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| Rambo the Rooster |
I am a day late, but I do have a lot to share with my
friends back home. This week was all a about getting to know new people (and
critters), discover new places and find new ways to use my time wisely.
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| I just wanted to take them all home. |
I went on a couple visits with Paul this week and shared
time with some people from the church. One of the highlights was our Friday date
night. This is usually the time Paul and I spend alone, but this week we went
to a meet and greet with goats. Holly, and her son are championship dairy goat farmers and she has about 20 adult
goats, but this is a precious time since she has tons of babies jumping and
playing everywhere.
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| I haven't had this much fun since playing with Fiona's puppies! |
The babies were so friendly as Paul and I sat in the stalls
and let them romp all over us. Paul even tried his hand at milking one of the
mamas and he was a natural. It was one of the best date nights we have ever
had.
On the people side, I had a great day out on Monday with
Julia, one of the ladies from church as she took me exploring the small town of
Urbana (bigger than West Liberty, but
still a small town). We went to lunch at Teabaggers,
a quaint café on Main Street. This is such a great place to eat. The husband is
the chef in the back and his wife is the waitress, hostess, barista and
all-round-nice lady in the front. I had the special of French Onion Soup and
half a Reuben sandwich. It was spectacular. The soup wasn’t too salty, like
French onion can sometimes be and the Reuben had slices of banana peppers on it
which really brought all of the flavors together. Afterward, we shared a slice
of chocolate chip cheesecake that was divine, and I don’t really care for
cheesecake. I am adding this to my list of favorites from now on.
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| This was so delicious and rich, I had to save half of it for the next day. |
We perused some of the antique and country stores on the
block and then Julia took me to the old train depot to show me where we can
pick up the bike trail to Simon
Kenton bike trail. I don’t know much about Simon Kenton at this writing,
but this is the trail that is supposed to go through West Liberty in the fall.
There are so many bike trails around here that I am looking forward to warmer
weather when we can get out for a ride. For now we will drive to Urbana, get a
coffee at the Depot Coffeehouse and
get moving.
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| Knitted Graffiti! |
Paul and I ventured to a little town called Yellow Springs about 45 minutes
away. Called “Hippie Town” by the locals do to its proximity to Antioch College
and the liberal lifestyle of its inhabitants, Yellow Springs has a lot of cute
stores with local goods, great places to eat, their own brewery (set to open
next month) and the best book store I have seen in a while. Think of Dunedin
and Safety Harbor together, with Haslam’s thrown in. That’s Yellow Springs.
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| Art can go anywhere |
Of course, I was intrigued with the crocheted and knitted
graffiti throughout the town to add color to the leafless trees. And I also
loved the Yellow Springs Irish Stout they served at the Ye Olde Trail Tavern, the second oldest
restaurant in Ohio.
All of this playing and exploring kept me busy, but I still
feel like I have to do more. My freelance gig is up today and I am trying to
not feel useless. Going to last week’s Ladies’ Missionary Aid meeting helped.
This is a group of ladies at our church who get together every month to discuss
the needs of the church and community, what they can do to help, spend time in
fellowship learning about different women of the Bible and have a lunch
together before they go out and get working.
This month’s focus was on revamping Angels to the Rescue,
where folks volunteer their time to cook, clean, do yard work and run errands
for people in need within the congregation. I signed up to deliver meals this
week and it’s a very fulfilling task. As you all know, I love to cook and I
like meeting with the people I deliver to as they tell me stories about
themselves and their town. Another focus is on finding ways that we can use our
crafts to help those in need. At next month’s meeting we will put some
charities on the table and see who wants to do what. I already have a list and
have started on projects.
I am still adapting to the weather and the new lifestyle,
and finding my place, but it all feels right. I miss so many of you and ask you
to keep in touch and let me know what’s going on.
Love,
Patricia
What I Miss Most
About Home: Going for Saturday morning bike rides (or any time I want to
ride my bike)
What I Like Most
About Here: Seeing new life all around me and the appreciation of it.
