Every day, my wife Wendi, the founder of this blog, and I work together ... in our house. I started Wooster Media Group LLC in January 2018 and Wendi joined me full-time in mid-March 2020. I started working out of the home until I got an office on the Wooster campus of The Ohio State University. However, OSU President Dr. Michael Drake and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine both told me the same thing: Stay at home. Drake didn't want me in the buildings on campus, and DeWine didn't want me outside. So, Wendi … [Read more...]
Top Posts from 2016 on Wendi’s Weekend Trips & Whatnot
Did you have a good New Year's Eve and New Year's Day? We hope your 2017 is better than 2016. For Wendi's Weekend Trips & Whatnot, 2016 was a time of growth and a time of challenge. Last year marked the first full year of the blog. Wendi started it in late July 2015, so from January-August 2015, there is not much to compare. However, where we can compare 2016 was better than 2015, except for December 2015, which was an anomaly for this blog (more on that later). Where we faced challenges was … [Read more...]
Jerry’s Cafe: Are These the Best Burgers in Orrville?
Back in April, when Bobby and I attended the Inaugural Cupcake Tour, we decided to end our adventure by grabbing a late lunch (or early dinner) at a restaurant in Orrville, Ohio. We really enjoy Ming Hing's lunch buffet, but it was too late for lunch. Our friend, Jessica Robinson, had told us about Jerry's Cafe. She said that they have really good burgers. The truth is that they advertise their burgers as the "best in town." Given my propensity for red meat, especially for burgers, I had to give … [Read more...]
The Pines: The Beginning of Birthday Week 2016
June 2, 2016 began the 27th year that I have been celebrating my birthday for a week. While I began this tradition long before I met and married Bobby Warren, he has been the one to sustain it for so many years. He spoils me all year round, but especially the week of my birthday. This year I wanted to make sure that one of the things I did was have lunch at The Pines Golf Club restaurant with Bobby. I discovered the restaurant in January this year as my boss took us, the Performance, … [Read more...]
With a Name Like Smith’s, the Ice Cream Better Be Off the Charts
If you have followed Wendi's blog for any length of time, then you know we love ice cream. We love Graeter's, Mitchell's, Chill Artisan Ice Cream, Pav's Creamery and Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream. When we go to Buehler's Fresh Foods in Wooster for ice cream, it is usually for a pint of Graeter's or a half gallon of Buehler's, Smith's or Ruggles ice cream. Smith Dairy in Orrville makes the ice cream sold under Buehler's name, as well as under its name and the Ruggles name. On a recent to trip to … [Read more...]