Our first time to Oshkosh was a very memorable “vacation”. Everyone asks how our vacation went, and I tell them, it wasn’t a vacation, it was an experience! We had rain, wind, tornado warnings, sun poisoning. It was quite an adventure. We stayed 8 nights in 2 tents in Camp Scholler. We left our home…
Author: catastrophicstardust
Let Freedom Ring… With a BOOM!
4th of July. The day America celebrates. Of course the family gets together to eat and play with fire! It’s actually the first year It’s legal in Ohio to shoot of fireworks believe it or not. We did the cookout, played on the go-kart, and then had a little show.once it darkened. It was also…
Food, Ghosts, Lake Erie, Cemeteries, Putt-Putt – Girls Trip 2023!
Every year for the past several years, the BFF and I have a “Thank goodness cookie season is over” trip. We normally do something within a few hours, so it’s been all Ohio so far. We’ve done areas like Marietta, Columbus, Youngstown, and Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This year we decided to do the Ashtabula/Geneva/Madison…
A common field one day. A field of honor forever.
On the way home, we finally stopped at the Flight 93 National Memorial. We’ve driven past the exit on the turnpike a few times through PA, but we’ve always been in a rush to get home. This time, we made time. The Pennsylvania countryside is beautiful. I couldn’t help but snap photos through the windshield…
Row, Row, Row Your Boat… Into Penn’s Cave
It’s no secret that when I was growing up, I wanted to be Indiana Jones. Traveling around the world, looking for ancient treasures, seeing historical sites, what’s not to love? I bounced between Anthropology, Archaeology, Geology, and Forensics. In the end, I ended up with about a third of the college credits needed for an…




