Monthly Archives: June 2023

I detest camping and I’m not fond of fire pits or bonfires. I feel like I’m camping! This morning’s air is thick with smoke and haze from the Canadian forest fires. Last night, I went downtown for supper in the … Continue reading →

After a 3:50 AM bathroom break, I was stuck in awake mode until shortly before my alarm sounded at 6:15 AM. I didn’t take to the excitement the FabFive showed as they eagerly and energetically greeted me. I’m still sluggish … Continue reading →

Excellent! Inspiring. Motivating. Fascinating. Heartwarming. It’s a home run helluva movie. IT AIN’T OVER is a documentary on baseball legend Yogi Berra that ranks up there with RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsberg) and WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? (Mister Rogers). From … Continue reading →

There is nothing to report from yesterday. It was a beautiful day and ended with dinner at Applebee’s where I dined with Mama Kay, Janice, and Sue. After we dropped Janice off at her home, we went to visit Patricia … Continue reading →

There’s not much to report this fine morning, beginning in the mid-50s and climbing to the low 80s within a few hours. We had a heat wave rush through last week, but the temperatures of the past few days have … Continue reading →

For some reason, I keep thinking the date of June 4th has some significance to me from my family’s history, or something familiar to me in US history. I continue to draw a blank. Yesterday was just an odd day … Continue reading →

I thought my Walmart delivery, which included a new vacuum sweeper, would be on my porch by 2 PM. Instead, it was delayed by over an hour and there was no vacuum. They reported it would be shipped from another … Continue reading →

It’s a cool, comfortable night at the bus terminal. A gentle breeze whips around the pillars, continually refreshening the air after a recent rain.  It’s been an emotionally eventful day, and I am glad it has come to an end. … Continue reading →

Yesterday was bright and very warm. I spent a good deal of time resting on the deck as The FabFive scattered themselves between my bedroom and the deck for their naps. I had planned to mow the yard and tend … Continue reading →

I am certain that Mr. Joshua Logan’s granddaughter, Kate Harrigan, will also post a video clip of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” from their classic, CAROUSEL. It seems to be our annual tradition before posting “September … Continue reading →

Leroy D. Barmes: 8 Nov 1921 – 3 Jun 2004 Remembering my grandfather, Leroy Delmar Barmes, who passed away nineteen years ago, today. Grandpa Leroy was the son of Virgil B. Barmes and Thelma E. Daugherty Barmes and was born … Continue reading →

Today is the 148th anniversary of Anna Greenlee Jones’ birth. Anna Jones, my great-great grandmother, was born on this date in 1875 in Boone Township, Madison County, Indiana. Anna was the daughter of Andrew Taylor Greenlee, and Prudence Anna Ball … Continue reading →