I wrote a while ago about the best bbq in North Carolina at Randy’s Bar B Que in Troutman.  On our recent trip to Red Canyon and Bryce Canyon in southern Utah, we found another great little BBQ joint.  IDK Barbecue in Tropic, Utah may have the best bbq in Utah. IDK Barbecue is a …

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On our first swing through Kanab, Melonie – our local authority – recommended Big Als Burgers as a good place to eat.  We only had a snack in Zion, so we were plenty hungry by the time we got to Kanab.  Fortunately Big Als Burgers was as good as advertised.  In fact, it was so …

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Giordanos Pizza recently opened a restaurant in Columbus.  Tom loves Giordanos.  He had it for the first time the summer he studied at the University of Chicago, back in 1979.  Ever since then, whenever we are close to Chicago, he wants a deep-dish stuffed pizza.  Fortunately (maybe) we no longer have to drive all the …

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Karen Graham is one of our favorite people.  Tom and I have known Karen since we were all in school together at Vanderbilt.  Even though she and I were both in seminary, Tom met her first.  She worked in the Science Library and he would often talk to her when he went there.  We all …

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A new restaurant opened in Lexington, Ohio about a year ago.  My parents live in Lexington and enjoy trying new restaurants, so they ate at ABC.  Whenever we visit them, they mention trying it.  So, this last trip to Ohio we were finally able to find a night together to eat at ABC Kitchen. ABC …

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John and Jackie love to take us to new places in Columbus.  Unfortunately, we were so busy during our three weeks in Ohio that we didn’t have time to explore very much.  In order to try something new, we met them at Sweet Carrot Restaurant one Monday evening for supper. Sweet Carrot is a new …

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When Tom and I stayed at the Statesville KOA overnight, our friend Adam came over from Winston-Salem to visit us.  Having heard great things about Randys Bar B Que in Troutman, we decided to head there for supper with Adam.  We loved catching up with Adam.  Tom and I met him first in Death Valley, then …

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Our life at St Simons was not quite as social this year as it was last year.  Mom and Dad were on the island for three weeks.  Jim and Judy Huffman stopped by again on their way to Florida.  But that was it until a couple of weeks ago when Pam and Steve Varga met …

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I love bagels!  They are chewy and delicious.  I especially like chocolate chip bagels and cinnamon raisin bagels.  And there is nothing better than fresh, made-that-morning bagels.  Last year, on the recommendation of Bob and Denise – another volunteer couple – we discovered Sandy Bottom Bagels during our last month.  This year we took full …

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One of our favorite things about volunteering in the national parks is the other volunteers we get to work with.  I wrote previously about our colonial village.  It was nice to have other people who helped with the living history.  But it hasn’t been all work, work, work.  We also took some time for volunteer …

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