Once Upon an Adventure

 Hello Everyone and Welcome to 2024!     My family has some golfers and they started going to indoor golf simulators in the off-season. Being Ohio, we do have an off-season anywhere from November-March/April. Believe me, I want to golf. I have my own set of clubs and the outfits to make me look like I know what I'm doing. However, I have the patience of Happy Gilmore and about as much experience as he did, minus the ability to hit insanely long drives. They suggested I do some practice with them at these indoor golf simulators, and we tried X-Golf.      X-Golf has you book a tee time on their website . Weekends and evenings are more expensive. It's also cheaper in the summers during golf season, so it's an option if it's a really hot day.  They charge per hour, not by person. Each simulator bay can have up to 6 players and 4 spectators. There is a full service bar with some golf-themed cocktails if you wish, and appetizer type food options. One of...

 Hey Everyone,      Remind me to never use computer issues and catching up on posts in the same sentence ever again. I am still in MAC update purgatory where I suddenly don't have enough room on my computer to install the update. (I do have an older version.) I essentially have to go in the computer through a "backdoor" to delete files to free up space which is taking an eternity. I appreciate everyone's patience with me and with all the upcoming fun 2023 things we're doing, I WILL be catching up on the end of last year's adventures. But enough tech talk, let's talk about our August 2022 *eye twitch* adventure: The Columbus Park of Roses.  Parking lot sign     I had heard of this park from coworkers and people who live in the Clintonville area. A friend had asked me to catch up one afternoon, and I suggested we check out the park. Now that I've seen it in full bloom, I love it. It's very tranquil and stunning. I'm always fascinated how each flo...

Hello Everyone!  This month the cabin fever has started to set in and I needed to do something outdoors. I like to find trails and get lost in the woods. I have a bit of a crush on Dublin, Ohio and I enjoy having excuses to head over there. I know they have some local parks to check out and I landed on Kiwanis Riverway Park . It's a little nature preserve trail along the Scioto River that is also a wetland. We bundled up and headed out to find it.  We couldn't find it. We passed it twice. If you check out the map at the above link, it is literally right after the giant roundabout. There's no sign from the street. After caving and asking Google Maps, it wanted us to turn at a driveway with offices. After going downhill, we finally saw the lovely green Dublin-style sign. Later, we found out you could park under the bridge (at the roundabout) and take a set of stairs down to the trail.  At the beginning of the trail from the parking lot, I saw a cute box with some activities...