Tolentreasures

Make Popcorn Balls! JWS has been wanting a popcorn machine. He has searched all the regular sources, Ebay, Craig's List, Restaurant Warehouse, Etc. Not just for at home, he thought the fair needed one. There was one, years ago. And that brought back the memories of Don Pennington. I am not sure how I met him, but he became a friend. Twenty years older than me, but we both had a love for all things old and primitive and worn out, long before "primitive" was popular. He would dig around in old barns and attics and basements and find stuff that no one else wanted or even knew they had and bring it home and fix and clean and strip and refinish and a treasure would be born. He would stop at my house and stop at work and tell me to drop in his workshop and see his latest treasures. The original "picker". He always had a project for me and I have to say that he was the person ...

Another weekend of clean-up and repair. This is the midway, deserted now, but cleaned up and almost ready for the season. Sixty or so volunteers from all over the area, all with a love of the park, and a desire to see it thrive, showed up this weekend to clean, scrub, rake, paint, and fix what could be done on a cold and rainy weekend. I spent most of my time here with my crew. We arranged and scrubbed tables, and then painted them. Don't you just want to take a picnic lunch there and spend the day at the park? I know I will be this summer! Dad and I stayed at the Hotel Conneaut. This is a picture from last year. And while I don't believe all the ghost stories, when they offered the ghost tour, I went along in order to see more of the hotel. The ballroom is beautiful, with amazing views of the lake. If you haven't been there in awhile, it is worth the trip. The park is trying to stay open. ...

OK, here goes. I haven't been around for awhile so there is a lot to tell. See this adorable pic above? Well, below is what it took to get it. Think we have a little live wire there?  And finally, when I got the "good" pic. I had to crop it to remove the boob shot that Dianna gave us all! We had our Easter celebration on Friday. Somewhere along the line, I decided to make a favorite dessert for each of my son-in-laws. So, Friday morning I made two peach pies, two chocolate chess pies, one peanut butter chocolate pie and an apple walnut cake. Whew... I used to bake, but rarely do anymore. Jennifer didn't know me then. She couldn't figure out where I bought the pie crust. I guess that's a compliment? Saturday morning, had me searching for an Amish to make a new awning for our porch. First Amish Farm "Well, uh, you go to the end of this road and turn right, go to the driveway...

First of all, I must say that I am not sure where the last two weeks have disappeared to. How does time fly by so fast?  I haven't posted in a week, and haven't visited anyone in two weeks. Hopefully this week will be better, or slower anyway. And now, on with the story. Several weeks ago, JWS and I were watching one of the many food shows that he likes. Since the remote only fits his hand and somehow cannot leave the bubble that must be surrounding his recliner I am a captive audience to whatever crap educational program that he decides to watch most of the time. This, however, looked interesting. An island in the Chesapeake Bay. Drum Point and the BEST crab sandwiches around. We were going to be "close" to that. "Let's plan on going there!" I said. A little over a week ago, we headed to the DC area for a one day open house at one of our shirt suppliers. We were turning it into a two and a half day trip. We had not been away together alone in over two ...