I have been reading the One Year Bible in 2025. In fact, I am leading a Bible study of sorts on the One Year Bible and some of you are in it. I’ve really been enjoying both reading the Bible and getting feedback from other people about it. This last week I read a couple …
Twisted Olive in North Canton, Ohio
Tom and I are back in Ohio for a few weeks. Visiting the Twisted Olive in North Canton to celebrate my sister’s birthday was one of the first things we did. We drove up to Mom and Dad’s, piled into their car, then picked up my sister in Canton. She gave us three choices of …
Disqus Hits the Road – A New Way to Comment
I started writing this blog almost 11 years ago. The first post was May 30, 2014. I got some help from my tech guru, John. In fact, he set up almost everything so all I had to do was write and include pictures. Over the years I’ve learned how do to a few more things, …
Manatees at Blue Spring State Park, Florida
Tom and I recently went to Blue Spring State Park in Florida to see the manatees. I had been wanting to go for a while and it seemed like this would be our last chance this year. Manatees are definitely warm weather animals. They cannot survive in water that is colder than 60 F. In …
Cleaning Up After the Ice Storm
Last week I wrote about our ice storm and this week I will describe cleaning up after the ice storm. The ice storm happened on Wednesday, January 22. Wednesday we weren’t allowed to do anything because of safety issues. Thursday the safety officer, Ranger Chad, and Ranger Margot did a safety assessment. Then Ranger Margot …
Fire Weather by John Vaillant
I finished “Fire Weather” by John Vaillant at the very beginning of 2024. Although it did not rate high enough to be one of my favorite books for 2024, it is a book that I have referenced many times in the last year. The massively destructive fires in Los Angeles that have been in the …
Ice and Snow on St. Simons Island
On January 22, St. Simons Island was hit by an ice and snow storm. Most of the country has been in the deep freeze, including the south. Temperatures all month have been the coldest we have ever experienced in our eight seasons on the island. I know it has been super cold in Ohio as …
Palms Fish Camp and Fernandina
Tom and I took a day off to drive to Florida and eat at Palms Fish Camp. Our friends, Wendy and Ron Bower were back for their month on Amelia Island and we went down to spend the day with them. Palms Fish Camp is the place Wendy and Ron chose for our lunch together. …
2024 Knitting Update: Socks and Hats
2024 knitting was very productive and fun. I had a chance to get some yarns from their places of origin. Two knitting groups inspired me: one on the cruise ship and one with my (finally!) new local yarn shop. I finished a big project and completed several smaller ones. And I raised money for cancer …
Wesley College Ministry Group at Fort Frederica
Last week the Wesley College Ministry from the University of Arkansas came to do a service project at Fort Frederica. The University of Arkansas is one large university with many different campuses scattered throughout the state. Each one has a Wesley College Ministry group to reach out to the college students. Usually the campus ministers …