Monthly Archives: March 2025

Since childhood, I have loved the month of April for its cornucopia of history. Here is a list of history and the birthdates of famous people. April 1, 1865 – During the American Civil War, Confederate troops of General George Pickett were … Continue reading →

Here are some photos from March 31, 2011 with Navi & Chief. They arrived at The Haasienda on February 20, 2011. Chief is now fourteen years old. Navi passed away in December 2013.

The “airport runway lighting” is always pretty at night. I hated moving or destroying exterior solar lights when I needed to trim the weeds or grass, so I cut PVC pipes into different sizes, spray painted them, pounded them into … Continue reading →

These are two photos were taken from the Donors’ Lounge balcony at Dayton’s Schuster Center for the Performing Arts, looking down to The Winter Garden.

Mother purchased some Spring flowers from my nephew, Parker Haas, when he was in kindergarten and gave me quite a few. They are the first flowers to Spring up every year and I look forward to, and appreciate their yearly … Continue reading →

On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan, then president of the United States, was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C., as Reagan was returning to his limousine after a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton hotel. I left … Continue reading →

I started with BOOK OF MORMON at The Schuster Center and walked across the street to The Loft Theatre for The Human Race Theatre Company’s production of CAMELOT. Camelot is a musical with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics and a book by Alan Jay Lerner. … Continue reading →

This is my third and final night to house manage THE BOOK OF MORMON. I love this show and will miss hearing the music and watching a few snippets. My next assignment is across the street The Loft Theatre for … Continue reading →

House managing balcony, house right. Great volunteer|ushers and some terrific patrons enjoying themselves. This is my view of the house right balcony, looking west and then east.

One of my favorite musicals. The first time this production toured through Dayton, I was seated with my sons and several friends. There were two songs in the production that I didn’t recall hearing and asked my friends if they … Continue reading →

Give or take a minute or two, at 5:20 AM, the bathing ritual begins. Chief leads the parade with his noisy, sloppy lapping that echoes loudly throughout my bedroom. Before long, Erma follows with either her own bathing, or she … Continue reading →

Today, March 25th, is my half-year birthday. I am officially 60 1/2 years old.

Haaskins (aka Haasy, Haas, Haasky) jumps off my bed every morning at 6 AM and gives the other four dogs a kiss. She repeats this several times throughout the day. Here are some photos of Haasy giving Harrigan and Erma … Continue reading →

The original Ferris Wheel, towering over the midway at the 1893 World’s Fair, was an engineering marvel and a spectacle that captivated millions with its grand scale and smooth operation. At the heart of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, … Continue reading →

Today would have been the 83rd birthday of my birth father, Danny Lee Jolliff, born in 1942 to William “Bill/Billy” Montgomery Jolliff and Rosemary Richardson Jolliff.

I was blessed with two wonderful maternal grandparents, Donna Clary Barmes and Leroy Barmes. I grew up around the corner from my grandparents, and saw them nearly every day of my life until I went off to college at Ball … Continue reading →

Wednesday, I was house manager for an event at Dayton Live’s Victoria Theatre. It opened in 1866 and has endured several fires, the 1913 Flood, and countless rebirths. Since the mid-1990s, it has served as one of Dayton’s premiere entertainment … Continue reading →

Within the first twenty minutes I thought I had selected the wrong movie. I entertained leaving, but I M glad I stayed because it turned out to be a great movie.

On this date in 1905, Eleanor Anna Roosevelt, the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt, married her fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. They were married in the home of Eleanor’s cousin on East 76th Street in Manhattan, and was given away … Continue reading →