Today we took a Christmas shopping road trip with a group from church. We ventured to Medina county starting the day at Ohio Wholesale’s Friends and Family sale. From there we continued on to Mapleside Farms in Brunswick. This was a wonderful stop that I highly recommend to anyone. It’s an apple orchard, gift shop, bakery and restaurant overlooking a very scenic valley of orchards…
Refrain and restraint gets a real test
It’s been awhile since I have written a post on LGBT people and the ELCA. Three months have passed since the 2007 Churchwide Assembly in Chicago. Recently, there has been some notable news surrounding this issue. One of the resolutions passed at the assembly was to allow Bishops to exercise restraint in disciplining LGBT clergy. In the ELCA a Bishop has the power to remove…
Weight Watchers: Week 24
I have had the most hectic schedule during November with work, vacation, holidays and a long bout with the cold. I realized today that I haven’t reported on my Weight Watchers progress. This week I weighed in at 247.2 pounds. It was a 1.2 pound loss since I last reported on this blog. My total loss to date is 21.0 pounds. This isn’t too bad…
Survived Black Friday
We had a restful Thanksgiving. Although I love to shop, I refuse to go out on Black Friday morning. Brett and I did it many years back and knew that we never wanted to do it again. I found a wonderful secret that I will share with you. Many stores offer many of their deals that are in store at their web sites too. Staples…
Our time in the Keys is almost over
Another perfect day here in KW. We have been walking several miles after breakfast. I need the exercise, and it is a perfect thing to do in the Keys. Today we walked to the lighthouse and climbed it. It was a super clear day. After walking back to Ruby’s, we spent a few hours in the sun and pool. Tonight we went on a sunset…
Quiet anniversary evening
We had the perfect anniversary dinner last night at Martin’s. The restaurant used to be across the street from Big Ruby’s. They moved it to Duval Street. Their new location is very modern and open. We ate outside in their palm garden lit by tiki torches. It was beautiful. We started dinner with their martini menu. I had the key lime pie martini. It was…
Happy 18th Anniversary
Today it is Brett and my 18th anniversary. We are spending a long weekend in Key West. The weather is perfect, and we are having a fantastic time. Yesterday we treated ourselves to “special” anniversary gifts at Leather Masters which is across the street from Big Ruby’s. It is so out of character for us, but after 18 years we deserve something out of the…
Beautiful day on KW
It was truly a perfect day, very sunny. We slept in and spent most of the day walking and shopping along Duval Street. We had an excellent lunch at a small Cuban cafe close to the Southernmost Point of the USA. I know, Cuban two days in a row. It was some of the best food we have eaten on KW and it was so…