This year has been a first for us at Fort Frederica National Monument: the rangers do living history with us. For the previous five years, just the RV volunteers have done living history. Which sometimes means just Tom and I. Tom and I would be the only ones doing living history this year, except that …
Changes Going On Around Here
When we returned to Fort Frederica National Monument this year, we notices that there are some changes going on around here. This is the only park that we have worked at more than once, so it is hard to say whether changes are normal in the National Park Service. But, after years of talking about …
Renovated Fort Frederica Visitors Center
The Visitors Center at Fort Frederica was renovated over the last year. The newly redesigned Visitors Center opened in October and we have been enjoying showing it off to visitors. Tom and I helped with the planning of the redesign, but it is hard for me to imagine what a space is going to look …
Georgia, We Finally Made It
Tom and I got a late start to Georgia, but we finally made it on January 9. It was one of our easiest trips down. By leaving a week later than usual, we didn’t get stuck in the usual awful traffic jam going from South Carolina to Georgia on I-95. We missed all the snowbirds …
Bathroom and Dog Sitting
Because we were in Ohio a week longer than usual, we were able to do some bathroom and dog sitting for John and Jackie. They usually head for Florida about the same time we go to Georgia, but they are only gone for a week-long vacation. This year, John and Jackie were actually planning on …
100 Hours Volunteering at Slate Run Farm
Tom and I volunteered for more than 100 hours at Slate Run Living Historical Farm between July and December. It was fun and we enjoyed working on a living 1880’s farm. The staff at the farm is great and we learned a lot from them. During our 100 hours, I learned how to use the …
Chappys Social House in Centerville, Ohio
Before we left Ohio, Tom and I headed to Chappys Social House to meet Steve, Amy, and Emma Winstead for supper. Steve is our “other son,” John’s best friend growing up, and we try to see him and his family as often as we can. They suggested we meet at Chappys Social House because it …
Yesterdays Ewes Yarn Shop in London, Ohio
In my continuing quest to find a great local yarn shop near me, I visited Yesterdays Ewes in London, Ohio. London is about halfway between Westerville and Dayton, so it isn’t really close. It is too far to go for a regular knit night or to grab a ball of yarn. But if I can …
Best Thing About Ohio
The very best thing about Ohio is all the people we love that live there. When we are in Ohio we are always rushing to see as many of them as we can. Sometimes we get to see the people we love in new places and they get a separate blog post. But, most of …
Pickwick Place in Bucyrus, Ohio
Pickwick Place in Bucyrus, Ohio was a recent discovery for Tom and I. We wanted to meet our friend Karen Graham one more time before we headed south. She lives two hours north of us in Lakeside, Ohio. We decided to meet halfway between our homes in Bucyrus, Ohio. Having grown up near Bucyrus, I …