After two weeks in North Dakota, we are starting to learn our way around. As with any new place, this one has its quirks. We are quick learners and like to explore, but sometimes all the newness at once can be overwhelming. So far we have explored grocery stores. Two weeks in we have been …
Voyageurs Volunteers: Nick, Jake, and Jake
Now that Tom and I are volunteering in the National Parks again, I decided to add a new category to my blog. So many people have asked me questions about volunteering in the National Parks, but I haven’t really addressed this subject much in the blog. So I am adding a new category called “Volunteering …
Rendezvous at Fort Union Trading Post
One of the reasons Tom and I drove out to North Dakota so quickly was because of Rendezvous at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. When we found out Rendezvous, the biggest event of the year at Fort Union, was being held June 17-20, we knew we wanted to be there. We wouldn’t be …
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Tom and I are working at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site for the summer. After having so little to write about in my blog for so long, I hardly know where to begin with all the new stuff around me. I want to write about everything, but I need to pace myself so …
1500 Miles from Ohio to North Dakota
The morning after the big bash party, Tom and I started on a 1500 mile trip from Ohio to North Dakota. Usually we would take a week to make such a long trip, but we had to do it in just three days. We couldn’t leave until after the party on Sunday and we needed …
Party with Five (or more) Parts
Before we left Ohio we had one last party to attend. The date had been set for months but we kept adding more and more reasons to party into the mix. The family gathered with all invited for the first time since July 3, 2020. And, because we were all vaccinated, we didn’t have to …
End of the Year Summary: Our Year in Ohio
You may read the title of this post and think “It isn’t the end of the year. It’s the middle of June!” You would be right to think this and yet it is the end of our year in Ohio. When we leave for North Dakota this week, we will be lacking two weeks to …
Preparing the House for our Departure
Our departure for North Dakota is imminent, and Tom and I have been busy packing and preparing the house. Preparing the house is a new thing for us because this is the first time we have owned a house since we retired. It feels like there are twice as many things to think about in …
Being Social the Last Month after the Pandemic
After more than a year of avoiding people and not seeing any of our friends, Tom and I have had a busy month being social. It seems as if the pandemic ended very abruptly and suddenly we were scheduling time with friends left and right. Chris and Bill, our bike riding friends were the people …
Every Season Shows God’s Love
Most days, for the last 11 months, I have taken a walk on the Ohio to Erie Trail across the street from our house. I walk first thing in the morning, mostly because if I put it off, I tend to find excuses not to do it. I usually do a three-mile loop through the …