Yesterday was such a beautiful day – sunny, no humidity, and about 70 degrees – that Tom and I decided to take a longer bike ride on the Towpath Trail. We loaded up the bike and our gear and headed to downtown Akron. We parked at the Cascade Locks trail head and headed north. We …
From July 2014
Retirement – Week 3
When I was working, I liked to take two weeks of vacation at a time. After one week, I would just begin to remember how to relax. After two weeks, I had time to relax and was ready to get back to work and in the routine. Also, two weeks was enough time to get …
Visiting Linworth UMC
Since we were in Columbus house-sitting, Tom and I decided to attend Linworth UMC on Sunday for worship. Linworth is a large congregation (three full-time pastors!) about half a mile from John and Jackie’s house. There are three worship services, two traditional services at 9 and 11:30, and a contemporary service in between at 10:15. …
House Sitting
Tom and I have been house sitting at John and Jackie’s in Columbus while they are on vacation in North Carolina. The house could take care of itself, but the two pets in it need a little more attention. Sully is their dog, an adolescent soft-coated Wheaton Terrier. Sully is a very sweet boy with …
County Line Bike Trail
A few days ago Tom and I decided to ride the County Line Bike Trail, a sweet 6 mile trail between Creston and Rittman Ohio. Creston and Rittman are small towns close to Akron – and the even smaller town of Sterling is in the middle of the trail. We started in Creston and rode …
A Seaside Knitters Mystery
I’m always looking for good authors. I especially like mystery writers who write series. So I was intrigued by Sally Goldenbaum‘s Seaside Knitters mystery series. I like the ocean. I like knitting. I like mysteries – it seems like this series would be a natural. The series is set in the small town of Sea …
Consider the Lilies
Consider how the lilies grow; they do not work or make clothes for themselves. But I tell you that not even King Solomon with all his wealth had clothes as beautiful as one of these lilies. It is God who clothes the wild grass – grass that is here today and gone tomorrow, burned up …
Bike and Hike Trail
Sunday afternoon we finished the rides for the Summit Metro Parks Bike Spree (see previous post). We finished with two sections of the Bike and Hike Trail, one of the oldest “rails to trails” in the US. The Bike and Hike Trail runs for 34 miles following the course of the old Akron, Bedford, and …
Towpath Trail
Over the weekend Tom and I decided to do the 2014 Summit Metro Parks Biking Spree. We have done the Fall Hiking Spree for years but this was our first time for the Biking Spree (I think this is just the second year it has been offered). The idea is to ride five of the …
Visiting Family of Faith UMC
Yesterday for worship Tom and I attended Family of Faith UMC in Akron. They have two services, at 9:15 and 11:15 and we decided to go to the 9:15 service, which is the “traditional” service. Newly ordained elder, Ron Shultz, is the pastor at Family of Faith. It was Communion, which is common in United …