The first week of July Tom and I had some very special visitors, Cheryl and Scott Giddens. They were our first out-of-town visitors and they came all the way from South Carolina. Well, actually, they live in South Carolina and they were sort of on the way from being in western Virginia for a show. …
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Encampment at Cumberland Gap
On Saturday, June 21, we had an encampment at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. National Park sites don’t do reenactments, but they often do encampments where people dressed up like soldiers come and spent a night or two and talk to visitors about what life was like as a soldier. On June 21 we had …
Third Challenge in Challenging 48 Hours
My computer went bad and the propane lines were leaking. In the midst of dealing with those two things we got a phone call that brought the third challenge in 48 hours. Before we left Ohio to come to Kentucky in May, I had an annual dermatologist appointment at Universal Dermatology. I say annual, but …
Second Challenge in 48 Hours
Our second challenge in 48 hours was more sudden, more immediate, and more dangerous! The Monday after we got back from Ohio, we were working in the Visitors Center. Tom and I were both upstairs doing living history when we were notified that the Chief of Interpretation wanted one of us on the phone. Tom …
First Challenge in a Challenging 48 Hours
First Challenge. The week after we got back to Kentucky after going to Ohio, we had a challenging 48 hours. You know the old saying that bad things come in threes. It was kind of like that. The first challenge concerned my computer. The trouble had started the week before when my computer decided to …
Roundabout Construction
When Tom and I got home from Fort Frederica in April, construction was just beginning on a roundabout at the intersection of Lewis Center Road and Worthington Road. We live on a street just off Lewis Center Road, the next street up from Worthington, so we were expecting construction to begin. In fact, we had …
No Kings Protests
Today, the day before the 4th of July, seems like a very good day to talk about the June 14 No Kings Protests. Although I am a supporter of the No Kings and 50501 movements, I was not able to be a part of the protests. But I was praying for those who were and …
Fun Three Days in Ohio
Tom and I had a fun three days on our “weekend” back in Ohio. We weren’t really home for much of that time, but we got everything done on our to-do list. We drove up to Ohio on Tuesday morning and afternoon. We decided to take a back way, missing Cincinnati. Although Cincinnati is a …
Blue Licks State Park, Kentucky
Tom and I recently made a quick visit to Blue Licks State Park in Kentucky. We are going back to Ohio once a month, mostly for doctor appointments, during our time at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. It is a six hour drive back home, so we can easily make it in a day with …
Boone Trace Commemoration
One Saturday in June, Tom and I joined Ranger Layton in a park vehicle to drive to Boonesboro, Kentucky for the finale of the Boone Trace Commemoration. 2025 marked 250 years since Daniel Boone and his axemen cleared and marked the trail leading into Kentucky. The Boone Trace Commemoration started on April 23 in Kingsport, …