This is the Castle of Fergus B. Squire. He was born in England in 1850 and came to America at 10 years old. He started working at the Standard Oil Company when he was just a boy & eventually built and operated his own refinery.
By 1885 he joined Standard Oil of Ohio as a co-manager with Frank Rockefeller (brother of John D.) Among one of Squire’s biggest accomplishments was creating the first tank wagon to ship oil via land. Continue reading
Posted in cleveland, Ghosts, Orbs & such
Tagged metroparks, north chagrin reservation, squire's castle
So. We ventured for the day to North Chagrin Reservation, part of the Cleveland Metropark system. I’ll tell ya…Ohio has some of the most beautiful parks! We were all set for a day of family bonding and fun (Water: Check. Munchies: Check. Bug Spray: Check. Cameras: Check) and it went really well…well, until we got out of the Jeep at the first stop.
Evidently….there’s some type of toxic hormonal mixture that builds when you coop up teenagers in a car for 40 minutes and it’s a recipe for a monumental eruption. As I was left holding tight of what was left of my sanity…. wondering….WHY?????? Why can’t we have just oneouting without an argument???? Just one?
Then it ended. There was sunshine & singing birds. The rest of the day was joyous & pleasant.
Posted in cleveland, Nature stuff, Raising Teenagers
Tagged Alan, Kaylee, metroparks, Middle Child, north chagrin reservation
I'm Sheila. In addition to raising 1 husband and 3 teens, I've founded LoveRally.org, run an inspirational blog, and... have published two books,"Booyah! Spirit" and "Zen-Sational Living"!
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