When I first heard about Motts Oils & More in downtown Wooster, Ohio, I was intrigued. A store with specialty vinegars and oils. It sounded like a place that Bobby would like to go. He came home from covering the Small Business Saturday event in November saying he had visited the store. (He covered the event for a story in The Daily Record.) He said that you could taste all kinds of vinegars and oils. That sounded a little strange. Not sure how one goes about "tasting" oils or vinegars. I … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Mitchell’s Homemade Ice Cream Better Than Graeter’s?
I would not call myself an ice cream snob. I have had (and enjoyed) all kinds of ice cream from the very costly to the least expensive. Anyone else remember when you could get a gallon of ice cream in a box? But I do have my favorite ice cream. Graeter's chocolate chocolate chip ice cream is simply the best. However, when Bobby and I were in Cleveland on December 7, 2015, we had the opportunity to try Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream. First of all, I had never heard of Mitchell's before and … [Read more...]
Can you ever really leave Wayne County behind?
My wife, Wendi, the founder of this blog, helped me knock out two items on my alleged bucket list (I just call them things I want to do, but bucket list is -- or was -- so trendy) on my birthday in December: Go to Westside Market and Ohio City Burrito. Despite the fact that we had to leave Wooster and Wayne County to get to Cleveland, I discovered we never really left Wayne County behind. Marshallville Meats: The first sign of home came in Westside Market. While looking at all of the … [Read more...]
5 Things You Have to Do When in Boston
May seem silly, but the little bit of snow we got today made me think of a trip to Boston when we got snowed in. That made me think of all the trips I've made to the Boston area over the last 20 years. Since Bobby's family is from towns very near Boston, we go visit them almost every year. We usually do some sightseeing when we're there. Now, let me just say that this is definitely not going to be a comprehensive list of things to do. We've been going there all these years and we always … [Read more...]
Happy 2016: Lessons in Reflections
Bobby got a cold for Christmas and he decided to give it to me for New Year's. I've been struggling for a few days just to do the minimum required for getting by--you know eating, sleeping and going to work. However, on this first day of the new year, I wanted to reflect back on the awesomeness that was 2015. I started a blog! Is that not crazy?! It has been such a fun ride. I have gotten to see and do so many cool things. And now they are recorded for all time--or at least until the … [Read more...]