Category Archives: Crafts & Hobbies

“Please! Only you can prevent forest fires.”

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Betsy

I finally got around to seeing Footloose, the 1984 film with the sensational soundtrack and sayings of the era (“Yo!,” “Jump back!,” and “If you ask me, he’s a total fox.”). Those were the days. The late bloomer missed seeing … Continue reading →

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At last – and it was just up Portage Path and Riverview Road

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Betsy

Rising in the rolling hills east of Cleveland, turning to the west, bending at the north, and winding its way toward Lake Erie, the Cuyahoga River flows past a fertile valley filled with streams, gorges and ravines, several kinds of … Continue reading →

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Braided, Gimped, Or Ground Up, Hair Was Rooted In Sentimentality

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Betsy

“What’s the most sentimental gift you have received?,” the Royal Collection Trust tweeted on Mothering Sunday. “Queen Victoria was a sentimental mother. She had numerous lockets and pendants made containing strands of her children’s hair.” Many of Victoria’s contemporaries followed … Continue reading →

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A Show Of Hands, Please: Have You Been To 1665 W. 5th Ave.?

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Betsy

The best part of spending weekdays in room 1098 is its history-spanning view of downtown Columbus. Look left and find the former Hartman Hotel, built in 1898 by the Columbus doctor who made his fortune from the patent medicine known … Continue reading →

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There Are So Many Doorstops To Make. I Am Impatient To Begin.

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Betsy

Ohio Village has everything I need to live a very contented life. I’d reside in the house at the end of the boardwalk, across from the schoolhouse. There’s a study club where I could participate in book discussions, a newspaper … Continue reading →

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