Author Archives: Wright Flyer Guy

I subscribe to a wonderful blog, DAYTON UNKNOWN, by co-authors, Sara Kaushal, and Bethany Kmeid.   I’ve never met these women but find them fascinating.  I love all their submissions but today’s was both tender and tragic. Magee Park: The Woman … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Despite my 5:00 AM – 12:30 AM travel adventures, yesterday (Thurs; Sept 20), I was wide awake at 7:00 AM with three fizzy faced kids eager to begin their day. I heard something quite … Continue reading →

By 5:30 AM Thursday morning I was on the road to Indiana to visit Mother. I arrived call mom with little traffic effort, at 9:15 AM. As I was waiting on a traffic light about 15 minutes before reaching Mother, … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day At 7 AM it is already 75° with 100% humidity and neither seem to be lessening throughout the day. Yesterday’s scorching temperatures felt more like mid August than mid September. The yard has hit … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Wednesday morning has arrived with a few showers and sprinkles which were not originally in the forecast and I’d already decided to complete things in the early part of the day. The bus to … Continue reading →

Tuesday is a wrap! The fire in these students began Sunday and has not decreased one bit. New skills and technique were a synch and adherence to the process was astounding. Tomorrow is another busy day and I’m counting on … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day I’ve had two solid days, Sunday and Monday, with approximately 35 private students making significant strides and choices during lessons with exhilarating results. This morning I’m feeling slightly sluggish, probably a bit drained. I’m … Continue reading →

“Monday, Monday, so good to me Monday mornin´, it was all I hoped it would be Oh Monday mornin´, Monday mornin´ couldn´t guarantee That Monday evenin´ you would still be here with me…” The day was busy as heck from … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Karen Carpenter lulled us with “rainy days and Mondays always get me down” but I choose to ignore her on this rainy Monday morning as I’d hate to waste the moment. At some point … Continue reading →

Oh, my gosh!  I taught seventeen lessons, today, and it seemed like each student was competing with another – the students were on fire! I am exhausted but exhilarated. Before leaving the deck, this morning, for the comforts inside and … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day And just like that, the fun, busy weekend is over and it’s back to my four day routine of teaching, researching, and writing while attempting to maintain the house which seems to always fall … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day The deck is a tad breezy and very comfortable in the mid-70s temperature and low humidity but will shortly become warmer as we near Noon. I was successful in taking only two shots of … Continue reading →

I kept the day moving along from start to finish! I worked on the deck with research and writing and completed my morning at Carillon Park to visit the new Wright Brothers’ exhibit and a lunch at Culp’s Cafe. The … Continue reading →

Ah, yes. I know. But, I love having books at my disposal.  I love the sight of book filled bookshelves throughout my house. I grew up in a house filled with books and I find themt comforting.  

MIAGD: Make it a great day It’s just hit the noon hour and the temperature is at 80F with the humidity high at 84%, just enough to make this beautiful day uncomfortable. By 10:00 AM I’d stepped off the No. … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day A Facebook post reminisced about the days of sitting on the front porch chatting with family and neighbors. I certainly grew up in such an environment. My grandparents, Leroy and Donna Barmes, lived on … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day My version of Friday is here and it could not have come any sooner; my body feels like it’s in a pepper mill. The morning is cool and without rain, but the darker clouds … Continue reading →

Pashaw: used to express irritation or disbelief Several months ago I was shopping at Tuesday Mornings in Kettering’s Town & Country shopping center where I’d purchased a beautiful shawl for Mother last year. I wandered through the store and found … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day I finished teaching slightly early, last due to students in rehearsals, and took advantage of some shopping, an early dinner (before 10:00 PM) at 8:00 PM, and was upstairs in bed by 10:00 PM. … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Last night I decided to turn off my alarm since I didn’t need to teach class Monday morning and finally, at 8:15 AM, four dogs,  eager to meet the day, tackled me with kisses, … Continue reading →

I’m working on a major writing project centering around my maternal great-grandmother, Mary Belle Jones Clary, familiarly known by her middle name, Belle. I’ve been diving into the lives of her parents, grandparents, and other relatives, most of whom were … Continue reading →