From July 2014

North Chagrin Reservation

Last Thursday was a beautiful day and I wanted to go see a friend who was in the Cleveland Clinic.  Since we were going to Cleveland anyway, Tom and I decided to spend some time at the North Chagrin Reservation – part of the Cleveland Metro Parks.  Normally we would take the tandem and ride …

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Friends

With only a week to go before we head out of Akron, we are trying to spend as much time as possible with our friends here.  Tom and I have been very blessed to be in one place for 25 years.  Most United Methodist ministers move every five to seven years.  We lived in the …

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The Church Website

Yesterday Tom and I prepared to visit a church that shall remain nameless in this post.  It is a nice little church located in the Akron area.  One of my friends is pastor at the church.  Saturday I looked up the service time on the church website and found it listed as 11.  Sometimes I …

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Scanning

In order to move from a four bedroom house to a 35 foot RV, Tom and I had to get rid of lots of stuff, which I am planning on writing more about soon.  The stuff that was hardest to part with was the stuff that held memories – especially pictures and small mementos.  I …

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Holmes County Trail

After the short ride on Sunday, Tom and I decided to take a longer ride on Monday, so we headed south to the Holmes County Trail.  Holmes County has the largest population of Amish anywhere in the world – 42% of the population are Amish, with the Amish expected to become the majority before the …

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The Laundromat

One of the trade-offs of living in an RV is that you don’t have all the amenities you find in most homes.  We no longer have a dishwasher.  There are RVs with dishwashers, but I wanted the two large storage drawers instead.  We also do not have a washer and dryer.  Again, there are RVs …

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Maple Highlands Trail

On Sunday Tom and I decided to ride the Maple Highlands Trail in Chardon.  Even though it is a drive from Akron, it sounded like a really nice trail.  The Maple Highlands Trail runs north and south of Chardon but the descriptions make it sound like it goes to Middlefield.  If it does, you have …

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Mogadore Community Festival

This past weekend was the Mogadore Community Festival held in the Lion’s Park.  When we first moved to Mogadore 25 years ago, we went to two community events that first summer.  We went to the Memorial Day Parade, which was small and perfect for Memorial Day (see previous post).  And then we went to the …

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Akron Pops Orchestra

For the last three years I have enjoyed playing with the Akron Pops Orchestra.  I started playing cello when I was 10 and played a lot through seminary, but when I started serving as a pastor, it was hard to commit to to the time it took to practice and play concerts with an orchestra. …

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