Last week Tom and I spent the day at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. Both of us have attended the Ohio State Fair off and on during our whole lives. Tom went every year when he was a kid living in Columbus. I went when I was in grade school because I was in …
Two Years in Our Little House
Two years ago on this date, August 12, 2020, Tom and I closed and got the keys to our little house on Treeline Drive. We are still loving the little house and learning to live with or fix its quirks. We don’t have any regrets about buying it. Our favorite thing about the house is …
Fixing and Improving the Deck
One of the reasons Tom and I took the summer off was so we would have time for fixing and improving the house. If we volunteer in the winter and the summer, we are gone for eight months. I told Tom to think of our house as a mission project this year. We would spend …
Vacation Bible School at Lewis Center UMC
Last week I spent every evening volunteering at Vacation Bible School at Lewis Center United Methodist Church. I spent many hours at Vacation Bible School when I was a pastor, but rarely had a specific job. Because Tom and I are spending an uncharacteristic summer in Ohio, I was able to volunteer to be part …
Silohs Restaurant in Marcy, Ohio
Last Wednesday Mom and Dad took us to lunch at Silohs Restaurant in Marcy, Ohio. They had been wanting to visit the Slate Run Farm because they have lots of memories of doing the same kinds of thing on the farm we were doing. Mom and Dad both grew up on farms in Ohio. Even …
Volunteering at Slate Run Living Historical Farm
As you may have suspected, Tom and I signed up for volunteering at Slate Run Living Historical Farm. We enjoyed the farm when we visited, and decided we would like to try volunteering there. We can do living history without traveling far away. And we get to learn a new time period: 1880 – 1900. …
Wellness in Retirement – Oh, the Joy!
Tom and I have been very mindful of wellness in retirement. We have to be. Our health insurance requires it. We have to be whether we want to or not. East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church has health insurance administered by Wespath, which is administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. …
First Cleveland Guardians Game
Last Saturday the family got together for a day at the Cleveland Guardians. Although we are lifetime Cleveland baseball fans, this was our first Guardians game. I am trying to get used to the new name. After a lot of practice, I get the name right about 90% of the time. Spelling it, however, is …
Cereal That Matches Dietary Needs
I like to eat cereal for breakfast. It is easy, quick, and gets my engine started for the day. Unfortunately, I have lately had a hard time finding a cereal that matches my dietary needs. I started with Weight Watchers over 20 years ago. Weight Watchers helped me lose 40 pounds with a low-fat diet. …
2022 Weaving Update from All Over
After I wrote about teaching Grace to weave, I realized that I had not written a 2022 weaving update. In fact, I didn’t write a 2021 weaving update. So you haven’t been able to see the beautiful things I’ve been creating on my two looms. You did, of course, see the overshot items I made …