I recently stumbled on a website that had 23 funny tombstones. Unlike the made-up kind, these were things that people had actually carved on tombstones. They were pretty funny. They reminded me of my favorite tombstone, Ruth Graham’s grave: “End of Construction. Thank you for your patience.” I admire people who are so bold. Most …
Scavenger Hunt in Delaware County, Part 2
Tom and I started our Delaware County Scavenger Hunt on one of the warmer days in January. We wanted to get out and do something, see someplace new, anything different. So starting the scavenger hunt was a good project for us. We had the whole afternoon so we headed to the townships farthest away from …
Delaware County Scavenger Hunt
Tom and I have been working on the Delaware County Scavenger Hunt. We have been trying to find interesting, socially distanced things to do. The winter vortex has made this more difficult because we don’t feel like getting out much in the cold. I get up and take my morning walk, and then I just …
Fried Chicka Bang Food Delivery
This last week Tom and I tried two new things: Fried Chicka Bang, a new place to eat, and DoorDash, a food delivery service. John and Jackie have been doing food delivery a lot since the pandemic started, but Tom and I usually go and pick our food up. We are so close to so …
Reading Scripture in New Ways
I am always looking for new ways of reading scripture. I love to read the Bible and have read the whole thing many times. But sometimes it starts sounding all the same. Read that, remember that, boring! The Bible is anything but boring and I want to be sure I’m reading it with attention and …
Delaware State Park in Delaware Ohio
Delaware State Park in Delaware, Ohio, is like many of Ohio’s state parks. It is a dammed body of water with the area around it set aside for recreation. Tom and I recently visited Delaware State park as part of the Delaware County Scavenger Hunt, which I will write about more next week. Delaware State …
Overground Railroad by Candacy Taylor
Most of us have heard of the underground railroad, but have you ever heard of the overground railroad? I had not until the movie “The Green Book” came out. I didn’t see the movie, but hearing about it made me explore the premise and look up what exactly the Green Book was. As another example …
Making Bagels: Trying Something Different
Last week I tried making bagels for the first time. Although I am an experienced baker, I had never tried bagels before. And, although the ones I made were delicious, I may never make them again! Making bagels is pretty much like making bread except you have to use bread flour and there are a …
Flock of Robins Caring for Each Other
The other day I was walking the loop trail in Char-Mar Ridge Park and saw a flock of robins. There were about 60 of them on the ground and in the trees. I couldn’t remember ever seeing so many robins at one time. Later Tom and I googled the behavior of robins. Robins are somewhat …
Warping the Macomber Loom, Part 2
Didn’t get enough warping yesterday? Today I continue to go on (and on) about warping the Macomber Loom. Once I had the reed sleyed and the strings through the heddles I could tie on to the warping beam. Then Tom helped me wind the warp onto the beam. Tom had never wound the warp before …