Camp Grandma got off to a great start! The campers arrived at 8:00 in the morning and we chilled until about 11:00. We looked at the chalk painting supplies for Tuesday and did a little prep by punching out the pieces in several stencils to use with the chalk paint. We also got paint brushesContinue reading “Camp Grandma-Day One”
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Mystery Reader
When my grandson was in first grade, his class began having Mystery Readers come in on Friday after lunch and recess. Any family member who wanted to be a reader filled out a basic information sheet and then included 5 hints about themselves as well as the title of the book they would be reading. Continue reading “Mystery Reader”
Shared Energy
Written in May, 2023 My grandson, Liam, and I went to the Schuster Center to see the Broadway play Frozen. We sat in the very top row. I had the binoculars we had purchased the day before, my knitting and some cookies. Liam brought us each a package of Teddy Grahams and a packet ofContinue reading “Shared Energy”
Joy and Loneliness
Written in 2021 I have been living on my own since January 31, 2017. On that day I moved out of my marital home and into a one bedroom apartment. I wanted-no-I needed to be alone. I needed quiet. I needed total control of the remote-if/when I used it at all. I needed to prepareContinue reading “Joy and Loneliness”
Sheep, Shepherd, Bucket
In the late 1990’s I was a youth group leader. One Sunday, the sermon was about sheep and shepherds and the different ways the shepherds tended to their flocks. Now days most shepherds go behind the flock and use trained herding dogs to help keep the flock in line and move them to different pastures.Continue reading “Sheep, Shepherd, Bucket”
Kentucky Weekend
I had been seriously triggered at work and realized I was going to have to quit. I had entered into the worst depression I had experienced in over a decade and I realized I needed to take care of myself. I needed to get away, even if I didn’t do anything, I needed a changeContinue reading “Kentucky Weekend”
Be Like Marley
Thursdays are special. Thursdays are my daughter’s day off. This means the grandkids are available. I’ve made it a point since they were born to make sure they know and have a loving relationship with my father, their great grandpa A.K.A. “Pop”. They are his only two great grandchildren. So, every Thursday with very fewContinue reading “Be Like Marley”
Back to Grandma Dohn’s Bulletin Board
We’re back to Grandma’s bulletin board for some more eternal wisdom. On August 27th, I returned to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio to a second long term temporary position working in the COVID testing site. (See my post titled “Connections/The World Really is That Small” for my story about working there. If ever this tinyContinue reading “Back to Grandma Dohn’s Bulletin Board”
Connections
(The World Really is This Small) I work at the COVID testing site at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. No big deal, but extremely interesting. You see, the university is randomly testing all the students. There is no way around this. If they get notified they have been chosen for a random test, they have aContinue reading “Connections”
Right Place Right Time
I live very close to a well know convenient store/gas station. I also live in an area that might be considered somewhat of a food desert. This means that there is a fairly constant flow of people to and from the store for all kinds of purchases. When I’m on my patio I make itContinue reading “Right Place Right Time”
My Patio 