Pamela Bautz

I remember the anticipation for summer. Counting down the last days of school, thinking each day closer to summer took so much longer to end than the day before. Then that last bell rang and for the next few months, each day seemed to be as long as a weekend itself. Summer. Simply heaven. I […]

I can’t remember too many Mother’s Days where the weather was inclement. Maybe it’s because the fondest memories of Mother’s Days happen to be days spent out with my mom(s) or my kids. Even now, my favorite memory snapshots are with the grandkids doing something in the out- of-doors. For our family, visiting gardens or […]

Day trips in Ohio are amazing. In fact we try to take several in a season. The reason? Because in Ohio you can be in many places within a few hours and experience something different in each. In fact, on some occasions, the drive from home to the intended destination can sometimes end up being […]

Waiting for the world to thaw so you can enjoy a day outside is much like scrolling through the Netflix list. You know if you hold on, you will end up with something worth watching. But why mindlessly scroll through these last winter days? Who cares if they may be a little gray or frosty? […]

I was often the student staring out the window on a sunny day counting the clicks of the clock on the wall that would eventually ring and let me outside. Even in college, a beam of sunlight could put a kink in my attention receptacles almost immediately. Truth be told, I am still that way. […]