Where do the locals go? Anywhere that I have visited, stayed or set up home, that’s been the question. I wanted the local, dive restaurant in the Bahamas with the best cracked conch on the island. I was beyond grateful, when in a remote, mountain village in Costa Rica, to be invited to the maid’s […]
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Kittens climbing up my muck boot at a farm. Tomato pie assembled and oven ready. Tomato pie finished. Sunset at a friend’s house. Guinea fowl roosting. Previous Next Every time antivirus ads pop up while I’m working on the computer, I “accept risk.” I don’t really think about it. Some part of me always gets
A stand of Black-Eyed Susans. Dwarf Larkspur. Humble beginnings of this summer’s garden. Gardening gloves as an impulse item at supermarket register. A hummingbird feeding. Mayapple plants. Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron). It’s hard to tell, but these flowers are so tiny. Purple Coneflower (Echinacea). Purple Milkweed; much loved by butterflies. Queen Anne’s Lace (with a few
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It’s springtime in the Ozarks. Baby bunnies are hopping around the yard at dawn and dusk. Cows are calving. And the local fair, with rodeo, has come and gone. I am embracing this farming community more and more and I admire the hard work that farmers and their families do. As a freelance writer, I
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Van Gogh’s in Springfield, Missouri. Print of Van Gogh’s self portrait (with restaurant logo). Traditional Delft tiles from Van Gogh’s restaurant. A bicycle museum in the historic C-Street district of Springfield. Another cool building along C-street, from 1883, housing the other restaurant belonging to the owner of Van Gogh’s. A train motif on the sidewalk
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The temptation of a well reviewed Mexican restaurant inspired a trip to nearby Houston, Missouri, to try out Lilia’s Taqueria for lunch. And while there are some great places to visit in the little city (population just over 2,000) like the Bible Museum, multiple parks and an amazing health food store, its streets were pretty empty
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A trip away from home, even if home is the best place to be, gives one perspective and gratitude. Inspired by a gift from my son to see a show in Kansas City, we planned a second getaway, from our getaway, to the Heart of America. (Kansas City, Here I Come April 2021) In 1915,
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There are over 40 geographic areas named Springfield in the United States; they are also all around the world, from Belize to Ireland. Springfield, Missouri, however, is the most populous city with that name in the U.S. It not only serves its own residents as a city of approximately 170,000, but so many surrounding, little
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Along the famed Route 66, one of the historic stops was in Waynesville, Missouri. There were several places I wanted to see as I rode around the town square. Parking in front of an inviting white building, the Old Stagecoach Stop Museum, I saw a sign that stated that tours needed to be prearranged
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This was an “on another trip” trip. I start out with one place in mind and end up passing others en route to my goal and I have finally begun to write them down. I am still traveling a perimeter not far from home, most places within an hour or two drive. Today’s adventure brought
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