Opinion
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End of summer or the beginning of fall?
The other evening I was listening to the weather report and the weatherman mentioned that we are in the dog days of summer. Then he mentioned we were having a blue moon and in September we would have a Harvest Moon. I thought for a minute or two and realized…
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A look at Monarch caterpillars
On a recent trip to Vinton County to photograph the old Moonville Railroad Tunnel, we made a quick stop at the Wayne National Forest Welcome Center. The display of native plants was impressive as was the informative signage. As we walked around observing butterflies we started carefully checking for Monarch…
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Ducks are edible
Nothing in the world is certain, but life certainly is precious. At first our three new ducks stayed close by their duck house, and did not venture very far into the upper field, but as the days turned to weeks, and they grew more familiar with their surroundings, we would…
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Giving Ohio tire workers a fair shot
The tire and rubber industry has a proud history in Ohio from Akron to Findlay, and beyond. For over one hundred years, generations of Ohio workers have manufactured the tires that drive America. As I see firsthand when I tour Ohio tire factories, these businesses play a major role in…
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Sliding into fun
On summer nights when it is muggy and warm I think of being entertained in a great and extra ordinary way by my cousins Tom and Lydia. During the years of growing up and on into adulthood my summers almost certainly drift back to my cousins who lived in Pleasant…
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Trouble in tomato paradise
Hot days and nights have changed the happenings in my garden. After inches and inches of rain have fallen, I finally had to water all the containers of herbs on the deck and top off the whiskey barrel water garden. The refrigerator is full of cucumbers ready to be turned…
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Fixing errors on Ohioans’ credit reports
Too many Ohioans are still feeling the effects of the 2008 financial crisis — particularly on their credit scores. More than 50 million consumers saw their credit scores plunge more than 20 points during the worst days of the crisis, from 2008 to 2009. Many still haven’t fully recovered. To…
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Summer refresh for re-blooming Daylilies
If re-blooming Daylilies are cut back and fertilized when they turn brown, they will come back and bloom better than ever. So-called “re-blooming” daylilies give you constant color for the entire season, unlike regular daylilies. They will rest for a week or two after their spring flush, and then bloom…
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Hiking boots, coyote calls & memories
Hiking boots, coyote calls, and enduring memories — those are just a scant few things that vacation conjures up in my brain, and those things are on my brain a lot lately as we prepare to set off on this year’s family adventure. I’m very fortunate that my younger years…
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An Amish wedding — Part 1
Wedding bells! How exciting! Earlier this year my niece, Lori Miller, of Ohio, called me and shared the good news of her engagement to Michael Troyer. I know that a lot of planning and preparations were up ahead for them and also for Lori’s mom who is my sister Sharon.…
