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Blueberry Pie

One of my favorite foods is a simple one – the blueberry. You can eat blueberries so many different ways; baked into muffins, mixed into pancakes, chilled with yogurt and granola,  or my top choice – in blueberry pie.
Although I love to bake, I only started baking pies recently, and my attempt at a homemade [...]

Back in the Day Cafe in Cuba, Missouri

After the March Race to the Rocker 4-mile run, my mom and I enjoyed lunch at the Back in the Day Cafe with a Cuba native named Jane. Jane had offered to give us a tour of Cuba’s fantastic murals, but first, we needed lunch. Back the Day Cafe sits in one of the Cuba [...]

Cuba, Missouri Murals

I’ve written in the past about Cuba, Missouri, a central Missouri town with a population that just tops 3,000 people. Cuba is home to the World’s Largest Rocking Chair, which I blogged about in the Summer of 2009.  As a fledgling runner and an explorer of all things small town Missouri, I was ecstatic to [...]

Race to the Rocker Recap

March 27th was the “Race to the Rocker”, a four-mile roadrace from downtown Cuba to Fanning, Missouri, home of the World’s Tallest Rocking Chair. My Mom was there to watch and take pictures, so this race was a particularly well-documented one.
As a case in point, here I am lacing my running shoes:

The morning brought 40 [...]

Don't Wake the Bear

I…am not…a morning person (insert sound effects of the snooze going off over and over and over and over again), so this is all I’ve got for you today:

Happy [...]

Ozark Trail Part III: Courtois Section Miles 0-7.6

Two weeks ago I set out to hike the Ozark Trail from Onondaga Cave State Park to the Narrows Trail Head. This section of the Courtois (pronounced code-a-way) Section of the Ozark Trail is considered mile 0-7.6, and fair warning: it involves a “creek” crossing that’s more like a river expedition. For the full story, you [...]

Cuba, Missouri - Race to the Rocker (I won!!!)

Okay, that’s not true at all. I didn’t win the Race to the Rocker, but let me tell you a story about the guy who did…
Cuba, Missouri’s Race to the Rocker ends at the World’s Largest Rocking Chair, adjacent to which sits the Fanning Outpost, a quirky general store where customers can potentially purchase everything [...]

Race to the Rocker - Cuba, Missouri

This is amazing:
Cuba, Missouri, home of the largest rocking chair in the world (which I blogged about last summer), has a 4-mile road race that ends at the giant rocking chair. The race will be held on March 27th, 2010. [...]