Today, on the last day of the year, I like to share our 2019 five favorite places. I do this every year as a way to review where we have been and hit the highlights. You can read the previous lists for 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015. This year’s list of five favorite places starts …
From December 2019
1000 Books Read in the Last Decade
I have read over 1000 books in the last decade. I’m not saying this to brag. I enjoy reading and I read a lot, although not as much as some people. In fact, I thought I would have more time to read when I retired. 1000 books is an average of two books a week. …
Darkness Has Not Overcome the Light
This is a dark time of year. It is dark at 5 p.m., and – even though we are supposedly climbing out of the darkness – the long, dark, cold nights really get to me. I don’t find them cozy. I feel the cold down deep in my bones and it seems like nothing will …
Mrs Turbos Cookies in Powell Ohio
John and Jackie love to find restaurants, bakeries and stores to show us when we visit Ohio. In November they took us to a place that is bound to become a favorite: Mrs Turbos Cookies. Mrs Turbos Cookies was started in Columbus in 2012 in Gahanna. It is a 50’s style, retro bakery that uses …
Fishers Cafe and Pub in Peninsula Ohio
On the day we went to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Mom and Dad and Tom and I ate lunch at Fishers Cafe and Pub in lovely, downtown Peninsula. Fishers Cafe is a staple in Peninsula, operating out of the same location for 61 years. It was opened by George Fisher in 1958 in the current …
New Visitor Center at Cuyahoga Valley
One of our favorite things about being in Ohio is doing stuff with Mom and Dad. In November we made a trip to see the new Visitor Center at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. We didn’t really plan on seeing the new visitor center, but we were going to Cuyahoga Valley National Park and we wanted …
Hoggys BBQ Restaurant in Columbus
The first time we saw John and Jackie on this trip back to Ohio, we went to Hoggys BBQ Restaurant in Columbus. John has started a hot sauce business called “Fartley Farms.” One of the things he does, besides produce great hot sauces, is write a blog about the spiciest dishes in Columbus. His byline …
Barely Singing in the Cantata at Lewis Center UMC
Last Sunday found me barely singing in the cantata at Lewis Center United Methodist Church. Those of you who know me, know I love to sing and I especially like to sing in Christmas Cantatas. Last year I sang with the Lewis Center choir in their cantata and Tamara, the director, welcomed me back this …
Two Months in Ohio Flying By
When you say you have two months in a place, it may sound like a lot of time to spend. But when it actually comes down to it, two months flies by, especially when you are sick for about three weeks out of the two months. Almost at the end of our time in Ohio …
Harrisburg East Campground
While Tom and I were in Harrisburg, we stayed at the Harrisburg East Campground. When we were first looking at places to stay, we looked at a couple of campgrounds close to Hershey that were more resort-ish. But neither of them had availability all three weeks we wanted to stay. We finally found Harrisburg East …