Continue reading →