On a recent adventure day, we headed to North Canton with Mom and Dad for lunch at Menches Brothers Restaurant and Pub. We met my sister, Julia, there. I have eaten at Menches Brothers many times because it was a convenient place for lunches with church folks. Julia and Tom had been there once or …
Bucyrus Copper Kettle Works
On our last adventure day, Dad said he wanted to go the Bucyrus Copper Kettle Works. He had looked it up and saw that they offered tours. Going there was a bit of a surprise, so I had not called ahead to book a tour, as they request. But we stopped by and Jennie, at …
Marcella’s: Sharing Life Over Plates
For a recent dinner out, Tom and I met John and Jackie at Marcella’s Restaurant at Polaris. Marcella’s is a Cameron Mitchell Restaurant, which always makes it sound fancy. Tom even considered wearing something besides shorts. Marcella’s does take reservations, but most Columbus area restaurants do. We have driven by Marcella’s many times but never …
Pine Tree Barn in Wooster, Ohio
Pine Tree Barn in Wooster was a recent destination for our weekly adventure days. Mom had a second mastectomy in June with a couple of follow-up surgeries. So she and Dad didn’t get out much during the summer. When Tom and I got home from Cumberland Gap, Mom was finally on the mend and ready …
2023 Knitting Update
This is my 2023 knitting update, although I haven’t really been knitting enough to have much of an update. This summer, especially, was a bad time for knitting. I usually knit when I am watching television and we went four months without television. Which meant four months with only a couple of national park hats …
Alpha Recovery Sunday at Lewis Center
A couple of weeks ago was Alpha Recovery Sunday at Lewis Center United Methodist Church. Alpha Recovery is a 12 step faith-based program centered in Bucyrus. It reaches out primarily to women who have been incarcerated because of drug addictions. Lewis Center hosts meetings that expand the program’s focus to anyone dealing with addiction. Men …
Trunk or Treat at Lewis Center UMC
Have you participated in a Trunk or Treat event? Trunk or Treat is a big deal in the Columbus area. Some parents even feel that these events are safer than kids going door to door even in their own neighborhoods. I live on a street that only has 12 houses and only one of them …
Autumn Leaves of Red and Gold
I love autumn in Ohio. Warm, sunny days with cool, crisp nights make the hardwood trees turn such beautiful colors. I have been a lot of places in the United States and the leaves in fall in Ohio are as beautiful as any other state. As pretty as the Smoky Mountains, New England, or Colorado. …
Humorous Signs from My Travels
Tom and I see humorous signs when we travel. I have shared some of them in the past, and you can see the posts here: from 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2021. From stick-figure-warning man to handwritten signs, people are trying to tell us stuff, if we pay attention to the signs. These are the top …
Autumn Fiber Festival in Mansfield, Ohio
The third weekend in October is the Autumn Fiber Festival in Mansfield, Ohio. Despite its proximity to my parents, I had never been to the Autumn Fiber Festival. The last couple of years we went to the Great Lakes Fiber Festival in Wooster, but I missed that this year. I needed some roving – I …