Collecting My Thoughts

Today's Antique Roadshow at our house is the dinner table set with hand painted Blue Ridge China (Mountain Ivy pattern) from the Southe...

I heard it again. Kelly Ripa (Live with Kelly and Ryan) is not willing to take the risk to see her or her husband's parents during thi...

Beautiful walk along the lakefront this morning about 7:30 a.m. I stopped to talk to a woman who's been coming to Lakeside for 71 years,...

“What was the one of the biggest challenges you faced during 18 years of serving as House Chair of Green Gables?” I posed this question to B...

A lovely concert in the park this afternoon at Lakeside. Bright sun, gorgeous lake views of Kelley's Island. A group from the other end ...

Today is our 60th wedding anniversary. We're having a much smaller celebration than we had in 2010 for our 50th--a few Lakeside friends ...

So much excitement in Lakeside today. Reminds me of a day in June when we watched our neighbor Tom install a window. But today, another neig...

At Lakeside, although we only see our neighbors for about 10 weeks (if we're owners) we become close because walking together to church,...

Day 3 of the RNC convention coincided with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and women’s constitutional right to vote.  So there w...

The Lakeside Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel J. Rogers as Lakeside Chautauqua’s next Preside...

This past week at Lakeside the Preacher of the Week was Father Michael Renninger , pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virgini...

I returned some books to the library today and decided to stroll through the new Historical Society store in Lakeside which always has inter...

I do wear a mask--although there's no evidence that a bandana folded on an angle and tied behind my head then pulled up over my nose (2 ...

This piece in quotes below is circulating the internet, or being reported in a variety of ways. I didn't write it--not sure if there is ...

Skin is your largest organ, so I go covered. I wear a mask to protect me from your germs, breath and droplets. "As of right now, respir...

Last night in the park at Lakeside, Ohio, we enjoyed a Fleetwood Mac tribute group. They were as happy to see us as we were to see them. The...

It was such a pleasant change to be able to attend church services here at Lakeside two weeks ago. Even in a park, even with social distanc...

Lots of excitement the evening of June 10. We must have had 50 golf carts stop by to look. Our street was the hardest hit and 2 beautiful tr...

I stepped out this morning to a familiar hum--I think they are called "noseeums" tiny bugs you can't see but can hear.   Th...

We own a summer home in a Chautauqua community linked to the Methodists, Lakeside, Ohio, which depends on the owners and visitors to keep it...