Travel
Journey with us ‘in a sense’ on our fun travels!
Day Trip in the Country: Somerset
What a beautiful Sunday we enjoyed this week! We had such a relaxing day with our first stop at grandma’s and we made sure to bring her flowers along with dropping off flowers to our moms. Next, we stopped for lunch at General Assembly in Somerset, a coffeehouse and...
Spring Day Trip
Last Saturday, even though there was a nip in the air, the sun was shining, so we decided to take a day trip. Our first destination was The Morgan House Restaurant, which was established in 1985. It was conveniently located along our route in Dublin, Ohio. It would be...
A Very Merry Holiday Pops at the Midland Theatre
Last Sunday evening, we attended the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra’s “A Very Merry Holiday Pops” concert at the Midland Theatre in downtown Newark, Ohio and we are so glad we did. The music was wonderful! The conductor, Russel C. Mikkelson, Music Director did...
“A Christmas Carol” at the Ohio Theatre
We experienced a magically warm start to the Christmas season in Columbus, Ohio by attending CAPA’s and the Short North Stage’s collaborative production of “A Christmas Carol” based upon the novella by Charles Dickens at the Ohio Theatre last Saturday. Developing as a...
Autumn Atmospheres Abound in Coshocton, Ohio
In mid-October, the autumn atmosphere enhanced for us when we traveled to Coshocton, Ohio and enjoyed an alfresco style dinner in the shelter house of the Roscoe Barbeque Company near the Roscoe Basin. We ordered Texas-style barbecued ribs and pulled pork and washed...
Pearl Valley Cheese Inc., Berlin Farmstead Restaurant, & Farm at Walnut Creek
In mid-October, we took a lovely early autumn drive to Amish country in Ohio. Along our drive, we met some of our family members at Pearl Valley Cheese Inc., in Fresno, Ohio. With beautiful views of trees and hills along with convenient outdoor seating, we selected...
Koblé Restaurant & Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Last Friday, we had a date night in Powell, Ohio to visit the Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival and stopped for dinner beforehand at Koblé: Greek-Italian-Grill. It was a rainy evening, but the rain subsided at the most convenient times. The restaurant was recommended...
Cabin in the Woods, Hope Iron Furnace, & Lake Hope
We took a two-night getaway in the woods to New Plymouth, Ohio last week with our dogs and enjoyed time fishing in a private pond and being in such a peaceful and natural environment. Immense large-mouth bass were in the pond, but we were not able to catch any; we...
Wings of Flight & Wheels of Yesteryear
Saturday, we thoroughly enjoyed our time at the Newark-Heath Airport Treneff Field located in Heath, Ohio for their celebration in completing the Licking County’s new airport terminal. We saw up close the ‘Wings of Flight’, which highlighted military, corporate, and...
Vinyl, Home Style Dinner, Shopping, & Perkins Observatory
We started the weekend off right by stopping at Used Kids Records in Columbus; we did not purchase anything, but it was still fun to look around. Next, we stopped to eat a scrumptious home-style dinner and browse the “old country store” at Cracker Barrel in Sunbury...
“The Addams Family” at Weathervane Playhouse
At the beginning of August, we spent a night at the theatre in Newark, Ohio’s Weathervane Playhouse. “The Addams Family” proved to be a dark comedy musical with a creatively quick, functional, and eye appealing set design. The actors all seemed to be having a good...
May in Maine, Vacation Days 7-9: Lubec, Campobello, Brunswick, Searsport, Northport, & Belfast
We drove to “Waldo” (our nickname due to the red and white striped paint) Lighthouse in Lubec, ME, which is the furthest east point of the United States then we drove to a shoreline with a decrepit boathouse and took a picture of a lighthouse on the Canadian side. We...