Last week Tom and I went bike riding and discovered a new place on the island: Guale Preserve. We like to go bike riding at least once a week, and our favorite ride is the 14 miles from Fort Frederica to Hampton Point. There is a wonderful bike trail and, because this is the less …
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Oculus Quest: Virtual Reality in the RV
Tom got an Oculus Quest for Christmas. Well, I ordered it at the beginning of December and it finally shipped the middle of January, so it was a late Christmas present. It was also, pretty much, his only Christmas present as John and Jackie went in with me on it. Tom loves to play video …
Coastal Brass Choir In Concert
St. Simon’s Island offers wonderful free concerts during the winter season. In January Tom and I went to hear a local group, the Coastal Brass Choir, play a concert at St. Simons United Methodist Church. The Coastal Brass Choir is a volunteer group with a wonderful “temporary” conductor. The conductor, Paul Reed, is the music …
Clean Sweep Award Goes to Fort Frederica!
Fort Frederica was recently awarded the Clean Sweep Award by the Keep Golden Isles Beautiful Committee. Our site supervisor, Ranger Steve, asked Tom and I to go and accept the award because I do the roadside cleanup and Tom has done so much to improve the grounds. The award is presented quarterly by the Keep …
Cargo Ship Capsized in St. Simon’s Sound
On September 8, 2019, a cargo ship named “Golden Ray” capsized in St. Simon’s Sound. Brunswick, Georgia, is one of the busiest import and export ports for cars in in the United States. When we drive through the southern part of Brunswick we can see acres and acres of cars waiting to be shipped out …
Renewing My Drivers License in Columbus
Do you like renewing your drivers license? I never minded before. When we lived in Akron, I went to the BMV in Ellet, stood in line five minutes and got my new license. Four years ago, newly retired, I got it renewed in Mansfield and had the same kind of experience. When the time came …
New Hairdresser and New (sort of) Style
While I was in Ohio, I decided to find a new hairdresser. My last two haircuts at Great Clips have definitely not been great. I am tired of such hit or miss haircuts. So I decided that, if I could find a new hairdresser in Columbus, I could at least get a good haircut twice …
Retrieving the Schacht Wolf Pup Loom
I mentioned last fall that I ordered a Schacht Wolf Pup Loom after my weaving class at Red Stone Glen. I was very excited about getting the loom and had visions of weaving dish towels for everyone in the family for Christmas. Unfortunately, the loom was delayed and I didn’t end up retrieving it until …
Knives Out: Best Original Mystery Movie This Century
When Tom and I saw the trailers for “Knives Out” we knew it was a movie we would have to see. We are not into blood and gore and lots of violence for the sake of upping the ratings. But we love the classic “who-dun-it” style mystery. Some of our favorites are “Clue,” “Murder by …
Mohican State Park in Ohio
Like last year, we met our friends Chris Ferlinc and Bill Cashell at Mohican State Park for a day of fun and games. At least that was the plan. It was also the day before I went to the doctor and found out I had bronchitis. So I wasn’t feeling very well. But I really …