Over in Ohio, and Other Things

72°f/22°C, again. We seem to be stuck in a rut! No rain, humid, in the 80s again.

I am resting and trying to rehydrate after pressure washing the patio. You would think with all that water...but when I sat down my blood pressure was low and my pulse high, so I am drinking my third bottle of water! And feeling better.

Anyway, here's a few photosvfrom our jaunt over to Ohio on Saturday.

Not the most desirable route number! But unfortunately we had to go that way. Fortunately there were nothing untoward happened. Whew.

I wonder if this town, like Gay, West Virginia,  decided to keep its original name despite the changed meaning of the word gay? My bet is that it was named after a local family surname. We traveled on Ohio Route 60 on the way home,from Zanesville to Marietta,  and the road follows the Muskingum River the whole way. Back in the day, this was a major steamboat route.

An abandoned bus stop won't last long now that the roof is starting to go. What a pity.

In McConnelsville, the town center is a circle, and in the center is a sculpture of a Union soldier from the Civil War.

Such a pretty town. We wandered around a bit, just to see what was there.

The Bluebird Cafe is a coffee shop. It was too late in the day for coffee, so we didn't go in. Maybe next time, because it looked very inviting.

That long red brick building is a hardware store! It goes right around the block.

Outside, painted rocks made an eye-catching display.

And on the window of the hardware, the entire family genealogy, tracing back to the first owners of the store. Amazing. It stretched over several display windows. 

Inside the hardware store. I think they have everything you could possibly need, from paint to kitchenware, garden supplies, power tools... you name it.

Larry checked out more of the store's history. 

On the street, large hearts invite "locks of love'.

Then it was on to the Chatterbox Tavern for dinner. This was pretty much a dive bar, as it turned out. The town does have a brewery but the name of this place caught our attention.

Look at all those beer taps! Just for display, of course, but they stretched a lot further than I could capture in a photo.

Nice people, but the food was meh, and a little pricey. 

Larry being good dinner company 🙄

Back on the road, we passed this amazing place. So many barns, silos, buildings, all seemingly connected to each other!

Further on, yet another barn complex.

An old feed store in Beverly, Ohio. There was a bad steamboat disaster here, which I wrote a little about about in this blog post. I need to post the whole story sometime.

And finally, here is the cabinet we went after! 

Not bad for $40. Doesn't need a thing done to it.

Sunday we stayed home.  I rested and cooked--- spinach and bacon quiche, pasta salad, and raspberry banana bread. Larry cut grass and grilled chicken, so we are stocked up with easy meals for a few days!  Only remembered to take pictures of the quiche! 

I do like my colorful pie plates!

Today, besides working on the patio, we finished mulching the garden. And that was enough for this hot day.

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