Postcards from Minnesota

Postcards from Minnesota

Steve and I are getting ready to head to north to Minnesota again this week. We’ve been going there several times a year to visit friends and family and for doctor’s visits at the Mayo Clinic where I’m being treated. It is about a 7-hour drive from...
Ray’s Shabby Cottage Furniture

Ray’s Shabby Cottage Furniture

About this time each year, we make the hour and 45-minute drive from our home in Southeast Nebraska to Steve’s hometown of Shenandoah, Iowa, to have our taxes done. We typically meet with our CPA in the morning and then check out downtown Shen, stopping for a...
A postcard from New England

A postcard from New England

Happy National Clam Chowder Day! We thought it was a great day to share this postcard we received last summer from some of Steve’s college friends from Lawrence University. In doing a little research about clam chowder, we found that according to Savoring...
Wahoo, Nebraska — A Pleasant Surprise

Wahoo, Nebraska — A Pleasant Surprise

For the last few years, we’ve enjoyed purchasing half a beef from one of Steve’s colleagues who is also a local farmer. This year, they had the beef processed at the meat locker in Wahoo, Nebraska, so we thought we’d make the 55-mile drive from our home in Crete to...