On a recent, gorgeous afternoon, Tom and I headed outside to the sidewalk in front of the Cumberland Gap Historical Park Visitors Center with the intention of making rope from tow. All summer long, I have been processing flax to weave linen. Tow is the fibers that are too short or rough for linen cloth. …
Little Dutch Restaurant in Morristown
Last week Tom and I ate at Little Dutch Restaurant in Morristown. It was our new place of the week. We only have a short time left at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. As usual when you don’t know when you will get back to a place, we are trying to hit up the highlights. …
Highland County Historical Markers
Continuing with our quest to find all the Ohio Historical Markers, Tom and I drove through Highland County on our way to and from Columbus in September. Highland is the county to the northeast of Brown County. Tom and I usually drive through Hillsboro, which is the county seat. Most of the historical markers, however, …
Hoskins Drug Store in Clinton
After visiting the Clinch River Yarn Company, Tom and I went looking for a place to eat lunch. One of the top-rated places to eat in Clinton is Hoskins Drug Store. Yes, that is correct. A drug store is one of the best places to eat. Not sure that we really wanted to eat in …
Clinch River Yarn Company
A couple of weeks ago, I visited the Clinch River Yarn Company. I keep lists on my phone of places to visit. Here are some of the current lists: Adventure Day Trips in Ohio. See While at Cumberland Gap. Medina County Historical Markers. Australia Must-Sees. Alaska Trip. Caribbean National Park Sites. Donut Shops in Columbus. …
250 Timeline at Cumberland Gap
In celebration of America 250, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park had a special America’s 250 Timeline the third weekend in September. Most parks celebrated America 250 on or around July 4. Cumberland Gap decided to wait so that we could have more people participate in this special event. Ranger Lucas was in charge, and he …
Karen Graham Comes to Visit
I am very blessed to have good friends, such as Karen Graham. Karen recently came to visit Tom and me at Cumberland Gap. This is the second time she has visited us here. It helps that her sister lives in Middlesboro, giving her an additional (and possibly better) reason to visit. This time she traveled …
Brown County Historical Markers
Tom and I have been back and forth to Ohio four times this summer to spend time with my mom. In order to break up the drive and give us something interesting to see, we spent time on some of the drives looking for Brown County historical markers. I have already written about the markers …
Berea College, Kentucky
On our last trip to Ohio, Tom and I stopped by Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. I have wanted to stop by there for a long time. The people who are knowledgeable about textiles often mention Berea College to me when they visit my textile room. Berea College has a public-facing weaving program and has …
KARM Stores and Pal’s Sudden Service
KARM Stores and Pal’s Sudden Service. If I was in Ohio and said that, people would have no idea what I was talking about. If I said it in Knoxville, however, everyone would know. Although they might wonder why I am putting them together in a title. It all started with Ranger Lucas. All the …