Somewhere amidst the beautiful, rolling hillsides of rural Missouri in between Ste. Genevieve and Farmington is a tiny community called Kaufman. Kaufman used to have a school house, but that school house is now a brewery. That brewery held a home brewer’s contest on Saturday afternoon from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Twenty-five home brewers from all [...]
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This year’s Turkey Trot was the first post-Thanksgiving race of its kind in Farmington, Missouri as far as I can tell. In September of 2010 I ran my first half marathon; the City of Roses Half Marathon in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. I was lucky enough to have three great race sponsors who helped me make my race weekend possible. One of those sponsors was the Rose Bed Inn, a fantastic bed and breakfast in Cape Girardeau. Thanksgiving is more than a day to me this year- it’s the whole week. I’ve thought a lot about my personal and professional support networks; my mentors and the mentors I’d like to build relationships with; and some of the things about living in small town Missouri that are really good for me. This small town girl grew up in a Ford family. From my Dad’s Ford F350 work to my brother’s first sports car (a Ford Probe) to the Ford Aerostar that I learned to drive in, my family has always driven Fords. Each time I went out with friends when I moved back to Missouri, a “slinger” would inevitably come up in conversation as a distinctly St. Louis diner original. I had no idea what a slinger was, but I was curious. Although I was never a fan of history classes in general, music history quickly became my favorite subject in music school. I would dig into music history papers with a fervor most college students reserved for frat parties or first loves. Author Kathryn Simpson and I share two things; our hometown and our passion for words. Her first novel, The Farmer’s Story, was published earlier this year. For all of the great things rural Missouri has to offer, Friday night nightlife isn’t one of them. So what does a single 29-year-old woman who lives in a cabin in the woods do when she’s home alone on a cool, fall Friday night? She blares music and bakes home made bread. |
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