Collecting My Thoughts

This is the laundry at Lakeside after I decided the dryer was unsafe. Pink, blue and cream are our colors I've had a lot of jobs in ...

I knew my husband attended a one day art class at Lakeside this summer, but hadn't seen the results.  It's a pendant he painted of t...

Yes, it’s September. But chilly here on Lake Erie. The heat is on in the cottage! We return to Columbus today after church on the lakefr...

Saturday, August 26, Bob went sailing with Tom, our neighbor, Jim another neighbor and Tom's brother Steve.  He often goes out with Jack...

Bob and his sister Deb heading to Hoover for an evening of music.     Checking out the new pool and wellness center at Lakeside. D...

A strike for equality. Bob watched the "sanitation engineers" in the giant blue garbage truck doing the north south route deftly ...

I’ve always known Lakeside was a special place for people with limited mobility, especially for the elderly. An equipped van brings resident...

We had a fabulous program last night at Lakeside Hoover Auditorium. Dave Bennett seemed to be a quiet, refined jazz clarinetist/quartet who...

A new look for the porch. We bought our summer home in Lakeside, Ohio,  in 1988 (actual house with plaster walls, basement and fireplace bui...

I attended a wildlife talk at Lakeside today (huge crowd). I left when the speaker got to the creepy crawler part. But the kids love that s...

On Wednesday morning the ladies of the herb group met at the train station and carpooled to the Mulberry Creek Herb Farm on Bogart Road and ...

I'm reading my third Fannie Flagg novel this summer. Great porch reading. Funny. The four books I brought with me, "Why I don'...

Monday night's program at Lakeside Hoover auditorium was stunning. Not a group I'd ever heard of, but one that builds my faith in ...

“We will ultimately not be judged by our technology, we won’t be judged by our design, we won’t be judged by our intellect and reason. Ultim...

Because of the storms, I couldn't walk the lakefront at 6 a.m., so I waited until 9. I saw a whole different population of dogs, grandp...

Ready to set our chairs up for the July 4 parade.  Thank you, neighbors, for the nice backdrop.      

Is it too early to recall what a lovely day Sunday, July 2, was at Lakeside? After enjoying a brunch at the Patio, we all went our separat...

Dogs. I don't have a dog, but I think I understand them, having had many in my childhood. Most dogs have well behaved owners, but som...

Our niece and nephew from Indianapolis are with us at Lakeside to celebrate the July 4 holiday.  After church on the lakefront, we went to t...

After complaining for 4 years that my potato masher and blender had disappeared, I dashed to Wal-Mart on a Friday afternoon and Lake Erie tr...