One of the first things we need to do when we move to a new place is start checking out restaurants. I ask all the rangers for their favorites in the area and get some good recommendations. Then, when Tom and I are exploring, we stop by about one per week to try. The first …
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 …
Battle of Fort Necessity: History Lesson 4
Last week I wrote about building Fort Necessity. This week the history lesson continues with the Battle of Fort Necessity. To recap, George Washington and his men attacked a small group of Frenchmen on May 28 and killed their leader, Captain Jumonville. Colonel Washington gathered his men in the Great Meadows and built a small …
Evening Service at Asbury United Methodist
Last week I wrote about going to the Sunday morning service at Asbury United Methodist Church in Uniontown. The next week we started working on Sundays, so we went to the Sunday evening service at Asbury. And, I have to say, it was about as much fun as I’ve had in worship in years. The …
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Tom and I are just beginning to explore this part of Pennsylvania where we are spending the summer. Within three hours of our location are over 100 national park sites. Wow! Think of all the stamps I can collect this summer. Of course, a lot of them are in Washington DC, so we will certainly …
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, …
Building Fort Necessity: History Lesson 3
After the skirmish at Jumonville Glenn (May 28, 1754), George Washington beat a hasty retreat with his men back to the Great Meadows. Because he was concerned about a retaliatory attack by the French, he ordered his men to construct a small fort. He called it a “fort of necessity.” Shortly after they started the …
Asbury United Methodist Church in Uniontown, PA
Our first Sunday in Pennsylvania, Tom and I had the day off because we were still in training. Normally we will be working Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The heaviest visitation in most parks is on the weekends, so we are used to working then. But we were glad to have a Sunday morning off …
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 …