Orchids to …
• The Ridge Church for awesome music and singing at the first service Sunday.
• Steve and Lori at the Columbus Parks Department about not mowing the field and allowing nature to flourish — you made my day, from Jen Corsi
• Norris Automotive for fixing our Honda’s air conditioning before vacation.
• Linda Martin for getting me to the hospital for surgery, from Carolyn.
• the Bartholomew county 4-H Fair Board for providing an awesome fair this year.
• Camilla’s Restaurant for highlighting Columbus architecture as part of its decorating.
• Pam Moran for taking me to Parkside Baptist church on Sunday, from Margie Peach.
• Steve Poindexter for the outstanding work he did repairing a bad ceiling crack and the expert painting and repairs he did to our house inside and out, plus the great power-washing job, from Dick and Shirley.
• the city for new State Street bridge and the landscaping and the sidewalks, which are beautiful.
• Bryan Ballard and Mark Boswell for a great demolition derby Saturday night, from Kroot employees
• the helpful man and his mother for helping me get in my car at the store parking lot on Whitfield Drive when I locked by keys in it.
• Jeff Fields who helped me get into my car when I locked my keys in it and the young girl who also tried to help.
• Mill Race Center and its awesome staff for the array of classes, health programs, crafts and awesome workshops and affordable dues.
Onions to …
• Trump for causing the trade war.
• peoples who create a hazard parking on the road rather than giving $5 to the local organization running the parking at the 4-H fair.
• people who hate hearing hosts and guests of the “Morning Joe” show who let the American people know the truth.
• the farmer who came over into our yard, that the county does not mow on County Road 50N, and made a mess of it.
• Columbus landlords who charge rent that is too high.
• people who object to their neighbors’ legal use of fireworks.
• neighbors who continue to set off fireworks after the Fourth of July.
• bicyclists who completely ignore the stop sign at 30th Street and Griffa Avenue.
• those who are so disrespectful to elderly people, children and animals by continuing to use firecrackers from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
• myself for driving 60 mph down Rocky Ford Road just to prove that road diets don’t slow cars down.
• the memorial on 25th Street that needs better upkeep.
• the man who struck his dog while walking it along Rocky Ford Road on Sunday morning.
• the man that had a yacht seized, a plane seized, signed over hotels, bankrupted several businesses including casinos, stiffed contractors millions of dollars and is calling for NATO members to pay their bills.
• people who set off fireworks past midnight and blow them up against people’s windows.
Happy Birthday to …
• Abby Spencer.
• Bill Owens.
• Arcy Wilson, from your family and Donna.
• Tina Boddie, from your family and Donna.
• Lois Patterson, from your son Alan and all your friends at St. Bartholomew Catholic Parish.
• Brock Western on his 16th birthday, from all his family.
• Ben Gearhart, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Zoey Mize, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Martha Winchester.
• Linda Lou Finke.
• Brenda Hue Embry.
• Katie Newton.
• Belated Happy Birthday to…
• Nancy Patrick.
• Larkin DePoy, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Mary Currier, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Andrew Galbraith
• Logan Brown
Happy Anniversary to …
• Ralph and Lucy Black.
• Tom and Gloria Caudill.
• Andrew, from Haley on our eighth wedding anniversary.
• Ken and Abby Calendar, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Belated Happy Anniversary to…
• Jeff and Karen Sweet, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
