Lesson 908: E!

Happy weekend, Readers!

It is a happy one at the Lamp Post!

The E! exclamation mark

in Lesson 908's blog title,

is representative of 

the Entertainment News Network.

Here is your Entertainment news of the week,

most deserving of the exclamation mark!

Pets are as important as people

here at the Lamp Post.

We had two pet celebrations this week!

Lovable Penny turned 5.
She got her favorite Dairy Queen Pup Cup.

Gus was found two years ago

and he got a crocheted birthday hat.

which he was not too fond of.

(Had to be the ruffle...)

Whiford attended the party--

all 3 pounds of him!

He's growing and healthy!

Ellen has been on a crochet kick.

It keeps her hands busy

while she waits for employment.

Good news!

She's employed!

Our puppet-loving,

outstanding student

accepted a position in the Harbor Creek School District

as a full time Speech Pathologist.

She was School Board approved

on Thursday night.

Bis Sis Natalie

and all of her family and friends 

are very proud of her.

We wish Ellen to have a full

and rewarding career.

Work hard,

but don't stress.

Take the advice from the schwa e!

(inside joke of the SLPs, apparently--

enough to make tee shirts of the reminder, anyway)!

An E! Newsworthy event--

Sam got over his dislike of speed.

It just took a boat,

a river,

and pride in front of his girlfriend's family.

Click the link to see how it went.

This is how it went...https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16wEyjktJy/

The first harvest from Natalie's garden!

Nature was E! Newsworthy this week!

Fawns at the camp!

An eagle.

And a bird I thought was an eagle,

but upon closer look,

it isn't.

Readers, weigh in!

Daisies.

Insects on daisies.

And this squirrel 

who found the burned piece of Texas toast

that we threw out!

I caught the sun rising over the mountain

at Camp.

It makes getting up before the sun

every single day

worth it.

I'll remember to put the final e on Eloise tonight.

Last week I was so tired

I signed off as Elois.

A friend posted this

to inform me my typo

could be for the better.

I prefer famous warrior.

-

EloisE!

Lesson 907: Deep

Hello, Readers!

This week finds us Deep into Summer 2025.

All of the best things about the summer were this week.

The Cherry Festival!

Sam is an absolute ace at carnival games.

We brought home a cherry pie for dessert.

Ellen crocheted her own for far fewer calories.

This was a happier moment for her college cat, Gus.

He was a bit perturbed

as Whitford insists on using his litter box.

While deep into the American Legion baseball season,

there was still time to celebrate high school baseball.

The banquet was this week,

and Sam was honored to be chosen 

for the first ever

Impact Award.

My Gal Pals accompanied me Deep into the mountains.

We were on the lookout for this guy,
 

and we found him!

The time around these events has been spent

picking at this project--

the gutting and reorganizing 

of my huge, roll top desk!

I went DEEP--

every nook and cranny

was opened and sorted.

It is home to many items--

notepads and post-its.

my penny collection

Eloise loves maps!

Some of my favorite tricks--

fake teeth

and 

fake parking tickets,

and of course,

the fart machine.

Will I be needing my lifetime supply

of orange and black ribbon

now that all of my tribe has moved through high school?

Anyone in need of Sam's head?

The desk is one part warehouse

and

one part museum.

Huskies--I still have Ray G's armadillo.

And someone tell Zack M

I still have the Smencils--

and they STILL have scent!

Questies,

I'm starting some planning for next year.

Perhaps we will break out the FLARP

and my yo-yo collection.

Sorting makes a huge mess,

and Penny has quite enough for tonight,

so here endeth my blog.

See you next week

with a recap 

of more fun and adventures

from 

The Lamp Post.

Elois

Lesson 906: Big & Beautiful

 Happy Fourth of July, Readers.

It's nice that the holiday fell on a writing night.

We have lots to celebrate 

in this Big & Beautiful world,

because I happen to believe that 

America is already Great,

and I don't need to be told otherwise

by the Red Hats.

I do think these red hats are Great!

American Legion baseball

makes for a fun summer!

Hazel and Penny got to stop at this

Big & Beautiful Dog Park 

in Warren, PA.

A few days spent in our

Big & Beautiful forest

was good for my soul.

I have many beautiful captures from the last few days.

They are special and need some

finishing touches,

so I'll share them next week.

Here's something Little & Beautiful.

The flag blew across the shot

at just the right moment.

The only reading material

I have considered Big & Beautiful

as of late,

was this epic story.

I finished it this week!

I don't think I will ever forget

Gus and Call,

Lorena and Clara,

or Roscoe and July Johnson.

You can tell it was good!

I marked lots of good parts!

I always have a Big Book going--

I usually read the Big Book

in the mornings--

between 10 and 20 pages.

I like stories I can chip away at--

and read them while I'm reading other things, too.

The last Big Book I read prior to Lonesome Dove

was this one:

I thought it was just ok

and most of the characters annoyed me.

Still a decent number of good parts though.

Did you spy my library in the background

of the above shots?

I have it almost arranged,

and I will be starting my card catalog

soon.

A couple of big names on this book cover!

I'm about halfway done.

Big names don't necessarily 

mean tab-worthy descriptions though.

Decent plot,

but reads like it was written for a Netflix series.

It is has come time for Eloise to end

her Big & Beautiful day.

I woke up at 4:30 am 

in the middle of the Allegheny National Forest

to the sound of Penny puking....

in my camp bed.

I finished the day on the shores of Lake Erie,

eating a smore 

and watching fireworks.

Happy 249, America!

Big & Beautiful celebrations

planned for #250 next year.

Eloise