This morning Tom and I attended worship at Church of the Cross United Methodist in Lexington. Church of the Cross is where I grew up and it is where Tom and I were married. My parents are members of the church, so it was a joy to be able to attend worship with them. Church …
From August 2015
Westfield New York
One of the things Tom and I enjoy most about this lifestyle is being in places we have never been before. On our way back to Ohio we stopped for a day in Westfield New York. Westfield is not a big town – only 5,000 people – and it is right on Lake Erie. It …
Herkimer Diamond Mines Resort
On our way back to Ohio from Massachusetts, we spent a night at the Herkimer Diamond Mines Resort KOA in Herkimer New York. I don’t usually write about places where we only spend one night, but the Herkimer Diamond Mines Resort was unique and worth sharing. Herkimer Diamond Mines Resort KOA is a first-class KOA …
Minuteman Campground
While we were in central Massachusetts, we stayed at the Minuteman Campground in Littleton. We stayed at the Minuteman Campground for two weeks and used it as our home base for exploring Massachusetts and for Tom going to his conference in Boston. From the Minuteman Campground it was a short drive to the commuter rail …
Getting Reacquainted
One of our great joys, while we were in Massachusetts, was getting reacquainted with Bill and Barbara Ruh. We knew Bill when we were all in school at Vanderbilt, way back in 1981 – 1983, but we never had the chance to meet Barbara. We exchanged the annual Christmas cards / letters but hadn’t been …
University Circle United Methodist Church
Having returned to Ohio, yesterday Tom and I went with my parents to University Circle United Methodist Church. University Circle United Methodist Church is an urban church in the heart of Cleveland. It is one of the biggest churches Tom and I have attended during our travels. The building itself is very imposing. Constructed in …
The Happiness Project
I just finished reading “The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun” by Gretchen Rubin. The book starts with the basic question, “Are you happy?” Then it goes on to a second question, “Whether you are …
Hiking Central Massachusetts
Tom and I have spent the last week hiking central Massachusetts. Eastern Massachusetts has Boston and the ocean, which is where most people who visit the state want to go. Western Massachusetts begins the Berkshires and flows into the hills of eastern New York so it is a very nice area to visit. Central Massachusetts …
Lowell National Historical Park
Lowell National Historical Park was a new kind of National Park for Tom and me to visit. When I think of National Parks, I tend to think of natural places like the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Glacier, Smoky Mountains. Then there are the National Military Parks such as Chickamauga, Bunker Hill and Gettysburg. Lowell National …
Our First Year of Traveling
We have reached the anniversary of hitting the road: our first year of traveling. Tom retired July 31, 2014, and we headed out of Akron the next week. Where have we been? My tech adviser made this very nice map for me. You can click on any of the markers and see a blog post …