To celebrate Jackie’s recent birthday, John and Jackie took Tom and me to a new place: North Market and Kitchen Social in Dublin. For the last several years, we have driven around construction along the Scioto River in Dublin as they developed the area. A lot of urban developments these days are based on the …
Christmas Shopping and Supply Shortages
How are you doing with your Christmas shopping? Mine is in the usual state of doneness at this point in the season. Meaning I buy what I know I want to give early and then keep adding to the stash as other things catch my fancy. We don’t really do much Christmas shopping and we …
Galena Diner in Downtown Galena, Ohio
After our immersive Van Gogh experience, Mom and Dad wanted to take me out for lunch to celebrate my birthday. Tom and I had been wanting to go to the Galena Diner ever since we moved to the area and rode our tandem bike through Galena the first time. With Covid-19 restrictions, it was too …
Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in Columbus
I first noticed the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit on Facebook when some of my friends attended the one in Cleveland. Curious, I checked it out and thought it sounded like something interesting to do with my parents. I wondered, however, about the logistics of getting us all to Cleveland and back. So I was very …
Guest Preacher at Wedgewood United Methodist
In November I had the privilege of being the guest preacher at Wedgewood United Methodist Church. Wedgewood is the church where I spent the bulk of my ministry. I was there for 21 years and I have very fond memories of the people and ministries of the church. In fact, many of the regular readers …
Local Yarn Store Hard to Find
My local yarn store went out of business while I was in North Dakota. I had been going to The Yarn Shop since we moved away from Akron. The shop always had what I wanted and gave me ideas for new projects. I went there in June to get yarn for a baby blanket. Only …
Westerville Public Library
Now that things are open again, Tom and I have been exploring Westerville. Recently we went to the Westerville Public Library for the first time and got a library card. I’ve always had library cards wherever we lived. Why buy a book when I can get it at the library? I have especially cut back …
Ohio Bird Sanctuary in Mansfield, Ohio
On one of our adventure days, when Dad chose the adventure, we went to the Ohio Bird Sanctuary in Mansfield, Ohio. None of us had ever been there so we didn’t know what to expect, but it was very interesting and impressive. The Ohio Bird Sanctuary was founded in 1988. The Sanctuary originally operated from …
Holmes County Adventure Day
The first week Tom and I were back in Ohio, we had a Holmes County Adventure Day – just the two of us. But we had so much fun, that we got Mom and Dad and went back to two of the same places for another Holmes County Adventure Day with them. Tom learned how …
Back in Ohio, Again
Tom and I have been back in Ohio for about a month now. We have been trying to do our usual catching up with everything and everybody. We are now through most of the doctors’ appointments and have spent a lot of time with Mom and Dad and John and Jackie. For some reason, it …