Solon Economist

Housework? Yeah, I remember something about that

Milli Gilbaugh and Milli Gilbaugh
March 21, 2024

What do Albert Einstein and Lady Gaga have in common?

Milli Gilbaugh and Milli Gilbaugh
March 14, 2024

March – the month of war and planning gardens

Milli Gilbaugh and Milli Gilbaugh
March 7, 2024

An opportunity that comes along only once in four years

Milli Gilbaugh
February 29, 2024

Winter memories, a clown car, a Bronco, a baby, and a mystery

Milli Gilbaugh
February 22, 2024

Just where was that global warming when we needed it?

Milli Gilbaugh
February 15, 2024

Maybe this is why we give chocolates on Valentine Day

Milli Gilbaugh
February 8, 2024

The wonderful world of television – no longer so wonderful

Milli Gilbaugh
February 1, 2024

A family with itchy feet strikes out for Colorado

Milli Gilbaugh
January 25, 2024

You never know what you’ll find while looking for something else

Milli Gilbaugh
January 18, 2024

Things to celebrate or do in January – besides hibernate

Milli Gilbaugh
January 11, 2024

Are you already regretting those New Year’s resolutions?

Milli Gilbaugh
January 4, 2024

Christmas traditions, both transitory and enduring

Milli Gilbaugh
December 21, 2023

For the love of animals and challenging quizzes

Milli Gilbaugh
December 14, 2023

Nostalgic meanderings: how one thought often leads to another

Milli Gilbaugh
December 7, 2023

Should parents control what our children learn in school?

Milli Gilbaugh
November 16, 2023

Roscoe Turner, a colorful figure in aviation history

Milli Gilbaugh
November 9, 2023

Today has been designated as Cookie Monster Day

Milli Gilbaugh
November 2, 2023

Random thoughts that won’t go away

Milli Gilbaugh
October 26, 2023

Football games and the sealskin coat

Milli Gilbaugh
October 19, 2023

The rise and fall of the big family picnic

Milli Gilbaugh
October 12, 2023

The great broom evolution

Milli Gilbaugh
October 5, 2023

Politicians – are they really saying what we are hearing?

Milli Gilbaugh
September 28, 2023

A student’s dilemma, when does nudity become art?

Milli Gilbaugh
September 21, 2023

So, what’s wrong with painting big yellow barrels?

Milli Gilbaugh
September 14, 2023

Finding out that sometimes, ignorance really can be bliss

Milli Gilbaugh
September 7, 2023

Whether student, volunteer, or teacher; I loved being in school

Milli Gilbaugh
August 31, 2023

Shopping for school clothes

Milli Gilbaugh
August 24, 2023

Playing with words – hobby, habit or obsession?

Milli Gilbaugh
August 17, 2023

Poor grammar makes for confusion and bad politics

Milli Gilbaugh
August 10, 2023

It’s a messy world; clean it up

Milli Gilbaugh
August 3, 2023

Marigold Pond on a summer evening

Milli Gilbaugh
July 20, 2023

Barefoot days and keeping cool

Milli Gilbaugh
July 13, 2023

Has that ‘silent spring’ arrived?

Milli Gilbaugh
July 6, 2023

Dogs, ponies, and the singing cowgirl

Milli Gilbaugh
June 29, 2023

Getting the new freezer

Milli Gilbaugh
June 22, 2023

Fairy-tale flower gardens

Milli Gilbaugh
June 15, 2023

The strawberry pickers

Milli Gilbaugh
June 8, 2023

My favorite June

Milli Gilbaugh
June 1, 2023

One size fits no one

Milli Gilbaugh
May 18, 2023

We label ourselves when we label others

Milli Gilbaugh
May 11, 2023

Spring flowers & mushrooms

Milli Gilbaugh
May 4, 2023

Spring coats, raincoats and lunch

Milli Gilbaugh
April 27, 2023

Paul Revere and birthdays

Milli Gilbaugh
April 20, 2023

Easter bonnets, hat pins and hair receivers

Milli Gilbaugh
April 13, 2023

April foolishness goes on and on

Milli Gilbaugh
April 6, 2023

The heart of the arts

Milli Gilbaugh
March 30, 2023

Silly social rituals

Milli Gilbaugh
March 23, 2023

Enjoy some Irish poetry

Milli Gilbaugh
March 16, 2023

A special day to get moving

Milli Gilbaugh
March 9, 2023

These foolish things remind me . . .

Milli Gilbaugh
March 2, 2023

In the miscellaneous file

Milli Gilbaugh
February 23, 2023

Has it really been fifty years?

Milli Gilbaugh
February 16, 2023

February could be a very busy month

Milli Gilbaugh
February 9, 2023

The shortest month – thank goodness!

Milli Gilbaugh
February 2, 2023

Charity or ego?

Milli Gilbaugh
January 26, 2023

Busy-brain and chocolate

Milli Gilbaugh
January 19, 2023

Dealing with the inevitable

Milli Gilbaugh
January 12, 2023

Decisions, decisions

Milli Gilbaugh
January 5, 2023

About those resolutions . . .

Milli Gilbaugh
December 29, 2022

A Christmas revelation

Milli Gilbaugh
December 22, 2022

Making Christmas magic

Milli Gilbaugh
December 15, 2022

The other “Wild Game Supper”

Milli Gilbaugh
December 8, 2022

Christmas cards by Mother Nature

Milli Gilbaugh
December 1, 2022

Christmas has changed – or have I?

Milli Gilbaugh
November 24, 2022

Over the river and through the woods

Milli Gilbaugh
November 17, 2022

A healthy imagination

Milli Gilbaugh
November 10, 2022

Do you say what you mean?

Milli Gilbaugh
November 3, 2022

Halloween costumes and customs

Milli Gilbaugh
October 27, 2022

Is there a unicorn conspiracy?

Milli Gilbaugh
October 20, 2022

Suzy from Milwaukee via Spencer

Milli Gilbaugh
October 6, 2022

Getting to know Jobyna

Milli Gilbaugh
September 29, 2022

Pat – the girl from Nevada, Iowa

Milli Gilbaugh
September 22, 2022

New friend in junior high – Barbara

Milli Gilbaugh
September 15, 2022

Food For Thought

Milli Gilbaugh
September 8, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Coping with age and a basket of yarn

Milli Gilbaugh
August 4, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Hair today and gone tomorro

Milli Gilbaugh
June 23, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The myth of June brides

Milli Gilbaugh
June 2, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Reruns — the good, the bad and the boring

Milli Gilbaugh
March 31, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Marching toward spring

Milli Gilbaugh
March 24, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Just how Irish are you?

Milli Gilbaugh
March 17, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: It’s altogether another language

Milli Gilbaugh
March 10, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Moving on

Milli Gilbaugh
March 3, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Am I turning into a Trekkie?

Milli Gilbaugh
February 17, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: I still send Valentines to my classmates

Milli Gilbaugh
February 10, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: A story written by a grandmother

Milli Gilbaugh
February 3, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Things were simpler (and cheaper) then

Milli Gilbaugh
January 27, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: A comedy of errors

Milli Gilbaugh
January 13, 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Hunting for unicorns

Milli Gilbaugh
January 6, 2022

Food For Thought: And here it comes-already!

Milli Gilbaugh
December 30, 2021

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Does Mother Nature have Alzheimer’s?

Milli Gilbaugh
December 16, 2021

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Fact imitating fiction

Milli Gilbaugh
December 9, 2021

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Buy local and use your imagination

Milli Gilbaugh
December 2, 2021

Food for Thought: That big family feast

Milli Gilbaugh
November 18, 2021

Food for Thought: The past has passed; or has it?

Milli Gilbaugh
November 4, 2021

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Trapped in a Three Stooges routine

Milli Gilbaugh
September 2, 2021

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: It was Independence Day, not Fireworks Day

Milli Gilbaugh
July 1, 2021