Monthly Archives: August 1998

We fiddled around this morning…Went to Roscoe Village to buy a ‘Santa’ that is made by a local Coshocton artist from old candy molds, and a statue of a rearing horse that I couldn’t get out of my mind, and … Continue reading →

Today we looked a little deeper into my “roots”. We went out to Jefferson Township and drove around the area where my great-great grandparents came in a covered wagon and settled the land. That land was in the family up … Continue reading →

What a great day! Soft rain during the night but pretty and bright in the morning. We set off for Amish Country….only 30 minutes from here. Found an great old barn on the way there, with a ‘CHEW MAIL POUCH … Continue reading →

We went over to the South Lawn Cemetery today and put flowers on my grandparents grave. It’s a very old place, with moss covered stones, so shaded and well kept. There was an inscription on a marker nearby…that read: Warm … Continue reading →

I woke up at 6:30 this morning rolled over and looked out the window. The woods were clouded in deep mist…the robins everywhere, pulling worms out of the wet grass. (How eagerly I would wait every spring for the first … Continue reading →

I didn’t know it would be like this. That something elemental in me would know that here is where I needed to be…this is home. The sounds….the very scent of the air is “home”. How can it be that I … Continue reading →

Well, we started out with great high hopes this morning…but a few miles out off Effington there was this loud bang under the hood. Rick thought we had broken a fan belt. It turned out to be a broken bolt…the … Continue reading →

Last night, after lights out we just lay in bed and listened to the incredible sounds in the woods around us. I told Rick “the forest is talking to us”. My bed level is almost flush with the bottom of … Continue reading →

This is a green countryside! Rolling hills and cattle grazing. The areas beside the road look like parks. I wonder how much water it would take to get that effect in CA? It would probably drain the Colorado River dry! … Continue reading →

We are really tired from the long day yesterday so a day at home sounded good. Played catch up with laundry and banking and general cleaning. Did find time on this hot hot day to go to the mall and … Continue reading →