Collecting My Thoughts

Yesterday I wore my green-gray BSBO t-shirt to the gym. Black Swamp Bird Observatory. Today is the last day of "The Biggest Week in Ame...

We tried the "new" Old Bag of Nails (pub food, noisy bar) in Upper Arlington last night with 2 other couples. The Arlington Bag ha...

We have sold our cottage in Lakeside, but are leasing it for the final summer.  The air conditioning died 2 weeks ago, and is being installe...

 This morning I started out on my 2 mile walk (sort of a loop, and I'm probably exaggerating).  I stopped at a near-by "little libr...

We'll be putting our Lakeside house on the market soon (turn key) so I'm removing personal items. Came across this poem about our La...

We ran into the usual detour on Rt. 4—but every year in a different place, so we get to see something new. This time we were routed through...

Tomorrow is "Giving Tuesday," and my in-box is swamped. We'll be donating to Lakeside Foundation to help restore the pavilion ...

  With Tony Gardner

It's chilly in Lakeside this week, and we brought mostly summer clothes with us. But, I didn't even have to go to a thrift store, an...

Spring Cleanup Day   Saturday, April 25 Mother's Day Brunch Buffet   Sunday, May 10 Memorial Day Weekend Activities  Friday, May 22-...

This photo is not this morning--I think it was 2 days ago. It was a cloudy morning with the sun just peaking over the horizon. I wanted to g...

The e-mails of alarm about the Obamacare intention and HR 3200 just keep coming. Baby-boomer seniors need to take a deep breath and reexamin...

The Ross Hips, pt. 1 A hip roof, if the house were square, would look like this. A hip roof is practical and solid, ideal for stormy, windy,...

Side gable houses with shed dormer to the street, pt. 3 I'll wrap up this topic about shed dormers on cottages at Lakeside with a few mo...

Monday Memories--Lakeside in the mid-70s We're back in Columbus this week, with a reasonably full agenda (for us) including hosting a la...

Activities for Week Four The morning seminars are on Stuggles of the Early Church and the afternoon is Hot Button Political Issues, so I...

Skipping the wind energy program at Lakeside Today's afternoon seminar was "Building advanced energy economy with off-shore wind po...

The Mayflies (Hexagenia) are thick The good news is, it means the Lake is healthier--I think. Although they aren't really sure why they ...

The weather is cooperating We're at the Lake. My husband is painting the house this year. The weather has cooperated--in fact, a bit t...

Frozen pipes and visiting moose It's about 18 degrees here in Columbus. We had a smattering of snow yesterday, some ice on the fringes...