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Another benefit of our detour to Texas, is our first opportunity to help our niece Rebecca celebrate her birthday! In keeping with family tradition she got to choose the location and timing for a celebratory meal. Her choice was brunch at Black Walnut Cafe with her...
Our purpose in making a spur of the moment decesion to travel to Texas is to be a part of the support system for Karen's dad, Bud. After ninety healthy years he's facing some unexpected challenges. One of the things we enjoy doing with Bud is getting him remembering...
This is a different way to deal with the transition from Standard to Daylight Savings. We crossed the Mississippi River this afternoon so we went from the Eastern to the Central Time Zone. We should set our clocks back one hour but since we would be setting our clocks...
Well the snow continued through the night. We awakened to a snowy scene this morning. Fortunately since it has been so warm recently the snow didn’t stick to roads or sidewalks so travel from New Philadelphia to Sugarcreek has been easy. The pastoral countryside that...
It's been truly enjoyable having the opportunity to sit down at table with several of our cousins this week to share a meal, catch up on their lives, and share some family stories. When we met Pat and Joe & Carol in Milford they brought some old family photos they...
It's always a delight to visit with Aunt Mary. This morning we stopped by Grace Avenue where she has made her home for oh so many years and enjoyed just sitting and chatting over coffee as rain softly fell outside. We told tales of grand children and great...
It was sort of a mini Deck Day! Gail welcomed us into her new home in Amelia and cousins gathered from various neighborhoods in the Cincinnati area for a potluck and cookout. Of the nine of us gathered, seven of us are Deck Day regulars. The other two would like to...
Daffodils are in bloom at Tween Creeks but we are not lingering to enjoy them. Instead we are pointing Eric the Red northward for a week of adventures. First stop Lexington, then on to various places in Ohio. Looks like a beautiful day for travel.
Mardi Gras! No we didn't travel to NOLA for the much acclaimed festival but rather to Maggie Valley to gather with about forty friends to enjoy food and fellowship on this last weekend before the season of Lent begins. It's a glorious day. The daffodils are in bloom....
It's a misty, drizzly, foggy, gray day here. Just right for spending the morning dreaming about a T@B 400 then getting down to the business of sorting through all that stuff we've been hiding in the closet for oh so long. Sorting, scanning, shredding. Stopped by...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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After a few days of exploration in the realm of the Arctic Circle, we aboard the Jewel of the Seas celebrated with a Blue Nose Ceremony and will receive Arctic Crossing Certificates!
We made it to the Top of the World, or at least the northernmost land mass in Europe, Magerøya Island. On our coach tour we learned much about the natural history and the cultures of this starkly beautiful place.
A quick walking tour of Tromsø and and a great visit to Macks Ølbryggeri, the northernmost brewery in the world, gave us more insight into the culture of Norway.