In the last couple of weeks, Tom and I have worked as farmhands for Fartley Farms Hot Sauces. Fartley Farms Hot Sauces is our son John’s business. We told John when we were picking peppers that we felt like migrant, seasonal workers. John needed a little extra help the last couple of weeks and we …
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Malabar Farm State Park in Lucas, Ohio
Tom and I recently met our friend Wendy at Malabar Farm State Park in Lucas, Ohio. Wendy loves the Mohican area and willingly travels the extra distance to see us. I wanted to do something Christmas related that wasn’t outside (weather can be so unpredictable in December). Turns out that Malabar Farm was decorated for …
Gladness and Joy Will Overtake Them
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to a good 2022. The last couple of years have been hard on a lot of people for a lot of different reasons. The pandemic is now endemic (a constant presence) and we are starting to doubt it will ever go away. People are …
Hip Hop Nutcracker at the Palace Theater
For my birthday, John got tickets for the four of us to attend the Hip Hop Nutcracker at the Palace Theater in Columbus. I thought it would be fun for all of us to try something different. I’ve seen the ballet Nutcracker many times but Tom isn’t a big ballet fan. Hip Hop Nutcracker sounded …
Metabolic Syndrome and Christmas Cookies
In September Tom and I had to fill out a wellness check for our health insurance. They encourage us to do this every year, but I usually ignore it. This year the health insurers said that if we didn’t fill it out, they would increase our deductible. Hitting me in the pocketbook usually gets my …
Columbus Museum of Art Van Gogh Exhibit
Continuing with the Van Gogh theme this fall, we went to the Columbus Museum of Art to see the Van Gogh exhibit with Mom and Dad. We had never been to the Columbus Museum of Art so it was a fun adventure day for us. The Columbus Museum of Art was founded in 1878 as …
Signs We Saw Along the Way
In our travels, Tom and I see lots of signs. This post is the latest installment of signs we saw along the way. I have shared some of our favorites in three posts before. If you want to review them, you can find them here: 2015, 2017, and 2018. As you can see, there is …
Biggest Family Thanksgiving Ever
This year our family had the biggest family Thanksgiving ever. We usually have Thanksgiving attended by most of the family members and this year we had some extra people. Compared with last year’s Thanksgiving dinner (just six of us) it was an afternoon full of food and fun. Everyone was able to gather on Thanksgiving …
Christmas Shopping and Supply Shortages
How are you doing with your Christmas shopping? Mine is in the usual state of doneness at this point in the season. Meaning I buy what I know I want to give early and then keep adding to the stash as other things catch my fancy. We don’t really do much Christmas shopping and we …
Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in Columbus
I first noticed the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit on Facebook when some of my friends attended the one in Cleveland. Curious, I checked it out and thought it sounded like something interesting to do with my parents. I wondered, however, about the logistics of getting us all to Cleveland and back. So I was very …