Tom and I recently visited the Midway Museum in Midway, Georgia.  This is our sixth year on St. Simons Island, and I was looking for someplace new to go.  Volunteer Linda Usrey suggested the Midway Museum to me last year, but it took a while for us to get up there.  We went to the …

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One of the things we really enjoy about being on St. Simons Island in the winter is the February Island Concert Series.  I attended three out of the four concerts in February and enjoyed the variety. The Island Concert Series is held in the St. Simons Presbyterian Church.  2023 was the 39th year for the …

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Last week Tom and I returned to Oglethorpe Point Elementary for Georgia History Day.  Tom has gone every year for the Georgia History day, but I have only been one time previously, in 2019.  Tom is always a hit in his colonial soldier clothing, so he is a good visual aid. This year Tom and …

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Because we were in Ohio a week longer than usual, we were able to do some bathroom and dog sitting for John and Jackie.  They usually head for Florida about the same time we go to Georgia, but they are only gone for a week-long vacation.  This year, John and Jackie were actually planning on …

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For my birthday, Tom got me a darning loom.  This was not a random gift.  I asked for a darning loom.  I had seen them in several magazines and thought it would be good to have.  With historical clothing comes historical clothing repair and a darning loom is a good way to patch a rip …

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Way back in October, Tom and I visited the Lynd Fruit Farm in Pataskala, Ohio.  We are now back at Fort Frederica National Monument in Georgia, but I still have so many things to catch up on that I will be writing about stuff in Ohio for the rest of January. I love to go …

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Usually, by this time, Tom and I are in Georgia.  Not this year.  This year we have a delayed departure due to the RV being in the shop.  As of today, we are not sure when we will be heading south but I hope it is soon.  Enough of all this snow and cold stuff. …

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I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmastime.  I certainly did, although it wasn’t quite what I was expecting or planning. We always want a white Christmas in Ohio.  One year, when I was a pastor, it started snowing during the midnight Christmas service and continued with big, fluffy flakes into the next …

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It is time for the annual wrap-ups, lists and looking back over the past year.  All the posts this week will be posts that I write every year, with the appropriate updates.  First up, the annual Christmas Cookie post. I was very disciplined and restrained last year as I tried to get used to having …

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The first Saturday in October, Tom and I went to the Ohio Gourd Show and Festival.  The Ohio Gourd Show was held at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, so it wasn’t too far away.  Tom really likes gourds, and, after attending the show, I have a new appreciation of them myself. The Ohio Gourd Show is …

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