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MIAGD: Make it a great day This last Sunday of September 2020 dawned bright and beautiful with a very comfortable 64°, though a tiny bit chillier with a more periodic forceful breeze causing the wind chimes and trees to spontaneously … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day It’s such a pleasant Saturday morning on the deck with all the pooches gathered nearby, taking in the slight breeze, comfortable temperature, a noisy cricket, a cicada chorus, a lot of morning traffic swooshing … Continue reading →

My nap extended longer than I wished but I feel more refreshed and am enjoying the beauty of some deck time with four delightful companions. The 74-degree temperature is just right; there’s just enough breeze for comfort but with little … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Fifty six years ago, this morning, my 19 year old mother, experiencing her second day of contractions, refused to go to the hospital because she knew the time wasn’t right. I always loved hearing … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day This time, each September, I go through a tremendous barrage of feelings as summer departs, taking with it my much beloved deck time and moments of joy watching the dogs, listening to the cardinals … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day The past several mornings I’ve taken breakfast in my study due to the cooler morning temperatures despite the bright blue skies and singing birds. I like lemons. I love lemonade. The phrase, “when life … Continue reading →

It’s moving on 5:00 PM on this lovely afternoon that consists of slightly cooler temperatures and a beautiful bright blue sky with a slight breeze moving the tree branches and wind chimes. Thursday and Friday, I accomplished a lot of … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Life on the deck, for me, is not pleasant at the moment because it feels more like mid-October and I’m just not a complete fan of Autumn weather except for photographing the changing colors. … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Last night, I posted this meme: One of my favorite Facebook friends, Christopher Stephen Jenks from Rhode Island, shares membership in several White House groups and responded to the meme with this: Christopher: This … Continue reading →

After breakfast, I laid down to read and woke three hours later, at Noon, having accomplished nothing. At a few minutes to 11:00 PM, I’m still trying to wrestle up some energy to accomplish something notable for this day. As … Continue reading →

It’s a day of remembering, resting, reading, (w)riting, Robert (Todd Lincoln), and relaxing with the pooches. Today’s weather seems to mimic the somber shroud for this day of remembrance, abandoning the clear deep blue, sun-filled skies of nineteen years ago. … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Last night I was asleep by 8:30 PM. I was not feeling well and laid down for what I thought would be a few minutes until I saw the clock showing 11:20 PM. Fortunately, … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day A pleasant 70-degrees greeted me on the deck this morning to the sound of my cardinal couple paired in a duet that alternate between Strauss and Stravinsky. The mosquitoes also played a key role … Continue reading →

Tonight, I made my first ever meal of sausage, gravy, and biscuits. My friend, Amanda Berlon, posted a recipe on Facebook for SGB and it looked less time consuming than I anticipated it to be. I checked the SGB recipe … Continue reading →

Monday evening, a voice student from Colorado was eating homemade taffy and I immediately thought of all my trips to Gatlinburg, TN, from 1967-2016, where I loved standing outside the taffy wagon, watching the mechanical hands stretch and fold the … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day The wind chimes are dancing in this brilliant breeze that would have made sitting in Far Hills Avenue, alongside the Bane family, a most perfect time to watch the traditional Holiday At Home parade … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day Despite the temperature being 62-degrees, the slight chill, punctuated with a tiny occasional breeze, is scarcely noticeable with the chirping of birds, the buzz of cicadas, Sunday morning traffic swishing up and down Shroyer, … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day The morning began with a slightly chilly 70-degrees at 9:00 AM and at 12:40 PM, it’s a tad warm with the sun but an occasional breeze is refreshing. For the last three hours a … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day The Friday before Labor Day is always invigorating because the neighborhood has a distinct buzzing of energy as Kettering prepares for the annual Holiday At Home Festival with its impressive parade and many other … Continue reading →

The day began with dampness since the early morning rain was more of a drizzle without soaking much. Still, it was wet enough that I took breakfast at my desk and caught up on some reading for a few hours. … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day It’s September 1st. 1985. I was seated at the piano in a luxurious apartment of Manhattan’s River House looking to the East River with the southern half of Roosevelt Island below. I was accompanying … Continue reading →

The long days are not so sluggish as long as Zoom cooperates and doesn’t slam the process. From 3:00-5:00 PM the system was down with “technical difficulties.” To be expected, I suppose. I have a love-hate relationship with September. I … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day It feels like a premature October morning with a slight chill to the air, red leaves falling from the tree that shrouds the deck, and the overcast sky. Yesterday, when I began teaching, it … Continue reading →

MIAGD: Make it a great day This morning’s slight coolness mimicked a mid autumn morning and with September moving in within 48 hours, I’m reminded that my much loved deck time is coming to an end. I was in bed … Continue reading →

I was so energized and productive the previous two weeks and by Wednesday night of this week, I was a limp dishrag and could not find strength nor energy to make a dent in anything. There was lots of reading … Continue reading →