Have you ever ordered anything “one size fits all?” Did it fit? I must be an odd size because nothing like that ever fits me. Even when things come in sizes, I often have a hard time getting the right size, especially when it is a gift. For instance, I ordered a really cute sweatshirt …
Hogback Ridge Park Near Sunbury, Ohio
In our continuing exploration of the area, Tom and I recently hiked around Hogback Ridge Park, a Delaware County Preserve. As I’ve mentioned before, Delaware County has done a really good job of preserving green spaces close to its towns and housing developments. The weather has been cold and snowy, but it is nice to …
Macomber Loom: Making Space for the Big One
A 300 pound, eight shaft, 56″ wide Macomber Loom is now sitting in my weaving room. It has been there for almost a month. Looming – getting bigger every day. With me feeling guiltier and guiltier about not weaving on it. How did this all come about? I’m glad you asked. Ever since I took …
Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
I recently finished “The Girl with the Louding Voice” by Abi Dare and wanted to recommend it to you if you haven’t heard of it. I spotted it when I was voting to for the Goodreads Choice Awards. It came up again on the New York Times list of Best Books of 2020. The cover …
Give Him an Inch and He Will Take an Ell
Have you ever heard the expression “Give him an inch and he will take an ell”? I had not. I am more familiar with the American expression “give him an inch and he will take a mile.” I ran across the expression in a chapter of C.S. Lewis’s “Mere Christianity.” An ell is an old …
Couple Nice Walks in the Parks
Tom and I continue to hike and explore the area and we have found a couple of nice walks close to the house. The first is another hike at Alum Creek State Park and the second is the loop at Char-Mar Ridge Preserve. I wrote recently about the hiking on the west side of Alum …
Radon Mitigation for Safer Living
Radon Mitigation is a big deal in Ohio, although something I never heard of when I was a kid. It turns out that the glaciers cutting across Ohio 280 million years ago, deposited uranium and radium in the soil. Because of this, the Ohio Shale Formation contains quantities of uranium and radium, both of which …
Noxgear Tracer 360: Visibility for Runners and Walkers
For my birthday, Tom, John, and Jackie got me a Noxgear Tracer 360. Have no idea what that is? I didn’t either, but now that I have one, I love it. The Noxgear Tracer 360 is a lighted harness for runners and walkers. Because I am walking every morning, my loving family thought I needed …
Chosen, Not Rejected, Strengthened and Upheld
This morning I had a meltdown. I keep telling myself that I am getting through the pandemic just fine. I’m an introvert, and having all this time to myself is a good thing. This is true, but this morning I suddenly started crying for all we have lost in the last nine months. The catalyst …
Towers Trail Bike Path in Westerville
Tom and I are so blessed to live close to the extensive bike trail system in Westerville and Columbus. The Towers Trail is one of the bike paths we explored on a nice day in November. Westerville alone has 51 miles of bike trails, all of them paved and connected to one another. We started …