Last week we had to take the Prius in to the Toyota Dealership for Service. We bought the Prius in August and have been dealing with a particular problem since March. The battery kept dying and the car wouldn’t start. It happened for the first time after a drive-in worship service on Palm Sunday. We …
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New Grocery Stores and the Laundromat
After two weeks in North Dakota, we are starting to learn our way around. As with any new place, this one has its quirks. We are quick learners and like to explore, but sometimes all the newness at once can be overwhelming. So far we have explored grocery stores. Two weeks in we have been …
Party with Five (or more) Parts
Before we left Ohio we had one last party to attend. The date had been set for months but we kept adding more and more reasons to party into the mix. The family gathered with all invited for the first time since July 3, 2020. And, because we were all vaccinated, we didn’t have to …
End of the Year Summary: Our Year in Ohio
You may read the title of this post and think “It isn’t the end of the year. It’s the middle of June!” You would be right to think this and yet it is the end of our year in Ohio. When we leave for North Dakota this week, we will be lacking two weeks to …
Preparing the House for our Departure
Our departure for North Dakota is imminent, and Tom and I have been busy packing and preparing the house. Preparing the house is a new thing for us because this is the first time we have owned a house since we retired. It feels like there are twice as many things to think about in …
Being Social the Last Month after the Pandemic
After more than a year of avoiding people and not seeing any of our friends, Tom and I have had a busy month being social. It seems as if the pandemic ended very abruptly and suddenly we were scheduling time with friends left and right. Chris and Bill, our bike riding friends were the people …
Master Bath Remodel Is Done (Almost)!
When Tom and I moved into our little house, we agreed that the first big project would be to remodel the master bath. Although everything worked, I just didn’t like the look of it. You had to have an instruction manual to flush the toilet and the door wouldn’t close if the vanity drawer was …
Packing List for the Leprechaun
Do you have a packing list that you use when you are going on vacation? Tom and I leave for North Dakota in less than a week and we are busy packing. Before we bought a house, all we had to do to move from one place to another was bring in the slides and …
Nick and Amanda’s Wedding Post-Pandemic
Memorial Day weekend I got to help officiate at Nick and Amanda’s wedding at Wedgewood UMC. I have known Nick Varga his entire life. He was born the first year I served at Wedgewood. I baptized him and had him in Confirmation class. I went to his high school graduation and Tom and I have …
Farmer John and his Pepper Plants
Tom and I have been spending lots of time helping Farmer John with his garden. Farmer John is, of course, our son John Hartley, aka Ron Fartley of Fartley Farms Hot Sauce. John and Jackie moved into a new house the week before we moved into our new home. So, in the heat of August, …