by Susan Matley | Sep 30, 2022 | Official Blog
Some weeks are filled with excitement, others rife with drudgery. This week is a combination of both. I’m talking about duty. Exciting drudgery. Isn’t that an oxymoron? It’s probably right there alongside the cankered rose of Shakespearean fame, Lily. My...
by Susan Matley | Sep 23, 2022 | Official Blog
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....
by Susan Matley | Sep 16, 2022 | Official Blog
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...
by Susan Matley | Sep 9, 2022 | Official Blog
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...
by Susan Matley | Sep 2, 2022 | 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...
