This Wednesday is a bit chillier than previous days, and we’ve had some scattered showers since early morning.

On Tuesday night, former student and bonus son Alex Loree and I went to Elsa’s on Far Hills Avenue for a late supper. We had a delicious meal, but a very disagreeable server named Rhonda. We’ve had her during previous visits, and she always makes us feel as if we are an insufferable burden to her. Our fine conversation over road any dissatisfaction with our service.

This morning after feeding the pooches, I returned to bed for a few more hours, rising at 9:15 AM to catch the southbound No. 17 bus to Walmart on Kingsridge Drive. I grabbed my fresh vegetables, wishing I had just gone to Kroger whose fresh produce is much better; the Walmart celery is wimpy and usually requires three stalks to Kroger’s one stalk. However, I needed some other items.

One of the plus-sides about last night’s dinner was that my chicken nachos had very few chips and an enormous amount of shredded chicken, with lots of cheese, which I brought home in a filled large container. I split it in half, and added two cans of cream of mushroom soup, a can of black beans, milk, and spices – perfection!

 I hope to attend this evening’s Kettering Civic Band’s Fraze Pavilion in nearby Lincoln Park, the City of Kettering’s Block Party, the kick-off to summer. In the meantime, I shall bury myself in research, escaping back to 1904.

Make it a great day!

PHOTO: Cox Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio. DLJH Photography; 2007.