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Happy Birthday America!
I hope you’re doing well, and that you had a nice Independence Day weekend. Our village puts on a four day fair here every 4th of July complete with rides and...
Happy Birthday America!
I hope you’re doing well, and that you had a nice Independence Day weekend. Our village puts on a four day fair here every 4th of July complete with rides and...

Spring in the Smokies
Here we are in the first part of June, and we finally had two consecutive days in the 80s here in the middle of Ohio. I don’t know if you’ve...
Spring in the Smokies
Here we are in the first part of June, and we finally had two consecutive days in the 80s here in the middle of Ohio. I don’t know if you’ve...

Merry Christmas to all!
How is this jolliest of holidays treating you this year? I hope it’s full of joy and the frantic hustle and bustle that punctuates the season. As the shortest day...
Merry Christmas to all!
How is this jolliest of holidays treating you this year? I hope it’s full of joy and the frantic hustle and bustle that punctuates the season. As the shortest day...

Trick or treat!
I hope this note finds you well, and that Autumn is in some part of its swing through your neck of the woods. My wife Laura and I got out...
Trick or treat!
I hope this note finds you well, and that Autumn is in some part of its swing through your neck of the woods. My wife Laura and I got out...

It's Oktoberfest! A new collection
Fall is continuing its slow reveal here in central Ohio while temperatures hang around 80° during the day, and flirt with the high 50°’s at night. The sound of...
It's Oktoberfest! A new collection
Fall is continuing its slow reveal here in central Ohio while temperatures hang around 80° during the day, and flirt with the high 50°’s at night. The sound of...

“…and all at once, summer collapsed into fall.”...
Happy Labor Day! I hope you have the day off and are getting to do what you like — or at least like what you're getting done. The unofficial end...
“…and all at once, summer collapsed into fall.”...
Happy Labor Day! I hope you have the day off and are getting to do what you like — or at least like what you're getting done. The unofficial end...