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potential weekend roadtrips

Looking for Midwest adventures, got ideas or invites?

When I moved to Missouri this fall, I thought I’d get the chance to hit the roads on the weekend. See some new areas that I’ve never seen, catch up with some of my friends that live in the Midwest. Sadly, with the move, work, etc., I am well behind schedule but I hope to [...]

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Spending the Day at Windsor Castle & Catching a Concert There at Night!

In December my sister and I had a chance for a girl’s trip to England. One day while she was at work, I spent the afternoon at Windsor Castle, the weekend home Queen Elizabeth visits so often. When I arrived in town I asked a tour officer what all I should take in and it [...]

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me & sis on the train to Liverpool

Planes, Trains & Automobiles! Happily Jetlagged Thanks to a Trip to England!

I’m putting this together quickly just hours after getting back from a great week of vacation in England with my sister Cheryl! While a week is hardly time to see all the things we would have liked or all the places people recommended, we had an incredible time and I am still in awe of [...]

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EyeCatching Sights & Sites of the Weeks (July 24 – August 5, 2011)

Well, its two weeks since I did one of these. So I’ll be picky on what to include & brief! Size Matters — Its a cliche but I have to say it, size matters. That was clear when I decided to go to the airport to see if my nephew’s luggage arrive a night before [...]

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Your Thoughts on Tweaking the Blog a Bit

I’ve been slowly coming to this conclusion slowly and guess I have already made it in content, but I guess I should make it official and communicate it. I love agriculture. Passionate enough about it to blog about it more than any other topic. But having another blog, one devoted from travel that was set [...]

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Memphis’ Top Tourist Site This Week is the Mississippi River Flood Water

This weekend downtown Memphis has likely seen some of the biggest days of visitors in a long time. Granted, the Memphis in May festival brought a lot of people in, but since Friday, the crowds have been steadily growing. Many of the folks coming down to the river front live in Memphis and the surrounding [...]

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United Charged Me to Ruin My Luggage

A blogless friend posted this as a Facebook note. I asked him if I could repost here because I think he sums up what so many of us have thought & felt so many times. It also chaps me that they sent the standard letter and then refuse to follow up with his repeated attempts [...]

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