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Family in Small Town, Missouri

For the first time in ten years, I live close enough to the family farm (GrandPaGFunk’s homestead, as it were) to see family when they visit from out of town.
I’m the youngest of the seven cousins, and most of my cousins’ kids (my second cousins) are closer in age to me than my cousins are.
Six [...]

Gardens

Now that I’m back in Missouri, where there’s no shortage of land to plant on, I’ve been working with my parents to plant a garden.
Growing up, we grew strawberries, tomatos, cherry tomatos, cucumbers, and a few green peppers. This year we planted all but the strawberries, as well as crooken neck and zuchinni squash, blueberries, [...]

Olde Tyme Pantry

Tonight’s blog is one I’ve intended to write for two months, as Olde Tyme Pantry was one of the first places I visited, camera in tow, upon my relocation from NYC to Farmington in late February.
The simple concrete and steel frame of Olde Tyme Pantry is complimented by rustic log accents. On the front porch [...]

"Nothing" doesn't exist

At the beginning of this video, I was skeptical.
Part of the way into this video, I thought, “Hmmm, his art is kind of neat.”
And by the end of this video, I was inspired.
“I have learning difficulties, you know I can’t read or write. I had to find a way to express myself…the teachers at school [...]

Top 10 in Farmington

I’m doing my best to stay up on Darren Rowe’s 31-day challenge to building a better blog. I’m two days behind, and it’s only day five out of thirty-one. In an effort to get caught up, here’s Day 3′s assignment; a list.
The top 10 things I’d encourage you to see, do, and experience in and [...]

Best Streets in America

Wineries, Coffee Shops, Art Galleries…a Castle?!

What’s become of my bumbling little country bumpkin of a home state, Missouri.
I hardly recognize my downtown square, which is now lined with a cafe, a New York style pizza place, a fairly nice bar and restaurant, and a music store.

And don’t get me started on the national bicycle race coming through town. We never [...]

दिस्कोवेरिएस!

I’m not sure why my Title is showing up in a foreign language. (Hindi, apparently.)
The funky title can’t rain on my parade though. I just had an exciting hour-and-a-half phone meeting with our web designer, who is bright and knowledgeable, and living in the St. Louis neighborhood I didn’t know existed (but that I’m head-over-heels [...]

Sayersbrook Bison Ranch

On Monday, I was invited to take a personal tour of the Sayersbrook Bison Ranch in Potosi, Missouri.

I’ve recently become aquainted with the ranch owners, and my day on the ranch this week was a moderately absurd, while simultaneously lovely and educational experience.

To get to work, I travel down a US highway, then a state [...]

The Wrong Number

We glanced at each other, and Mark asked me if I was at all nervous about what we were about to do. I smiled, “Yeah, a little bit, but usually the things that make me a little bit nervous are also the ones that make the best stories to tell later.”
Mark’s silent gesture toward the [...]

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