Dateline Dayton – On Christmas Eve, our daughter Darlene and her family, minus Heather, joined our granddaughters, Julia and Madison, Pauline and me to drive to our son Bill’s home in Cincinnati. Bill fixed such a delicious lunch that even his wife Julie complimented him. We exchanged gifts with his family because they were be unable come to our home … Read More

Dateline Dayton — Early last Saturday morning we traveled to Cincinnati to see our granddaughter Madi play basketball.  Her father, our son Bill, is the assistant coach of the team.  I probably shouldn’t have told you that. Their team, our team, lost 38 to 5. After the game, we came back to Dayton. I wanted to purchase tickets to see … Read More

Dateline Dayton – Last Friday evening we drove over to one of our favorite sites at this time of year, the lighted Christmas tree that has been constructed using the Carillon Bell Tower. A beautiful addition to the Dayton skyline, the tree can be seen from Interstate 75, our main north-south thoroughfare. I am glad we chose Friday night. Two … Read More

Dateline Dayton – Last Thursday night Pauline and I attended the Carriage Trace Investment Club Christmas party. Although the group was small, we had a great time sharing food, which each person brought, fellowship and a heated white elephant gift exchange. A few weeks ago we went through our Christmas decorations. Pauline had the task of deciding what to keep. … Read More

Dateline Dayton – Thanksgiving was a busy day for Pauline. I helped a little. She prepared breakfast for five of us, including our son Chris and the two daughters of our youngest son Jon. The girls stayed until mid-afternoon. We played several games, and we were ready to play another when Madison decided she was tired. She took a nap. … Read More

Dateline Dayton — I found it necessary to purchase another new car last week. I don’t like buying cars, clothes and other things, but two new cars in one year – unheard of in the Hennessey household. This purchase was a big step for me. I did not buy American. Yes, for the first time in our lives, we bought … Read More

Dateline Dayton – Chapter two of our recent weeklong Western vacation to Nevada and Arizona: By Thursday, we were on our way back to Las Vegas after visiting with friends in Arizona. Following any pit stops we could make, the Hoover Dam Casino was our first real stop. We had been to this casino on a previous Vegas trip, but … Read More

Dateline Dayton — As I mentioned two weeks ago, Pauline and I were on vacation last week. We were able to get a direct Sunday flight to Las Vegas from Cincinnati, and we arrived in Vegas that evening. Since our son lives in Cincinnati, he took us to the airport, after enjoying a meal with his family at one of … Read More

Dateline Dayton — I attended last Thursday’s  meeting of the Budget Committee for our condo association because I am a member. The meetings are comical because of the differences of opinions. One man is quite vocal and rarely follows the program. I come away frustrated by the lack of progress.  Too many people are on the committee.  There should be … Read More

Dateline Dayton — Our daughter Darlene arrived with her two girls and a boyfriend last Friday for a wedding the next day. First move, as usual, was a trip to Marion’s for pizza. Normally we don’t do pizza on Friday because we can’t use our 25 percent discount coupon. Although it was almost 8 o’clock, Marion’s was so busy. I … Read More