The morning is nearing 10:00 AM but I have been productive with some laundry, filling and starting the dishwasher, and doing some tidying up. Now, I am surrounded by my one book on Col. Edward Deeds and three biographies on Charles Kettering. Last night I completed nearly seven typed pages of notes and am delighting in some of the things I am learning.

The backyard needs to be mowed and I may do that a bit later. The front yard is fine.

The weather is beautiful, a mild summer day in mid-July. The only sound of nature seems to be some fierce cicada-sounding thing over in the easement with a few punctuations, now and then, from a few birds. Shroyer Road seems heavier with traffic this morning. The Quartet is scattered about the deck, poised and ready for a mid-morning nap.

It’s now three minutes before 10:00 AM and I need to get busy with my research and planning before too much more of the day gets away from me.

Make it a great day!