Monthly Archives: May 2023

The morning is starting off on the chillier side, but we are promised temperatures in the mid-70s, by early afternoon. I will welcome this with time on the deck by evening’s end. I was in bed by 10:30 PM and … Continue reading →

Sunday evening was my last night of teaching for this week. The month of May had five Mondays and Tuesdays and I only teach four weeks of any given month. I do like these little breaks, and it also gives … Continue reading →

Shortly after 1:30 AM, I woke in the middle of a cute dream and I realized that after about 15 minutes of being awake, I was still smiling from the dream. Judy Huffman and her husband, Ron, lived east of … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is the final day of May 2023. For some reason, it seemed to crawl at a much slower pace than January and February. it was a good month but one that was tightly packed with events at The Schuster … Continue reading →

The morning is introducing what is predicted to be another beautiful day and for that, I am very grateful. It was a comfortable night for sleeping with only Harrigan joining me in bed; Bailey slept in my study and Col. … Continue reading →

“Shut up!” At 5:45 AM, I roared those words out the window beside my bed that looks out toward the high school’s parking lot. The two females, talking loudly to one another as they jogged or walked, did shut up. … Continue reading →

It’s Tuesday, and it feels like it’s last Tuesday. I thought I was getting a tremendous night-filled rest but I am sluggish this morning. A weather front is moving into the area as my muscles are aching. I still intend … Continue reading →

The grumpy old man who wrote a less-than-positive blog post on Saturday is not the same man who is writing this post, this morning. For the first five to six hours of Saturday, I could not find the button to … Continue reading →

It’s been a relaxing, educational day, thus far, with reading and documentaries. I’ve spent most of the day on the deck despite the morning offering a breezy coolness. At 1 PM it’s still breezy but the deck remains cool due … Continue reading →

It’s a beautiful morning and I’m spending it out on the deck with The Fab Five. it’s a day for relaxing and replenishing before teaching commences at 4:30 PM. Bailey, Chief, and Erma are lounging near me on the deck … Continue reading →

While watching eleven of my private students going through commencement exercises, it was not lost on me that forty years ago this afternoon, my Elwood Community High School classmates and I changed our tassels to the other side of our … Continue reading →

Last night, I was a house manager for The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Beethoven’s Second Symphony. The original times indicated we’d be wrapping up shortly after 9 PM. I was elated because I knew I could make the 9:55 PM No. … Continue reading →

It’s not an actual “fun day” with adventures with my camera, but I stepped onto No. 17 at 7:23 AM to grab some breakfast at a buffet and then I will hopefully grab a few things at Walmart. Thursday, I … Continue reading →

As fortune would have it this evening, the attendance at the Victoria Theatre was quite low, and there was an open house manager spot on balcony, house left. I was pretty excited that I would get to see FROZEN one … Continue reading →

As fortune would have it this evening, the attendance at the Victoria Theatre was quite low, and there was an open house manager spot on balcony, house left. I was pretty excited that I would get to see FROZEN one … Continue reading →

The last time I knew how awake I was upon hitting my bed, last night, was 12:25 AM. I anticipated six hours of sleep; however, due to two men shouting their conversation to one another as they ran through the … Continue reading →

The seasonal allergies and sinusitis have formed into a huge bass drum that has a consistent solo inside my head. But, I’m loving the weather and the smell of spring flowers. We’re taking a slight dip in temperature, today, sandwiched … Continue reading →

I went to bed by 10 PM after a very long, tiring day and Col. Deeds immediately snuggled against my chest. Generally, he will spend a few hours against my neck and chest before moving down to be near Harrigan … Continue reading →

I’ve twenty minutes before No. 17 hauls me southward into Kettering. I’m beat and eager to see the FanFive before crawling into bed for six hours of sleep before repeating today’s schedule on Saturday. FROZEN… ahhhh… the music grew on … Continue reading →

My day began with waking at 6:10 AM when Col. Deeds, who’d been sleeping beneath the bed so he was close to Chief, bounded excitedly onto the bed to snuggle next to me, offering a few kisses to my neck. … Continue reading →

5:50 AM, twenty-five minutes before the first alarm was to sound, the thunder and lightning began. Erma is the only pooch of the five that seems terrified of storms. We have had several storms since Col. Deeds arrived last February … Continue reading →

I couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day, especially one such as this to remember my grandmother on her birthday as well as President Harry Truman.  I rose at 6:45 AM, fed the dogs, opened the deck door for … Continue reading →

My day began at 6:15 AM as King Charles III was moments away from being crowned. My official day ended with Elsa being crowned in FROZEN. It was a long, busy, productive day filled with business and creative moments. Before … Continue reading →

My day began at 6:15 AM as King Charles III was moments away from being crowned. My official day ended with Elsa being crowned in FROZEN. It was a long, busy, productive day filled with business and creative moments. Before … Continue reading →