On of my favorite childhood memories is making donuts with my Grandma Clymer. Mom and Dad used to go away for medical conventions, and Grandma Clymer would come and stay with us three kids. We have lots of wonderful stories and memories from those times together. I always liked baking and Grandma Clymer did too, …
From March 2021
Picking Up Litter in Ohio
Now that the snow piles are (mostly) gone, I am back to picking up litter. If you have been reading the blog for a while, you might recall that I pick up litter on a weekly basis when we are at Fort Frederica National Monument. Picking up litter is a natural companion to my daily …
My Heritage Deep Nostalgia, a New Addiction
Tom and I have done a lot of genealogical research since we retired and we use both My Heritage and Ancestry. Each one has advantages and disadvantages. Both of them cost the same – about $10 a month. There are some things you can do on them for free, but the research that we do …
Invitation to Pilgrimage by John Baillie
As part of my morning devotions, I recently read the short book, “Invitation to Pilgrimage” by John Baillie. John Baillie’s book “A Diary of Private Prayer” is one of my favorite devotional books and I read it frequently. The language in both books is beautiful and they are very thought-provoking. John Baillie was a Scottish …
Dreaming of Traveling Again
Lately I have been dreaming of traveling again. Tom and I have been in Ohio eight months now and in our house for seven. This is the longest we have stayed in one place since we retired and I am getting pretty antsy to move on. We are enjoying our time here, especially the time …
Group, a Book about Therapy by Christie Tate
“Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life.” I was going to write this whole title above but it wouldn’t fit. I have been a little concerned about my reading. It has been difficult to get engrossed in a book. One of the things I love about reading is getting so …
Jungle Jim’s International Market
We recently went on a road trip with John and Jackie to Jungle Jim’s International Market. It was a day trip all the way south to Cincinnati. We were taking bottles of Fartley Farms Hot Sauce to Jungle Jim’s so they could start selling it. We picked up Steve and Amy Winstead on our way …