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Walking into their futures Boomer Blog - Shirley Scott I recently received a double envelope from Mississippi; it contained an invitation to the high school commencement of my great-niece Ally. Later I saw two Facebook pictures of the grad-to-be: one of a five-year-old, pigtailed Ally on her very first day of school; the other of a young woman, car keys in hand, on her very last day of compulsory education. I am still trying to do the math that has allowed so much to happen in such a short peri...

Pictures worth these 900 words Boomer Blog - Shirley Scott It has been an uber-busy week of adding entries to the anniversary memory book for my college graduating class. Deadlines have come and gone, and now the deadline is mine to proof the whole kit and caboodle before shipping it off to Otterbein’s print shop. I am working up to a great big WHEW! The typing process has bombarded my brain to a frazzle of fonts and point sizes, not to mention the occasional edit. Thankfully, the pictures ac...

The sparkle of Mother’s Day Boomer Blog - Shirley Scott On Sunday moms everywhere will receive the special gift of precious hugs from kids big and small. It will be a joyous Mother’s Day celebration, warmed with welcome peeks of light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. Sadly, for some of us the hugging will happen only in our hearts. We will celebrate by memory, wispy echoes of bygone moments floating past all-out cinematic recollections of occasions etched in our minds. Celebrate we will �...

Still boomering after all these years … Boomer Blog - Shirley Scott For almost seven years I have shared reminiscent walks down memory lane, soapbox opinions about education and politics, glimpses into my family life, admiration for public figures and some very special folks I have met along the way. Each of my 365 columns have carried the title of “Boomer Blog” to remind readers where I am located on the historical timeline we know as life. 76.4 million Boomers populated the country when...

But what we did have … Boomer Blog - Shirley Scott I am absolutely reveling in April this year. Oh, April happened last year – April happens every year. Back then, however, I was preoccupied with the prospect of a pandemic. But here I am, once again marveling at Mother Nature’s radiant sunshine and wafting breezes alternating with her latest batch of random snowflakes and lingering frosty temperatures. Last week a friend patiently listened as I serenaded her with my mother’s traditional...

With gritted teeth and steeled nerves, several times a day I skim online headlines for the latest reports of Republicans and Democrats lambasting each othe

With smiles all around! Boomer Blog - Shirley Scott The flakes that snowed on my spring parade last week notwithstanding, my spirits have been moving in an upward trajectory. With hours of sunshine out-proportioning overhead gray gloom, tantalizing temperatures beginning with 6’s and 7’s continue to seduce me into wondering how soon I can put the screens back in my doors. Happy moments seem to abound, and I am loving it! I have thoroughly enjoyed the little chalk artist and her cast of pas...

Fun and games with names and names! Death by Chocolate / Thor / Tickle Me Pink – into one or more of these categories: CRAYOLA CRAYONS ~ DESSERTS ~ PAINT COLORS ~ ROSES ~ WINTER STORMS. Although I mentioned fun, the game is not as simple as the categories might suggest, especially when one name describes very different items. Allow me to illustrate. PAINT COLORS ( Morning, Mountain Meadow, Death by Chocolate) ~ This interior design category contains perhaps the most creatively-named entra...

February: Quite the holiday month! Boomer Blog - Shirley Scott True to form, I belatedly realized the current and shortest month of the year offers the most opportunities to celebrate. Besides the one federal holiday, there are a couple of other popular observances – not even counting the ones we have already missed: National Tater Tot Day and National Nutella Day. As February dawned, I was digitally thumbing through archived copies of the UDC to determine how Champaign Countians celebrated ...

Champaign County? How interesting! A while back my interest was piqued when I read in the UDC about a presentation made to the Soroptimist Club concerning interesting women in Champaign County. When I recently read that “Interesting Women of Champaign County, Ohio Prior to 1960” would be presented on the Champaign County Library Facebook page, I made sure to watch. Library employee Gloria Malone compiled the informative 30-minute program of facts gleaned from county histories, city directo...