Last week Tom and I visited the Evangelical United Brethren Heritage Center. The Center is located in Dayton, Ohio at United Theological Seminary. For those of you who are not up on your United Methodist History, the Evangelical United Brethren united with the Methodists in 1968 to form the United Methodist Church. The Methodists started …
From December 2023
New Roof For Our Little House
Tom and I got a new roof for our little house! Merry Christmas! Even better, our insurance company, State Farm, paid for it. That’s the short version of the story. Read on for a more detailed version. Back in August, the neighbor who watches our house when we are gone sent me a picture of …
Advent Bible Study: Heaven and Earth
During Advent I led my first Bible since I retired. Some people at Lewis Center United Methodist Church had been asking for an evening Bible Study and both the pastors were too busy to do it. They asked me if I would be willing to do it and I gladly said yes. Then I went …
Nicola Tuscan Restaurant in Columbus, Ohio
For Jackie’s birthday, Tom and I took Jackie and John out to eat at Nicola Tuscan Restaurant in Columbus. I had never been there, and I like having new places to write about for the blog. Nicola Tuscan Restaurant would be classified as fine dining. The chef, Nicola Bedalli and his lovely wife Esperanza opened …
Two Important Non-Fiction Books
I recently read two important non-fiction books that I want to recommend to everyone. Both of the books made me think about things in a different way, and that is always good. The first of the two important non-fiction books is “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity” by Peter Attia. This is a book …
Hand Mixer Catches on Fire
Last week I was mixing up my first Christmas cookies of the year and my hand mixer caught on fire. Well, maybe not flaming caught on fire, but definitely smoking. Of course, I shut it off immediately. After a minute, Tom told me to turn it on again and, when I did, it sparked and …
2023 Weaving: A Little Loomy
Although the name of this post is 2023 Weaving, I am going to cover the last 18 months of weaving because I haven’t written much about it for a while. I have been very busy weaving a variety of things with one ambitious project and lots of the same old thing. Last year, when Tom …
Microwave Popcorn Bowl: New Favorite Thing
I have been eating a lot of popcorn lately. In an effort to avoid overly processed and empty calorie foods, this has become my go-to snack. Popcorn has a lot of nutritional value. In a 3.5 ounce serving, there is Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): 9% of the DV. Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 14% of the DV. Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine): 9% …
New for 2024 Thanksgiving
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and upheld many of the family traditions. There was all the usual food and most of the usual family. It is always wonderful to spend time together and get see the generations. This year, however, there were several new things. First, John and Jackie hosted Thanksgiving for the …
MAPS Air Museum in North Canton, Ohio
After our delicious lunch at Menches Brothers, we headed to the MAPS Air Museum in North Canton. MAPS stands for Military Aviation Preservation Society, which is quite a mouthful. Ohio has two other good air museums, The National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton and the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta. …