6 great iPhotos

Columbus  Ohio Capitol building

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Neat theater across from capitol

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Across from German restaurant where we ate in Germantown, Columbus

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Schmidt's Sausage Haus

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August 14, 2010

Hi all,

We spent our last nights on the road in Columbus, Ohio and have now been here in New Windsor, Md for 2 weeks.  All in all it was a very pleasant trip, however, long.  We did see some new places along which were interesting. 

We are here working for the months of August and September.  So far, we have not been as busy as usual.  The economy has hit everywhere I think.  Some days we are very busy and some days not.  Today we are not and our busiest times are usually weekends,  

Tonight we are invited to Ed and Brenda Palsgroves new condo. (I know some of you know them.)  He is head of buildings and grounds here and has been for a long time.  They lived here on the grounds until recently and moved a little further out in the country.  So they are having a dessert  open house tonight to which we have been invited.  Sounds like fun and it will be nice to get away for a bit

They have needed rain here desperately this summer and we have had two doozy storms in two weeks.  The one this Wednesday was a really scary one .  So different from California storms.  We heard the the weather warning on TV for several hours before it hit and then came the wind, rain, thunder and lightening.  We ever had a tornado warning for this county,  It lasted an hour or so and then was gone to the southeast and several hours later when the Ravens were playing the Panthers, it hit Baltimore, which is about 45 miles SE of here. You could see the stands begin to thin out as the storm hit!  But the Ravens won!!  It brought a lot of rain so the lawns and flowers are watered for a while.  It has also cooled off since then.  It was very hot and humid before the storm. 

SERRV, a non profit organization which is housed here at the Center, has been having one of their big sales of the year.  All goods were sold at 75% off so it has been fun to shop.  Things are from 36 different countries all over the world. They have volunteers who come in daily from all over the east and have lunch in our dining hall,.  This week we had  6 come and stay overnight in our building.  It is interesting to meet people from all walks of life.  Most of them are retired and just want to do something of service to others.  

Take care and drop us a line when you can.  It is great hearing from you. 

Love and our best to you all.

Ric and Jan(ice)