Veterans

I, Sweet William The Scot, on our genealogy trip came home a different way.  We came upon the Village of Owensville in  Stonelick Township, Clermont County.

The first man to be called "Surgeon General" of the United States, Dr. Richard Allison lived here on a Revolutionary War military land grant, which was originally 441 acres.

We had never seen anything like it, why Troop Banners adorn both sides of the street and go both ways at the cross roads and down side streets.

Why we saw WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War.
These banners are over five feet tall.

You can go here and see each one who served from this small village.

https://villageofowensville.org/owensville-ohio-history/

They say Owensville is proud to honor our men and women who are or have served this country through our banner program.  There are over three hundred of these banners now.

Here is the video of the story that was on the news.
https://www.wlwt.com/article/every-day-is-veterans-day-in-this-ohio-town/24899541?fbclid=Iw

In the video you can truly see how many there are and how nice the little village looks.

Lee said look Wills how many from this rural midwest town put their lives on the line for our freedom.  It gave Lee the chills seeing the faces of so many brave souls.  We wondered how many came home to their families.
Our flag belonged to one who did not come home.

Thanks for being a friend

Traveling down the road and back again

Your heart is true and your a friend of mine

Sweet William The Scot

Seuss Day

Well it's time for the Dr. Suess Book Club and here we are, all

 my non blogging friends, in the Dr. Suess Garden each with our favorite book or quote.

Now Nessa with the dirty nose who spends most of her days digging for gophers says her favorite book is Fox in Socks.

 "New socks Two Socks Whose Socks"

 because that is what her Mama says when she finds Nessa sleeping on her socks.  What dog does not enjoy a snooze on their peeps socks.

Now for my dear friend, Bentley the dapper wheaten Scot, why he says his favorite quote would be

"Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory."

    

How many of us wish we just had one moment to do over. So cherish those moments and make the most of everyone that you are given I, Sweet William The Scot, says.

Now for Winslow, Bentley's baby bro, well he thinks the bestest Dr. Seuss quote would be

"To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world."

Yep our peep is our one person, our world, the one to whom we give our undeviating love.

Be kind to us for we love you so.

Are they not the cutest pair?

Now for my quote

I'm a Registered Reader Dog!

Thanks for being a friend

Traveling down the road and back again

Your a friend of mine

Sweet William The Scot

Hartman Log Cabin

The Hartman Log Cabin is in Williamsburg, Ohio.

The Plaque reads

Dedicated to Christopher Hartman who emigrated from Germany in 1753 fought in the American Revolution and settled in Clermont County in 1801; to his grandson John Kirby Hartman, who purchased this site in 1838; and to their relatives and descendants. Restored by the Clermont County Park Commission in 1992.

The Hartmans were early settlers of Jackson Township an built this log home in 1838.

This was here when Lee's ancestors arrived in 1846.

The historic log cabin is available for rent for family reunions, birthday parties or holiday dinners.

We saw a lot of those quilt patterns painted on barns and house when we were on Lee's ancestry trail.

When we stopped they were putting on a new wood slat roof.

Another old stone home but see the quilt pattern painted on the work addition.

You can find a map that takes you to each one of those quilt patterns.

Lee says some day we just might go and get close up shots of them.

Thanks for being a friend

Traveling down the road and back again

Your heart is true and your a friend of mine

Sweet William The Scot

Sale Shop Till Lee Drops

We have a small shop not far from our home that every nook and cranny is filled to the brim with delightful seasonal things.

I, Sweet William The Scot, always have to wait at the door for Lee when she goes in.

We do not sell on Etsy but we do sell our specialty items here.

This year besides Lee's hand painted porcelain tree ornaments which customers order Lee sold these.

Little houses that shine.  Lee custom made a few to look like buyers homes.

Today feels more like Christmas it is cold and we have snow.

Christmas day was warm and we did yard work.

 We just thought we would show you all the ornaments and baubles that this specialty shop has to offer..

 All the gorgeous whatnots for the Christmas Holiday that are now 50% off.

The embellished glittery adornments. 

The sugary candy cookie tree. 

The old fashion flowery look.

This little shop is filled to the brim.

Thanks for being a friend

Traveling down the road and back again

Your heart is true and your a friend of mine.

Sweet William The Scot

I Went To Podunk

'Where in the world is Podunk?' A correspondent asked that question of the editors of the Buffalo, New York, Daily National Pilot in 1846, then answered himself: "It is in the world, sir; and more than that, is a little world of itself.

Yep I, Sweet William The Scot, went to Podunk.

Lee drove us over this bridge, that is not a rail across the end but a guardrail to keep you from going straight down a hill once you are over.

Do you think America needs work on it's infrastructure??

We saw a lot of these.

Yep I sure prayed there was cell phone connection out here because most places seemed to be abandoned. Is it a fixer upper or a tear downer?? 

Wonder if the landlord would look the other way on rent for the people who are not receiving a paycheck during our government shutdown??  Maybe President Trump's Make America Great Again could slap some paint here. 

I got to see cows and horses.  Why I even got to smell a fresh cowpie or a meadow muffin. Neither words are appropriate.  Why Pies and Muffins look good and taste great.  I would not taste one of those things if I was starving!  They say burning cow dung repeals mosquitos, yep I can understand that.  This city dog was repulsed that a cow could do such a thing.  Why I did not even want to leave pee mail on it for another dog to read.

Well we finally got to where we thought it was and Lee was right!

Lee had found the grave of her great great grandfather from France.

(I think my nose is still smelling the cowpies in this picture or maybe it's not I see dead people but I smell dead people)

He left France when King Louis Phillippe was overthrown and with Louis Napoleon Bonaparte election to the Second Republic.  Oh heck it was a Revolution.

But being here fifteen years later America is in a Civil War where two of his sons fought.

Lee says the line in the OUTLANDER Books "We can't be on the wrong side of history again" applies here.  Leaving a war to come to a war CRAPS!  

Yep we were on Lee's genealogy trail.
Lee are we done yet!  How far from civilization are we? 

Oh that U.S. Geological Survey says for information write the Director Washington D.C. well you had better wait awhile because the Government is in shutdown.

Thanks for being a friend

Traveling down the road and back again

Your heart is true and your a friend of mine.

Sweet William The Scot

PS ~` Lee is three times Daughters of the American Revolution, meaning her family was here when America was still a British Colony and the fourth side came before the Civil War being here over 183 years. 

Happy 2019

Wishing you a year of happiness, health, and the inspiration to follow your dreams.

Thanks for being a friend

Traveling down the road and back again

Your heart is true and your a friend of mine

Sweet William The Scot

I Got A Christmas Present

I got a package from my dear friends Bentley & Pat and Winslow & Debbie.

Lookie the Scottie wrapping paper.  WooHoo! 

There was a lovely card wishing me all the joy of this lovely season.

 Why I got a Scottie reading a book Flag for my home.

Why I am a registered Reader Dog and the Flag depicts the work I do.

Yep I work.

Thanks for such a super great gift.

I got other cards.

Why Nessa sent this card

Two Scotties looking out a window.  Why I like to think that is Nessa and Me together.

Well I got paper cards from Amber & Max, Millie & Walter, Hazel & Greta and Lee's friend Maggie and my friend Harold my mail carrier ~ he calls me Sir William because I have my own post office box.  Then I had E cards from a whole lot of you.

Thank You!

Thanks for being a friend

Traveling down the road and back again

Your heart is true and your a friend of mine

Sweet William The Scot