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 …
Ohio and Erie Canalway Towpath Trail
Last Friday Tom and I met some friends to ride part of the Ohio and Erie Canalway Towpath Trail. This beautiful trail runs for 87 miles from Cleveland to Bolivar. The trail goes through five counties and is administered and maintained by four county park systems and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. For our ride …
Teaching Grace to Weave
I have been teaching Grace to weave. Last fall I offered to teach my niece, Grace Clymer, how to weave. We didn’t get very far last fall because our schedules had a hard time meshing. Grace only lives 30 minutes from us, but someone has to bring her up to my house and we all …
Char-Mar Ridge Cathedral in Westerville
One of my greatest blessings is taking my morning walk in Char-Mar Ridge Cathedral. I know it is usually called Char-Mar Ridge Park, but there are some mornings it just looks like a cathedral. It is so beautiful and I worship and praise God as I walk. I listen to some Christian music on my …
Salt Creek Café and Creamery in Fredricksburg
For our break from warping on Wednesday, we ate lunch at the Salt Creek Café and Creamery in Fredericksburg, Ohio. My aunt and uncle read the blog regularly and they know we like to try new restaurants and especially try new ice cream places. When they knew we were coming to work again on the …
Barn Loom at the Buckeye Agricultural Museum
I recently spent a couple of days warping the old barn loom at the Buckeye Agricultural Museum in Wooster. The Buckeye Agricultural Museum is a dream that my Uncle Paul shared with my Grandpa Irvin. After Grandpa’s death, Uncle Paul made it a reality, opening the museum in 2018. We have visited several times and …