When Tom and I bought our house in 2020, we didn’t think much about it having a crawl space. Our home in Mogadore had a partial basement with an attached crawl space. The house inspection didn’t show anything wrong with it. Tom and I noticed a slight musty odor when we first went into the …
Dance Recital Star Is Born!
On a beautiful, sunny day in May, Tom and I attended our first dance recital. No one in my family had ever taken dance lessons or been in a dance recital. But little Emma Winstead, Steve and Amy’s daughter, has been taking dance lessons this year. She is in the “Toddler Hip Hop” class at …
Delaware County Historical Markers
As I mentioned last week, Tom and I made a scavenger hunt of finding all the Delaware County historical markers. We found all but one of the 22 markers in five hours on a blustery Saturday. It took us five hours with driving and reading time. This doesn’t include the hour that we took in …
HangOverEasy Diner in Dublin, Ohio
On Saturday I had a delightful breakfast at HangOverEasy Diner in Dublin, Ohio. Tom and I went with John and Jackie to the Dublin Market at Bridge Park. It was the first “farmer’s market” of the season and will continue every Saturday from 9 until 12 through the end of September. We went to one …
Advice From My Father
All of us get advice from our parents. Sometimes we pay attention, sometimes we don’t. Most of us go through phases. We start out thinking our parents are infallible. Then, as teenagers and young adults we think our parents don’t know anything. Eventually our parents become very wise with great advice. Funny how they evolve …
3 Brothers Diner in Powell, Ohio
On a recent Sunday, Tom and I went with John and Jackie to 3 Brothers Diner in Powell. 3 Brothers has a storefront restaurant in a line of shops along Powell Street. It didn’t look like much from the outside, but was bigger than it appeared inside. The Powell location of 3 Brothers is their …
Ohio Historical Markers
Tom and I recently spent a day looking for all the Ohio Historical Markers in Delaware County. It was a history light scavenger hunt. There are 22 Ohio Historical Markers in Delaware County. Did we find all of them? How long did it take? Those are questions I will answer another day. Today I’m going …
Mama Killdeer and Her Little Nest
Recently, I was startled on my morning walk by a little bird chirping at me as loudly as she could. She wasn’t a kind of bird that I had noticed before, but she was very fierce. Her wings were out to her side and her feathers were puffed up to make herself look large. As …
South Street Grille, Ashland
Tom and I recently met our friend, Wendy Bower, at South Street Grille in Ashland, Ohio. The restaurant was halfway between our two home and was one that my Aunt Anne and Uncle Paul had recommended. They recommended it in January, when we were in Ashland so much to see Dad, but we never had …
Craft Raccoon in Columbus, Ohio
On a recent Saturday, I visited Craft Raccoon, a newly opened store in Columbus. I am a big believer in keeping things out of landfills. Our recycling volume is twice our garbage volume every week. I often list things on “Buy Nothing Delaware” that can be reused by someone. A pile of cotton t-shirts and …