I HAD THREE SEPERATE DREAMS LAST NIGHT. WHAT DOES IT MEAN??

First, my dog Sam ( German shepherd now dead for more than 30 years) bit the neighbor. In real life Sam was THE BEST.

I then had to put him in a doghouse that was sitting on top of a Truck Camper at the local fishing hole

THE OLD TRUCK CAMPER

THE OLD FISHING HOLE (HOT CHICK WASN’T IN THE DREAM)

THEN SAM SPOKE TO ME AND TOLD ME HE WAS SORRY.

SECOND, Since I was at the old fishing hole I had to go fishing but the rod and reel was broken

I was trying to put a new one together but it was just to complicated. (VERY FRUSTRATING)

MOVING ON, It was time to go mountain climbing.

  Of course in real life I am in “great physical condition” Pretty good body for being almost 63 years old. The goal was to climb to the top of three successive ledges and then receive an award.

NOT THAT KIND OF LEDGES (HOT CHICK NOT IN DREAM)

Well of course I only made it  to the second ledge not the third. I didn’t get the award.

No award.. and then I woke up. I am now looking forward to my next dream.

and thanks to Smart Mouth Broad I did get an award

SO JUST FOR TODAY EVERYTHING IS OK….

FRUGAL OHIO VACATION IDEAS: AMISH COUNTRY, CLOSE TO LANCASTER,OHIO YET A WORLD AWAY

We arrived at Whispering Hills Campground on Monday and made this our “base camp”

Whispering Hills offers, a peaceful setting where beautifully wooded hills and lush, rolling farmlands come together. The area became a settlement for the Amish and their quiet, traditional values. We arrived on Monday and left on Friday thus avoiding the busier weekend. Yet Linda and I like to set up a comfortable camp:

After a “Hard Day” exploring Amish Country we would usually relax at the campground pool.

I usually try to explore a vacation destination via the internet before making the actual trip. That way I usually come up with a surprise for my wife who loves teddy bears. In this case  about three miles from the campground in Shreve, Ohio I found: The Village Bear Shop

For a little info about Teddy Bears see the picture below

TEDDY BEARS NEVER BORROW MONEY,BEAT YOU AT CHECKERS,OR EAT ALL YOUR CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES. THEY ARE ALWAYS READY TO GIVE YOU A HUG AND LISTEN TO ALL YOUR PROBLEMS. BEST OF ALL THEY WILL NEVER EVERY TELL YOU HOW TO DRIVE. (LOL)

Well after setting up camp and visiting the Teddy Bear Store (I made a lot of points with this one) It is time to eat. We were able to stay right there in Shreve,Ohio and eat at; Des Dutch Essenhaus Restaurant Amish Cooking/ Quilts ’n Things
176 N. Market St., Shreve 44676,
330-567-2212

A couple more pictures of the countryside to finish this post.

Notice the Amish Buggy in background.

NEXT POST: LEHMAN’S HARDWARE,AN AMISH FARM AND ME IN JAIL..

TIL NEXT TIME EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT DAY.

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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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