Collecting My Thoughts

 Several mornings this summer I've walked from our cottage to the Lakeside memorial garden (Chautauqua Park) where our son Phil was inte...

 The neighbors have invited my husband for a sailboat ride, and now it's starting to thunder. I told another neighbor I saw his daughter...

"At this point, we are left with two questions: Why did Biden do it? And what will happen next? The answer to the first is that, for al...

John Ed Mathison is our preacher of the week at Lakeside. Before retiring at 70, he was senior minister at Frazer Memorial UMC in Montgomery...

No one has ever accused me of being an athlete, but I do walk 2 miles every morning along the lake front and maybe another 2-3 miles during ...

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...

Some days at Lakeside are not so lazy, but I'll still fit in time for a nap. 7 am: Walk along the lakefront. 8 am: Bob meets the Guys C...

 I participated in yet another ZOOM group at 4 p.m.  This is a writer's group, and if you're accustomed to ZOOM meetings, I think it...

  Our new washing machine, an Amana, was delivered this morning. The 40 year old Kenmore was great--best I've ever had--but sprung a le...

Met a young entrepreneur today in Lakeside. He's opened a shop of "vintage" sports wear. Used t-shirts, jeans and athletic log...

Here at Lakeside, Ohio, things look pretty close to normal. Hand shaking and hugs. Very few masks. Several programs inside Hoover Auditorium...

 I used to be in an exercise blogging group,  Exercising through the Church Year (40days40miles.blogspot.com) .  I never met any of the wome...

 Our terrible storms on Lake Erie have cleared out (Port Clinton was in a state of emergency) and the holiday to memorialize the fallen hero...

I read this on Facebook.  Temps have dropped (Thursday evening). "For those packing for the weekend - here's a quick heads up that ...

Beautiful day in Lakeside with a walk through the neighborhoods to observe the new builds and remodeling, and lunch on the deck.  The intern...

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...