Last Friday Tom and I met some friends to ride part of the Ohio and Erie Canalway Towpath Trail. This beautiful trail runs for 87 miles from Cleveland to Bolivar. The trail goes through five counties and is administered and maintained by four county park systems and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. For our ride …
Teaching Grace to Weave
I have been teaching Grace to weave. Last fall I offered to teach my niece, Grace Clymer, how to weave. We didn’t get very far last fall because our schedules had a hard time meshing. Grace only lives 30 minutes from us, but someone has to bring her up to my house and we all …
Char-Mar Ridge Cathedral in Westerville
One of my greatest blessings is taking my morning walk in Char-Mar Ridge Cathedral. I know it is usually called Char-Mar Ridge Park, but there are some mornings it just looks like a cathedral. It is so beautiful and I worship and praise God as I walk. I listen to some Christian music on my …
Salt Creek Café and Creamery in Fredricksburg
For our break from warping on Wednesday, we ate lunch at the Salt Creek Café and Creamery in Fredericksburg, Ohio. My aunt and uncle read the blog regularly and they know we like to try new restaurants and especially try new ice cream places. When they knew we were coming to work again on the …
Barn Loom at the Buckeye Agricultural Museum
I recently spent a couple of days warping the old barn loom at the Buckeye Agricultural Museum in Wooster. The Buckeye Agricultural Museum is a dream that my Uncle Paul shared with my Grandpa Irvin. After Grandpa’s death, Uncle Paul made it a reality, opening the museum in 2018. We have visited several times and …
RV Hall of Fame and Museum
Tom thinks the best thing about our quick trip to Indiana and Chicago was our stop at the RV Hall of Fame and Museum in Elkhart, Indiana. Elkhart, Indiana is known as the “RV Capital of the World.” Three RV manufacturers started their businesses in Elkhart in the 1930’s, and today there are more than …
Indiana Dunes National Park in Indiana
After visiting Pullman National Monument, Tom and I headed east along the shore of Lake Michigan to Indiana Dunes National Park. We visited Indiana Dunes State Park about 30 years ago, but had not returned to the area since then. We have wanted to visit since Indiana Dunes changed from a National Lakeshore to a …
Pullman National Monument in Chicago
Tom and I did a quick overnight trip to see Pullman National Monument in Chicago. Our main purpose on the trip was to visit one of the newest National Parks, Indiana Dunes, but Pullman is just a little further west on the south end of Chicago. Most of what I knew about Pullman before we …
River Bluff Area of Highbanks Metro Park
On a recent Saturday, Tom, John, and I walked the trails at the River Bluff Area of Highbanks Metro Park. Tom and I have spent a lot of time at Highbanks during the years we have “lived” in the Columbus area. It is located between our house and John and Jackie’s house, so it is …
Slate Run Living Historical Farm Metro Park
A couple of weeks ago Tom and I visited Slate Run Living Historical Farm Metro Park. Because we are in Ohio for a longer period of time this summer, we have been looking into some volunteer possibilities. We have heard good things about Slate Run and wanted to check it out. Slate Run Living Historical …