Olympians and the People Inside

Olympians and the People Inside

Pivot! At approximately 3 PM Sunday I removed my Nellie Gilliam Day hat and laser-focused my attention on my upcoming presentation, “Myth-Taken Identities: Using the Greek Pantheon in Fiction.” There is, of course, a simpler way to say Greek Pantheon: Olympians....
Summer’s End with the People Inside

Summer’s End with the People Inside

Don’t look now, but as of September 22, 6:03 PM (Pacific Time) it’s fall. Yep, that’s next Thursday. I can practically taste the end of summer.   Is it kind of like apple crisp?   There’s definitely a spiciness to it, 9, crunchy grass underfoot sending up...
The Queen and the People Inside

The Queen and the People Inside

Just when I knew exactly what I was going to write for this week’s blog, something stunning happened. After a double workout of strength training and swimming I made a recovery snack and turned on the radio. They were saying something about Queen Elizabeth II. In...
Late Summer and Early Fall Events!

Late Summer and Early Fall Events!

Ellen Margaret “Nellie” Gilliam Day is due for two appearances this fall. Her full Living History presentation at Fort Walla Walla Museum debuts at 2 PM, Sunday September 18. Mrs. Day was a first in many ways- -the first female Walla Walla County school...
Landscaping and the People Inside

Landscaping and the People Inside

This week is all about disruption. Monday morning at 7 AM the long anticipated landscaping crew arrived. Their mission that day was a tough one: weed the graveled strip alongside the driveway, remove a volunteer tree against the chain link fence,  remove the gravel...

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