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Missouri Cheeses - A Follow Friday Guest Post

Guest Post Contributed by Michelle Marcus
I recently returned from a trip to England where I got to taste many amazing cheeses, and each one was incredibly fresh. These cheeses I ate in England inspired me to help you find local, fresh cheese in Missouri.
Featured last fall in Feast magazine, Baetje Farms – located near Ste. [...]

My First Piece of Mail in Colorado Springs

Because she’s awesome like that, my Mom made sure that I had a hand-made card in the mail my first week living in Colorado Springs. This wasn’t technically my very first piece of mail, but it was among the first pieces, and it made me smile.
My mom is a talented and semi-professional card maker and [...]

#140Conf Small Town

Just as I finished backing the fully-packed, 14-foot moving truck into my parents’ rural Missouri driveway on Sunday afternoon, I received an email on the iPhone in my lap from Becky McCray, the subject line of which read, “Your speaker proposal is approved”.
Practically bouncing out of the moving truck in my excitement, I shared my good [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Last Day at Work

Sunrise at YMCA of the Ozarks, photo by MilliGFunk

Grace in Small Things (GiST): 4/4/2011

Little things that rock about early springtime in Small Town Missouri:
1. Fresh air coming in through open car, office or home windows.
2. Spring rains pounding down on the metal roof of my cabin in the woods.
3. Yellow daffodils dotting the sides of country highways.
4. The fluffy blossoms of Bradford pear trees.
5. Longer, sunnier [...]

Is Small Town Missouri More Dangerous than Brooklyn?

I think it’s fair to say that the average person would assume life in Brooklyn to be far more thrilling and way more dangerous than life in a Missouri town of just over 2,500 people.  On the average day in said tiny Missouri town, the average person’s assumption might be accurate.
Today, however, was no average [...]

RFT Web Awards Party

I haven’t owned a television since 1999, and I’m pretty content that way. Occasionally, however, something will be televised that I really do want to see. Last night’s State of the Union Address was one of those things. As a result, I paid my parents an overnight visit, borrowing their t.v. and enjoying breakfast with them [...]

A Small Town Girl’s Guide in Insider573 Magazine

Tom Smugala, editor of Insider573 Magazine, contacted me in November to ask if I’d be interested in having Insider do a story about me, my return to Missouri, and A Small Town Girl’s Guide.
I jumped at the opportunity to write for Insider again (I’ve written for the last two issues), and I was thrilled at [...]

The KT Caboose

To date, I’ve not made public mention of my Missouri Bucket List; the list of things I’d like to do and places I’d like to see while I’m living in Missouri.
Today’s the day that I admit to you that I do have a small list of must-dos and must-sees, must-eats and must-drinks while I’m calling [...]

The Dutzow Deli

On my journey home from Wright City, Missouri last week, I was on the lookout for the kind of local hole-in-the-wall restaurant that would take courage to try out.
I wanted to go somewhere that, if I’d had a travel companion that day, would have said, “Are you SURE about this??”
And I would have said, “Definitely, [...]