Tom and I boarded our ship, Nieuw Statendam, on Sunday. After all the preparation, the planning, the paying off of the trip, we were super excited that the day had finally arrived. Our four month adventure to Europe begins! Everything went very smoothly on Sunday. Holland America makes the boarding process a breeze. Although our …
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Preparing for a Long Trip
Tom and I are now away on our long trip. I write the blog a week ahead of when I publish it, so we are in Florida, only a couple of days away from getting on the ship. We used the month of March to get ready, so I thought I would let you know …
Catching Up on the Home Front
Tom and I have been busy catching up on the home front. We got back from Georgia at the end of February. Although Ohio has had a very mild winter, we got back on a day with rain, wind, snow, and rapidly dropping temperatures. As soon as we got the car unloaded from the dolly, …
Showing Our Guests A Good Time
Tom and I have had an abundance of guests visiting us here in Georgia. It is a great blessing to have friends that care enough about us to come all this way to visit. We have only been here six weeks but we have had four groups of friends come. The first were Sherry and …
Nature Gifts in Pier Village, St. Simons Island
Every year Tom and I go into Nature Gifts to look at the cool things. This year, for the first time, we bought something. I love this store because it has unique jewelry and decor items. The jewelry is very sparkly, which always makes me think of Jackie. The wall decor is bright and cheerful …
Friendship Is a Sheltering Tree
The older I get, the more I value the friends I have and the more time I want to spend with them. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in his poem “Youth and Age,” wrote “Friendship is a sheltering tree.” I like that image for friendship, especially friendships that have endured over time. An unknown author said, “Friends …
Four Christmases in One Week
How was your Christmas? Mine was wonderful, although a little different than usual. In fact, I had four Christmases in one week. Usually I just stick to two, sometimes three. Four might be a little much. The first of the four Christmases was on Sunday, December 24. In the morning Tom and I attended Lewis …
Evangelical United Brethren Heritage Center
Last week Tom and I visited the Evangelical United Brethren Heritage Center. The Center is located in Dayton, Ohio at United Theological Seminary. For those of you who are not up on your United Methodist History, the Evangelical United Brethren united with the Methodists in 1968 to form the United Methodist Church. The Methodists started …
New Roof For Our Little House
Tom and I got a new roof for our little house! Merry Christmas! Even better, our insurance company, State Farm, paid for it. That’s the short version of the story. Read on for a more detailed version. Back in August, the neighbor who watches our house when we are gone sent me a picture of …
Hand Mixer Catches on Fire
Last week I was mixing up my first Christmas cookies of the year and my hand mixer caught on fire. Well, maybe not flaming caught on fire, but definitely smoking. Of course, I shut it off immediately. After a minute, Tom told me to turn it on again and, when I did, it sparked and …