by Steve | Oct 25, 2020 | Feature Physical Activity, Feature The Midwest, Feature Travel, Feature USA, Healthy Living, Physical Activity, The Midwest, USA, Wellness Travel
Outdoor (and socially-distanced) activities in Wichita, Kan., were just what we were hoping to find when we ventured out to a new place for the first time in months. We’ve been working on losing weight and developing more healthy habits over the past few years....
by Ann | Nov 20, 2019 | Destinations, Feature Destinations, Feature Places to Stay, Feature The Midwest, Places to stay, The Midwest, Travel, USA, Wellness Travel
We’ve been to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, more than a dozen times in the past five years. In fact, we started our blog, Postcard Jar, from there in 2014, just before Ann was diagnosed with a chronic disease called cardiac sarcoidosis. Typically, our...
by Steve and Ann | Nov 2, 2019 | Feature Food & Drink, Feature The Midwest, Food and Drink, The Midwest, Where we've been
A few weeks ago, we put on our stretchy pants and in a span of about 40 hours, sampled food and drinks from 20 different places to eat in Kansas City, Kansas. Yes, we ate a good amount barbecue – a local tradition and favorite. But we also tasted foods and...
by Steve | Oct 12, 2019 | Destinations, Feature Destinations, Feature The Midwest, The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
If you’re a fan of “The Music Man” like I am, you are beside-yourself-excited at the thought of seeing Hugh Jackman bring Harold Hill back to life on Broadway in 2020. But before you head to the Big Apple to see the show, you should first visit Mason...
by Steve and Ann | Sep 30, 2019 | Destinations, Feature Food & Drink, Feature The Midwest, Food and Drink, The Midwest
We’ve been working hard at losing weight, but we’ll be slowing down a bit this week. At least for 43 hours. We’re headed out for a Foodie FAM called “A Taste of Kansas City, Kansas.” Over the next couple of days, we’ll be hosted by...
by Steve and Ann | Jun 22, 2019 | Destinations, Feature The Midwest, Feature USA, The Midwest, Travel, USA, Where we've been
When we told people we were going on a 14-day road trip to “legendary” North Dakota, we got one of two responses: a blank stare, or a polite, “Why?” In all honesty, there was only one reason: We’d agreed to speak at a conference and that conference was in...