While we were spending the day with the Winsteads, we visited the Miamisburg Mound. The mound is located very close to their home and they have visited before. Tom went to the mound when he was in elementary school. I had never been. The Miamisburg Mound is one of the places in the Ohio History …
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America 250 in Ohio
You might have heard about America 250, as in the 250th anniversary of the United States. Tom and I started hearing about it a few years ago because the National Park sites are all planning special events to celebrate. Even if the history of the site doesn’t go back 250 years, there is still plenty …
Weekend in Hocking Hills
For Christmas this year, John and Jackie and Tom and I rented a cabin for a weekend in Hocking Hills. Instead of more stuff, we decided we really just wanted to spend some relaxed time together. Hocking Hills has plenty of places to rent and lots of stuff to do, even in the winter. Jackie …
Ohio History Center in Columbus
Last Friday Tom and I visited the Ohio History Center in Columbus. After our trip to Campus Martius, we realized that we would save money visiting the sites in the Ohio History Connection if we bought a membership. We took advantage of the 20% off on the website and bought a duo membership for just …
Mound Cemetery, Marietta Ohio
Fortified by a delicious lunch, Tom and I headed out for Mound Cemetery, the last place we wanted to visit before leaving Marietta. On our way to the cemetery, we stopped to check out some historical markers. Marietta is filled with historical houses and many of them have markers in front of them. Some of …
Rebuilding Grandma’s Bridge
Last Saturday was a day dedicated to rebuilding Grandma’s bridge. My mom and dad live in a condo in a retirement community called Wedgewood Estates. Their condo backs up onto a pond and a woods. When Wedgewood Estates first opened, one of the original residents built a bridge over a creek in the woods. That …
Hartman Rock Garden in Springfield
The Sunday before my surgery, Tom and I visited the Hartman Rock Garden in Springfield, Ohio. We didn’t go there alone. We met one of our favorite families, Steve, Amy, and Emma Winstead, so we could all enjoy it together. Emma is 3 1/2 now, and I thought the rock garden looked like a fun …
Wool Gathering at Young’s Dairy
On September 20 I attended the Wool Gathering at Young’s Dairy. This was the 29th Wool Gathering. I have thought about going previously, but went to the Autumn Fiber Festival in Mansfield or the Great Lakes Fiber Show in Wooster instead. When my hip replacement surgery was scheduled for October 8, I knew the Autumn …
Grand Lake St Marys, Ohio
On our recent trip to Ohio, we had an adventure day with Mom and Dad to Grand Lake St Marys. Mom had seen an article about Boardwalk Village and wanted to go there. Anything they want to do, we are happy to try. We had a beautiful day for our adventure. The sky was blue …
Blacksmiths Depot in Candler, NC
On our way to Asheville, Tom and I swung by Candler, North Carolina to visit Blacksmiths Depot. Tom has been a blacksmith at different national park sites since 2017 when we worked at San Juan Island English Camp. Most of the time, he has to build a bellows and furnish his own equipment. Over time …