Tom and I are starting to explore the area around us on our days off. Last week we went to Fort Ligonier in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Tom really wanted to check it out as one of the forts of the French and Indian War. Fort Ligonier was built as part of the Forbes campaign in 1758 …
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Selling the Family Home in Lexington, OH
On our first day of helping Mom and Dad we did good work. We got some closets cleaned out and loads of stuff taken over to the church rummage sale. But clearing out a house in preparation for moving isn’t enough. You have separate jobs to do in preparation for selling the house. I have …
Cleaning Out the Family Home in Lexington, OH
As I mentioned yesterday, Tom and I went back to Ohio over our weekend so we could help Mom and Dad with cleaning out the family home. Mom and Dad have lived in the same house in Lexington Ohio for 55 years. They recently decided to put down a deposit on a condo in a …
Ohiopyle State Park, Pennsylvannia
On a recent day off, Tom and I spent the day at Ohiopyle State Park. We are just starting to explore the area and getting to know the places people visit. Because Ohiopyle is the closest, it seemed like a good place to start. We visited Ohiopyle State Park once before, but it was almost …
Reduce and Reuse: A Recycling Conversation
Yesterday I wrote about some of the problems with recycling. Although I remain committed to recycling, I decided I need to do some other things in order to cut down on waste. Toward that end, today I am writing about reduce and reuse, the other sides of the recycling triangle. I have been intrigued by …
Recycling Difficulties: Business vs Environment
I wanted to take a little break from our history lessons, to address another subject today. When Tom and I are in Georgia we struggle to recycle. Recycling is very important to us and we have a hard time throwing things out that we know should be recycled. Georgia doesn’t do much recycling. In fact, …
Multiple Anniversaries at One Time
Today is Tom’s and my 38th wedding anniversary. Hard to believe. The years just fly by. But, although my wedding anniversary is the most important anniversary today, I celebrate multiple anniversaries around the same time. Five years ago, on April 22, we moved into the RV full-time. Five years ago, on May 22, I started …
Investiture of Judge Susan Baker Ross
While we were in Ohio, Tom and I got to attend the investiture of Judge Susan Baker Ross. We had never been to an investiture before, so it was a new and interesting activity. Susan has been a friend for a long time. She and her family moved across the street from us in Mogadore …
Short Stay in Ohio but Plenty of Chores to Do
It seemed like this trip to Ohio was the shortest ever. I know it wasn’t because we were here for three weeks. But the weeks were packed with a variety of necessary activities. Which means that our short stay in Ohio had plenty of things for us to do. During our short stay we saw …
Beef Jerky Outlet at Cincinnati Premium Outlets
While we were visiting the Pepper Palace, we stopped in at another fun store at the Cincinnati Premium Outlets. With three Eagle Scouts, we couldn’t pass up checking out the Beef Jerky Outlet. Tom loves beef jerky, but it is usually not on our low-sodium diet. Most beef jerky has plenty of sodium because salt …