A couple of weeks ago Tom and I visited Slate Run Living Historical Farm Metro Park. Because we are in Ohio for a longer period of time this summer, we have been looking into some volunteer possibilities. We have heard good things about Slate Run and wanted to check it out. Slate Run Living Historical …
Another Round of Poison Ivy
Despite my best efforts to avoid poison ivy, I suffered through another round of it at the beginning of June. I think I touched some poison ivy when we were spreading mulch at John and Jackie’s. I noticed the rash starting on my arms a couple of days later. As soon as the blisters started, …
Goodbye to Pastor Phil at Lewis Center UMC
This last Sunday we said goodbye to Pastor Phil at Lewis Center United Methodist Church. We have been attending the church for about five years now, and Pastor Phil has been the associate pastor at the church during that time. The United Methodist Church appoints pastors where their gifts can best be used. In May …
Uptown Westerville Farmers Market
Last Saturday Tom and I visited the Uptown Westerville Farmers Market for the first time. I’ve always loved the idea of Farmers Markets. It makes me think of old-time market days where everyone in a village goes to the market to sell or buy. In my imagination, you can buy the freshest produce or yummiest …
Great Lakes Fiber Show in Wooster, Ohio
Another fun thing we did on Memorial Day weekend was attend the Great Lakes Fiber Show in Wooster, Ohio. We went to this last year on Sunday, but this year we were busy on Sunday. Instead, we attended on Saturday but had the same wonderful time. Last year we went with Mom and Dad and …
Rainy Day Bike Ride with Friends
Over Memorial Day weekend, Tom and I took a rainy day bike ride with friends Sherrilyn Wilson and Pat Prosser. Sherrilyn has been a friend since high school and she was in Ohio visiting her mom. She and Pat live in Flagstaff, Arizona, so we have to get together when we can. They were both …
Dames Rocket, aka False Phlox
On our recent evening with Pete and Cathy, we stopped to look at some beautiful wildflowers. Cathy mentioned that someone had told her they were phlox and she asked me if they were. I assured her they were, indeed, native phlox. Wild phlox look very different from the creeping phlox that are used for garden …
Prairie Oaks Metro Park in Hilliard, Ohio
Tom and I met our friends Pete and Cathy Hahn at Prairie Oaks Metro Park on a beautiful evening toward the end of May. We last saw them about a year ago before we went to North Dakota. Pete is a former Dean at Ohio State University who returned to teaching this year. Cathy has …
Pastoral Duties Fill a Weekend
Pastoral duties filled last weekend. On Saturday I presided at the graveside funeral for a long-term family friend in Benton Ridge, Ohio. Sunday I preached two services at Wedgewood United Methodist Church in Akron, Ohio. They were definitely good days where I felt like I was doing what God wanted me to do. But they …
Central Ohio Weaving and Fiber Arts Guild
On Facebook I belong to the “Central Ohio Weaving and Fiber Arts Guild” group. I also belong to the “Addicted to Knitting”, “8-Shaft Weaving”, “Macomber Loom Owners” and “Kromski Fun” (spinning wheel) groups. So I get my share of posts about what is going on in weaving, spinning, and knitting. Facebook is a good resource …