During the government shutdown, I averaged five books a week. I had plenty of time for reading and I took full advantage of it. One of the most powerful books I read was “Before We Were Yours” by Lisa Wingate. “Before We Were Yours” is a novel based on fact. In western Tennessee, in the …
From February 2019
Dough Life Edible Cookie Dough
Everyone knows you aren’t supposed to eat raw eggs. And recently I found this warning on a bag of flour: “Cook before sneaking a taste. Flour is raw. Please cook fully before enjoying.” So what is a cookie dough lover supposed to do? Dough Life is the answer! Dough Life Edible Cookie Dough opened a …
Peculiar Park Place RV Park in Peculiar Missouri
Between the time Tom and I were stuck at the QT in Kansas City and the time we could get the tires replaced and aligned, we stayed at Peculiar Park Place RV Park. Peculiar is the name of the town, not an adjective for the RV Park. According to Wikipedia, the town got the name …
Table Loom Weaving at Fort Frederica
Last summer I learned how to weave on a floor loom at Pipe Spring National Monument. When I told the Volunteer Coordinator at Fort Frederica, Ranger Michael, about it, he decided to buy a small table loom. After pricing them (even small looms can be expensive) he bought a Tumbleweed table loom for Fort Frederica. …
Choices to Make, Choose Whom You Will Serve
We make so many choices in our lives every day. What will we wear? What route to take to work? Will we work as expected or goof off? Going to the grocery store means choosing from hundreds of varieties of beans, toothpaste, cereal, applesauce. Sometimes we can be overwhelmed by our choices. Tom and I …
Transwest Truck Trailer and RV of Kansas City
After we got our axle repaired while sitting in the QT parking lot, our service guy recommended we get new tires, new bearings, and wheel alignment before heading back to Ohio. Not knowing any businesses in Kansas City we asked for a recommendation. He suggested Transwest Truck Trailer and RV of Kansas City. Turns out …
Gates BarBQ in Kansas City, Missouri
When people heard we were stuck in Kansas City last October, they always told us to be sure we got some BBQ. Obviously, BBQ and Kansas City are synonymous in many minds. We tried Kansas City BBQ before and were not impressed, but we were certainly willing to give it another try. So, after our …
Truman National Historic Site in Missouri
As those of you who read the blog regularly know, Tom and I had a couple of detours on our trip from Arizona back to Ohio in October. We ended up staying near Kansas City Missouri for almost ten days. Six days in the QT parking lot and five days waiting for our alignment appointment. …
Repairing What We Made Before
This is our third season at Fort Frederica National Monument. Tom and I love it here. The weather is gorgeous January through April and there is plenty to do on the island. We go to movies, have our choice of restaurants, check out the fun and funky shops, and only drive three miles to the …
Are We Yet Alive and See Each Other’s Face?
Every year at Annual Conference, during the opening worship service, we sang “And are we yet alive and see each other’s face?” It is an old hymn with words by Charles Wesley. This hymn has been sung at Methodist gatherings for over 200 years. It certainly was a poignant hymn when most of the preachers …