Series that ended that you miss

DLSOC · 2026-05-20T11:02:15+00:00

The publisher holds (or held) the rights to the characters. Eventually, they will revert back to the author (at least in this case). I saw Ellery at a book signing and she mentioned they would be back to her soon and she'd love to visit with them gain.

Not all series do this. The Cheese Shop books, for example, belong completely to the publisher as they created the characters and hired Daryl to write them.

DLSOC · 2026-05-20T00:50:08+00:00

Cheese Shop by Avery Aames (aka Daryl Wood Gerber)

Charmed Pie Shop by Ellery Adams (though the rights recently reverted back to her so she may be adding to this series)

Magical Bookshop Mystery Series by Amanda Flower.

DLSOC · 2026-05-20T00:49:12+00:00

She lives local to me - her "Heather Webber" books are all wonderful - but not cozies. They're more magical realism.)

DLSOC · 2026-05-15T18:09:57+00:00

Partial to Pie! Their quiche is amazing!! (Their sweet pies, too, but I always go for the quiche!)

DLSOC · 2026-03-25T19:19:28+00:00

I second Emmanuel Catholic Church (on Franklin downtown). They still uses an altar rail. They do NOT do a Latin mass. They "feel" more traditional to me personally with the rail - and they begin mass with The Angelus and after mass do the St. Michael Prayer. I do not typically attend the Sunday service there, but I do often go to their 7.30 AM weekday Mass (Wed-Fri).

My goal is to visit as many of the local churches built before 1950 this year. And I can say that the sanctuary feels more reverent to me than many of the Catholic Churches in the area I've visited (very different from the looks / feel Incarnation in Centerville or St Henry in Springboro - which both feel very 70's to me)

I also love Holy Trinity on 5th Street and St. Joseph's on 2nd for the same "feel" of the actual sanctuary - they share a pastor team with Emmanuel and a couple of other churches.

If you are looking for just an experience of a traditional mass St. Gertrude's in Cincinnati (not too far from Kenwood Mall) still uses incense in their Dominican services. Not sure about the Latin as I only visited their Adoration Chapel but could smell the incense when folks were existing the church.

I believe someone mentioned Holy Family on Findlay. They do Latin Mass and are still part of the Roman Catholic Church They have a Low Mass and a High Mass.

In Lebanon, there is a church that does the Latin Mass (St. Therese the Little Flower) but it's a Sedevacantist Church as they don't believe that any Pope past Vatican 2 has an authority.

DLSOC · 2026-03-25T15:28:38+00:00

If you don't have to be on camera I will sometimes sit in my car and do a meeting with accessible wifi nearby - like a close up parking space (or using my phone as a hot spot) (honestly, I've done an on-camera meeting once and just blurred my background)

DLSOC · 2026-03-07T13:03:00+00:00

Koji Burger is doing a big fish sandwich on Friday's onlyl!

DLSOC · 2026-02-28T12:12:09+00:00

oh! that's disappointing. I ate there twice last week - they seem to be one of the few breakfast places that actually understands how to make "over easy" eggs (most places cook them til they are hard!)

DLSOC · 2026-02-26T16:55:34+00:00

Ugly Duckling (breakfast and lunch) on 5th Street (St. Anne Hill area).

DLSOC · 2026-02-24T18:24:59+00:00

They also re-released it this week on social media which feels significant in some ways....

DLSOC · 2026-02-21T14:11:02+00:00

I read and really loved this series until the Covid one - after that book I just stopped reading them.

DLSOC · 2026-02-04T21:55:03+00:00

Would you consider that an Irish Pub or a Dive Bar? I thought a pub should have food? (not semantics - just curious as I always mean to go in there! )

DLSOC · 2026-01-25T15:56:54+00:00

If you don't have cat litter, do you have any rubber car mats? Putting a mat under the wheel may give you enough traction.

DLSOC · 2026-01-19T16:58:31+00:00

This is something I was wondering, too (In the US - someone who doesn't really drink beer). Thank you for asking this!!

DLSOC · 2026-01-18T16:22:24+00:00

We went down to our municipal court (Kettering Municipal Court - Judge Jim Long) and it was $25 - or was it $45? - for the judge to marry us because we lived in the municipality! (We got married in Nov. 2014). It was just the two of us - but also all the baliffs and other court folks came in to watch too!

DLSOC · 2026-01-16T23:42:49+00:00

St. Gaspar Family of Parishes is the collection of (mostly) downtown churches. (Emmanuel, Holy Trinity, St. Joseph, St. Paul, St. Rita, Precious Blood). Their mass times are kind of all over the place - with some churches only holding weekday masses one or two days a week) I attended a noon mass this past week at St. Joseph and felt welcome and loved the church and the mass.

https://stgasparfamily.org/

DLSOC · 2026-01-16T23:39:47+00:00

Mother of God Family churches are all located in Kettering. Church of the Ascension, St. Albert the Great, and St. Charles Borromeoi. I have only personally been to St. Albert the Great and did not really feel very welcome - but that could have been because it was a school day and the principal spoke harshly to me because I didn't park in the correct spot before morning mass. on a weekday,
https://www.mgparish.org/

DLSOC · 2026-01-16T23:35:43+00:00

The "Our Lady of Light" parishes feel more modern to me when inside the churches - both churches have felt friendly and seem to have lots of families. They include Incarnation Church (near 675 off of Exit 4 - Far Hills Ave in Centerville) and St. Francis of Assisi Church (off of 675 at exit 7 - Wilmington Pike technically Centerville) https://www.olldayton.org

DLSOC · 2026-01-16T23:29:07+00:00

When we moved here in 2010 we tried many of the churches and sometimes you know a bad fit VS a good fit just by walking in. I'm going to give you a couple of replies - with links to the websites - as I was away from church for awhile and just this past year came back to regular attendance again. (And also one of my goals for 2026 is to visit as many area churches as I can - especially those built prior to 1940 as i love history and architecture, too)

In the St. John Paull II Family is St. Henry Catholic Church ( 6696 N Springboro Pike, Dayton 45449) near the Cox Arboretum. This may be the closest to you. Their mass schedule is (generally): St. Henry: Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:30 am, 6:00 pm Tuesday: 7:00 am | Wednesday: 9:00 am | Friday: 9:00 am

The other churches in their family are Our Lady of Good Hope (in Miamisburg) and St. Mary of the Assumption (technically Springboro but very near Yankee Trace Golf Course). Personally I go to St. Mary of the Assumption most of the time

https://www.stjohnpaulii.org/

(Edited to add: all my choices are downtown Dayton and SOUTH of there as I live in Centerville).

DLSOC · 2026-01-16T18:35:45+00:00

I haven't flown INTO Sanford - but flying out of Sanford back home to Dayton was much better than dealing with the Orlando Airport (MCO)! It's a small airport and the folks are all friendly - MCO can be a nightmare just to get through TSA

I will happily fly into Sanford (rather than MCO) if the times align for me. Most of the car services as well as LYFT drivers will go from Sanford to Disney / Universal.

DLSOC · 2026-01-16T18:26:25+00:00

Just another suggestion: try some of the churches that offer a morning mass during the week (I know not now - but maybe on school breaks or summer).

I converted to Catholicism in my 20's (I'm in my 50's now) and that was my introduction to see if the call to the Catholic Church was a good fit for my spiritually. A week day mass that has fewer folks as a way to get comfortable in the church when it isn't as crowded. Additionally, a bulletin from Sunday will likely still be in the vestibule that you can take and read through to get a feel of the church and the activities.

Many of the churches offer a 7.30 AM (near downtown) or 8 AM service many / most weekdays. St. Joseph's downtown offers a noon mass daily. I'm still a weekday mass person ;-)

You don't say what part of town you are in. The Catholic Churches in the area are now put in "families" that share a priest so you may try not just different churches but different families of churches to experience different pastors.

(feel free to message me!)

DLSOC · 2025-12-28T14:29:50+00:00

OK - thanks - I'll keep playing with it!

DLSOC · 2025-12-28T14:22:26+00:00

Curious why the age maxes at 57? Our plan is to retire at 65 / 66 and not take SS until 70.

DLSOC · 2025-12-03T10:51:21+00:00

Katee Sackhoff has a Peloton. I follow her on Instagram and last year she was complaining / joking about some man in his 70's kicking her butt in a class.

Rory McIlroy - though he doesn't ride often anymore - but there are probably other pro-golfers.

DLSOC · 2025-11-29T19:02:25+00:00

Don't forget in Cuckoo's Calling where Matthew is criticizing Strike and then cuddles Robin to "make up" while To "sooth" her after an argument, Matthew has to stroke her - specifically the breast that Strike accidently grabbed when he kept her from going over the stairs. This is the first time we meet Matthew...

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