OHIO VACATION IDEAS: CHERRY VALLEY LODGE,VELVET ICE CREAM,LEHMAN BROS. HARDWARE AND AMISH COUNTRY

     Sometimes you don’t have to travel far from home (Lancaster,Ohio in this case) to really get away from it all. Our first stop was

In Newark,Ohio This isn’t roughing it.

There she is again

Have to eat:

 Then we relaxed by the pool

That pool is no longer there. Instead you have CoCo  Key Water Resort . Now lets head to Amish Country but on the way we will stop near Utica,Ohio at

The Velvet Ice Cream Factory and The Ole Mill

And of course eat VELVET ICE CREAM

THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO TRAVEL

 

     Well I think I will break this post up into a couple different sections.. In the next post we will visit Amish Country in Ohio. That means Holmes County

First stop will be our base camp at Whispering Hills Campground near Shreve,Ohio then on to Millersburg , Berlin , Schrock's Amish Farm and More..

A Special thanks to Nature's Scenic View for their post..

We wish everyone a great day Joe Todd and Linda

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THE OLD SWIMMING HOLE IN THE HOCKING HILLS THIRTY MILES FROM LANCASTER,OHIO

Yesterday I took a quick trip to Old Mans’s Cave Campground and the State Park dining lodge pool. There were thunderstorms around so I didn’t expect many swimmers and I wanted to see what the campground looked like after the holiday weekend..I really like the hocking hills area and feel fortunate that Lancaster is in relatively close proximity.

JUDGE FOR YOURSELF BUT THIS IS WHERE I WILL BE DOING SOME CAMPING AND SWIMMING THIS SUMMER.

The pool is open Memorial Day  thru Labor Day and the hours are 11:00 am till 7:00 pm weather permitting

Daily individual passes are: Adults $3.50,Children $3.00 under 3yrs old free and 10% discount for Golden Buckeye card holders (that is me).. Seasonal passes are also available. This is what I was hoping to see::

Maybe next time (LOL)

Next I checked out the Campground.

I stopped by the camp office (740) 385-6841 and had a chat with a very helpful Melissa. “ There are 172 campsites at the campground and over the holiday weekend they were mostly full. For the following weekend there were still 36 sites available . So it is best to make reservations ahead of time.”

  On Tuesday the day I drove thru the campground I think there were only about a dozen campers. That is my kind of camping.

One of the volunteers camping in the park. A big thanks to all volunteers.

The “old” shower rooms and restrooms…I thought everything looked “pristine” which is pretty good after a busy weekend.

Left the campground and made the “mandatory”stop at Grandma Faye’s 

But I waited till I got home to make some of my famous CAMP COFFEE on the old Coleman stove..

That’s all for today folks  Joe Todd

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COMMON SENSE CLUB: UPDATE ON THE ONGOING SAGA OF BROS. AN GREE or the “MOONSHINE CHRONICLES”

IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED BY COMMON VOTE OF ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB “TO SUPPORT BROS. AN GREE DURING HIS PERIOD OF REHABILITATION.”

BROS. AN GREE HAS HAD HIS DAY IN COURT:

AS A FINDING OF FACT: BROS. AN GREE WAS MANUFACTURING “MOONSHINE” FOR HIS OWN USE. AFTER PROPER EVALUATION AT THE LOCAL ALCOHOL TREATMENT CENTER IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT BROS. AN GREE HAS A DRINKING PROBLEM AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO SPEND NINETY DAYS AT THE WORLD RENOUNED SHEPHERD HILL TREATMENT CENTER  In Newark,Ohio which specializes in the treatment of ALCOHOL-dependent individuals. ONCE TREATMENT IS COMPLETED BROS. AN GREE WILL THEN SPEND FORTY-FIVE DAYS IN JAIL.

     As a side note; as you may recall Bros.  An Gree recently from France  has been fired from his job as sales person and merchant for fine French wines and is now unemployed. (He was sampling too much of his own products)  SHEPHERD HILL WILL HAVE A BEAR ON THEIR HANDS:

 PICTURE OF BROS. AN GREE AS HE LEFT THE COURT HOUSE..

OTHER NEWS: (NEW TURN OF EVENTS) Bros. Joe D. on a fact finding mission to our Nations Capital. AS REPORTED AT AN EARLIER MEETING OF THE COMMON SENSE CLUB. WELL, Bros. Joe D. having met a fine woman in  Historic Shepherdstown West Virginia and after a whirlwind romance is now married and taking up residence in said town.

Just a little foggy there in Shepherdstown.. (FOG LIFTING FROM POTOMAC RIVER)

As a final piece of business Bros. Bill W. has accepted the position of SPOKESPERSON for the COMMON SENSE CLUB. Thanks Bill..

THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE COMMON SENSE CLUB GOOD LUCK JOE D. (2ND FROM LEFT).

AS REPORTED BY SCRIBE JOE TODD  5/25/09

TRIBUTE TO THE OLD GARDEN SHED IN LANCASTER,OHIO

     First let me tell you it is HOT in Lancaster,Ohio AccuWeather says Hi of 88 degrees Real Feel 93 degrees. I won’t need a sauna today because I’ve already had one…

 I cleaned the shed out yesterday and today it comes down.. You have to have the right tool for the Job. A reciprocating saw is commonly assigned to a type of saw used in construction and demolition work.Pictured below is a SAWZALL

This is my sawzall that I bought last year to build my deck. What a great tool.

THE SHED COMES DOWN..

  I cut the shed into four sections so will be easier to haul away.

Ready to be hauled away.

SITE IS READY FOR NEW SHED

As I have mentioned before we have Teddy Bears, Pictures of Teddy Bears everywhere. That particular wooden cutout of a Teddy Bear came from the local Shoney's restaurant before it went out of business.

THE NEW SHED

I wonder how many screws etc. are in that plastic parts bag????

One major problem was my old friend the Paper wasp  Wasps, hornets and yellowjackets are more dangerous and unpredictable than honey bees and should be treated with respect. DUH…

Well I am cooled off now. I guess one can blog about most anything. I bet you can hardly wait to see the new shed being put together.. another day or the way I sometime procrastinate  could be weeks..  

JOE TODD

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