Mohican State Park
Pleasant Hill and Lyons Falls Trails On the last day of 2021, we headed out to explore the Mohican State Park in northeastern Ohio to find waterfalls, a dam, and a covered bridge. It...
Author: Lesa
Steubenville Nutcracker Village
The Misson of the Nutcracker Village The Steubenville Nutcracker Village is a gift to the people of the Ohio Valley, born out of the woodshops of Nelson’s of Steubenville, created to bring magic and...
Badlands National Park of South Dakota
The beauty and charm of the wilderness are his for the asking, for the edges of wilderness lie close beside the beaten roads of the present travel. ~Theodore Roosevelt In 2020, Herb, our dog,...
National Cookie Day
It is baking season and what better time to celebrate one of my favorite treats. December 4th is National Cookie Day. Started in 1987 by San Francisco’s Blue Chip Cookie Company, the day has...
Keukenhof Garden in South Holland Lisse, Netherlands
The Garden of Europe In April 2018, Herb and I got the opportunity to visit the Keukenhof Garden. Tulips have always been part of my Dutch heritage so it had a personal meaning for...
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
Perkins and Riding Run Trail Loops So, most weekends, Herb, Sherman, and I will head out to the Cleveland MetroParks to hike one of the hundreds of trails. With 18 reservations, 24,000 acres, more...
Pumpkin Bars
PREP TIME: 30 minutes COOK TIME: 30 minutes INGREDIENTS: Bars 4 eggs 1 c oil 1 1/2 c sugar 2 c (or 15 oz can) pumpkin 2 c flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder...
World’s Largest Pumpkin Pie
Thanksgiving Day is next week, and it is time to put the menu together. Thanksgiving dinner is the biggest, most anticipated meal of the year for me. You can’t beat the classic, traditional feast...
