We left Athens this morning... after having a WONDERFUL!!! cup of espresso at Dan and Joan's daughter, Merideth's, house. (I don't know. Did I spell Merideth's name right?) She had the fanciest espresso machine. Very shiny and big. We really liked it.
We also saw Joan's horse, Clue, yesterday. He has been semi-retired out to pasture, as a school horse. He's a good looking quarter horse, a sorrel with a white blaze and one white front stocking. He wears rubber shoes on his front feet so he doesn't take his shoes off with his back feet. I wish I had thought to take a picture of him, but I forgot to take my camera. I'm still just getting the hang of this blogging thing.
While driving around the seriously hilly and treed countryside around Athens, Jay and I felt like Loretta Lynn in Butcher Holler or something. I didn't expect southern Ohio to be so lush and pretty.
I still need to discuss my genealogy foray into my grandparents' hometown of Huntington, Ohio. It was so really productive. I found out more than I expected. It was a really rich source of material... pictures, history, stories. The library in Wellington had a lot of books and maps on local history and the librarians knew stories about the people and events of the 19th century, which is what I'm mostly interested in since my grandparents left when they got married and moved to Iowa, about 1900. I have some pictures I'm going to upload here, but it's late (We got here to Brit and Vicky's after 5 pm) and Brit and Jay are watching the Red Wings game which is kind of distracting.
