Monthly Archives: July 2022

10,235 steps between 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM! Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum is large and filled with hills. Lots and lots of hills. I shoved my fold-up cane into my backpack but did not use it. Upon leaving Woodland Cemetery, … Continue reading →

The day already feels remarkably wonderful. The deck’s gentle breeze offers a refreshing wisp of air and coolness with our 65 degrees and that pleasant coolness seems to present itself throughout the back lawn. Chief is lounging at the top … Continue reading →

July 12th is a day of memories with shared anniversaries for librettist, lyricist, producer, and darling of a man, Oscar Hammerstein II, and director, producer, playwright, author, and another darling man, Joshua Logan. Mr. Hammerstein and Mr. Logan were not … Continue reading →

I slept well but I honestly don’t remember. That’s the sign that I enjoyed my rest and was committed to it. The morning is overcast and muggy but there’s no forecast for rain, only winds to reach 15 mph by … Continue reading →

It’s about as beautiful a morning that one could personally order up. The quietness has an unseen current of energy that feels awesome. There is nothing

By 7:30 AM, the drops were starting to gently tap the canvass awning over the front porch as I looked over the front yard after checking to see if there were any Mary Lincoln day lily stragglers. There was just … Continue reading →

The clock just moved past the eight o’clock hour and the sun is busily teasing my sight with its blinding rays as it moves downward and dodges the umbrella and shower curtain to shield me as I work. There’s a … Continue reading →

It’s sticky from the humidity and it has been raining steadily since around 8:00 AM. I relaxed and read from bed all morning and now am dressed for my afternoon outing to the park. Last evening, Laura and I went … Continue reading →

The day began with rain and it seems it will end with rain. Lots of rain. Surprisingly, the rain showers did not hinder guests from enjoying the park. I figured it would be a low turnout but I was pleasantly … Continue reading →

When an 1845 CINCINNATI CHRONICLE article described Dayton, Ohio “…it may be fairly said that Dayton is the gem of all our interior towns…”, there seemed to be little effort to prove that title over the following one-hundreds years when … Continue reading →

The deck is still too damp to work outside so I’m in my bedroom with the door wide open to the deck. It is not unusual for the deck door to be wide open in good weather so the dogs … Continue reading →

The song, “Here Comes The Sun” is playing through my brain but with the word “rain” replacing the word, “sun.” The whitish-grey skies have placed a pall over The Miami Valley and the feel and smell of rain give more … Continue reading →

At 7:10 AM, a heavy rain shower passed through for a little over thirty minutes and I’m pleased I don’t need to go out to water flowers. The air smells fresh and for a short while, there is a coolness … Continue reading →

It’s been a somewhat relaxing day, not unlike the previous two years with many things out of regular operation. Around 7:15 PM, the “Pops & Booms” concert began with someone driving through the high school parking lot tossing out firecrackers … Continue reading →

It’s a peaceful, yet very stunning morning as we climb toward the eight o’clock hour. The sun is bright, the sky is a brilliant blue, the leaves and branches offer a gentle hula motion as the light breeze passes through, … Continue reading →

One of my favorite holidays of the entire year. July 2nd, 1776, was the day it was agreed upon that our young, experimental country made the actual decision to adopt the declaration written by thirty-three-year-old, Thomas Jefferson. Still, this day … Continue reading →

It’s been a long week due to gut discomfort and although it is hanging on, I am in the hope the start of the new week, tomorrow, will begin a new level of comfort. Today was spent all day at … Continue reading →

The outside world is still flooded from the soaking we received last evening and occasionally throughout the morning. After seeing PHANTOM OF THE OPEN at Dayton’s Neon Movies, Mama Kay, her cousin, Sue, Anna, and I went to China Cottage … Continue reading →

Our 2007 family vacation in The Outer Banks on Ocracoke Island, a favorite family haunt.

From 1999 until 2015, we often visited The Outer Banks several times a year. In fact, two or three times in the summer, I would finish teaching by 8:00 PM on Wednesday and tell the boys, “Plan B!” They’d scatter … Continue reading →

Muggy! It’s still a beautiful morning, here at my deck retreat. The sounds of the various birds sound much like the background of a film soundtrack, but then there are the sounds of work coming from the high school, Shroyer’s … Continue reading →