Tom and I recently made a visit to Brownie Points in Columbus.  Brownie Points is one of the stores listed in the Buckeye Treat Trail, which I have written about previously.  All the other stores were retail stores with bright, colorful exterior and a welcoming interior.  This place is a little different. First, we had …

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Elegant Illusions Christmas Drive Through Park is a new Christmas lighting display at the Portage County Randolph Fairgrounds.  Tom and I recently picked up Mom and Dad and headed out for the adventure of the lights.  I am always looking for new drive-through displays because Dad isn’t able to walk around.  By finding a drive-through …

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Experience Columbus, the Columbus Ohio Visitors Bureau, launched the Buckeye Treat Trail in August.  As soon as I saw an article about it, I wanted to do it.  A buckeye candy is a peanut butter ball dipped in chocolate.  They resemble the nut from the Buckeye tree, which is the state tree of Ohio.  Brutus …

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Tom and I recently took a fast trip to a bunch of national park sites.  We started our adventure in Casey, Illinois, whose motto is “Big things, small town.”  We had been to Casey in 2012 to see the “Biggest Wind Chime in the World.”  Since then, many more big things have joined the wind …

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This last week I spent time in three wonderful, walkable downtowns.  I love a small city that has a vibrant downtown.  Most downtowns are on a downturn with lots of empty storefronts and a depressed feel.  But the three downtowns that I enjoyed are full of restaurants, small local shops, and people walking.  What do …

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Tom and I have been enjoying a weekly game night with the other volunteers here at Fort Frederica.  Right now there are three other volunteer couples.  Although we are the only living history volunteers, we are enjoying spending time with the other volunteers in social situations.  Bob and Denise Verba are returning volunteers who we …

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Tom and I recently revisited the Guale Preserve on St. Simons Island.  I wrote about it in 2000 when it first opened.  You can read that post here.  Because we have spent so much time on St. Simons Island, there isn’t much new for us to see or do.  Not a lot of fodder for …

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On our last adventure day, Dad said he wanted to go the Bucyrus Copper Kettle Works.  He had looked it up and saw that they offered tours.  Going there was a bit of a surprise, so I had not called ahead to book a tour, as they request.  But we stopped by and Jennie, at …

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