Collecting My Thoughts

The last Monday in May is dedicated to remembering military members who died in service. I've done a number of blogs over the years abou...

Testimony wrapped up this week, and closing arguments are scheduled following the holiday. Judge Juan Merchan, the worst in our history, sen...

 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 ...

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...

My mother would be 107 today. It's hard to imagine, and also to believe she's been gone since 2000. Our family never made much of a...

The wind was really brisk along the lake this morning. I had my 2 mile walk.  The irises are fabulous—I could tell even in the dim light o...

Our daughter and son-in-law also got in on the fun of yard work and spring cleaning this year which we traditionally do on Memorial Day ...

Need hymns for Memorial Day? This time of year, it's my most popular blog post. They are from a 1964 Methodist hymnal that I found at a ...

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Our favorite home town hasn’t changed much. On my first bike trip around the town after winter in Florida I did take note of the fact that t...

Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day and honored the war dead of the Civil War with flowers on their graves. After WWI it becam...

The Junior Auxiliary was selling poppies in Forreston, Illinois--probably 1950. My dad was the 13th District Commander of the American Legio...

Torrential rain, lightning, thunder and strong winds forced President Barack Obama to cancel a Memorial Day speech he'd scheduled at the...

How old do you have to be before younger people step aside on the walking path along the lake?  It's a gorgeous day in the neighborhood-...

Our New Grill About 10 years ago, our son-in-law once removed Pete (brother of our SIL) gave us a rehabbed grill that he found at the curb....

Hymns for Memorial Day Observance So many people stopped by (according to site meter) to see my list, which only referred to another blog I...

Hymns for Memorial Day There's a list at my other, other blog.