Author Archives: Roger

In Old Deaf School Park near downtown Columbus, a topiary artist has created the scene from Georges Seurat’s famous 1884 pointillism painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Unfortunately, on the day I was there, the … Continue reading →

President Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on October 4, 1822. The house he was born in remained standing until 1926, when it was knocked down and replaced by a gas station. There is still a gas station … Continue reading →

Bun’s claims to be the oldest continually-operating business in Ohio. I find this claim somewhat dubious since 1) it wasn’t called Bun’s when it opened; 2) it’s had two owners since the last of the original owners’ families sold it; … Continue reading →

Neil Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. That explains the existence of this small, but surprisingly interesting museum. It’s built to look like a moon base might look — or at least how people thought a moon base might look … Continue reading →

I’ve never liked peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. Peanut butter is OK. Jelly is good on biscuits and pancakes. But together they make a mouthful of super-sweet mud. But I know my wife likes PB&Js, so, being the great husband … Continue reading →