The idea of showing spring in photos is something I can surely get behind! Here are a few photos from the past couple of days that illustrate spring for me. There are a couple of really different ways I see spring — both in the beauty of plants coming to life (especially plants that help feed us 🙂 ) and… Read More
Thinking of Family, Friends and Others in Japan & Hawaii
Everyone who turned on a car radio or TV or the internet today has had to stop and think about Japan today. For me, I love the country and people. It was one of the first parts of the world I travelled to. My sister Leslie lived there for several years after college and our connection to the land of… Read More
Snow & Ice Sculpture Gardens in Frankenmuth, Michigan
There are times when travel adversity really works in you favor. And I had just that happen on Saturday as I was supposed to leave Michigan where I’d been to work with the ambassador program of the Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference. I had flown into the Midland-Bay City-Saginaw airport and my friend Ashley Messing provided transportation to the conference… Read More
Waiting Out a Major Storm in a Hotel
The fact that I’ve not left the hotel I’m in for 36 hours is not something I knew would happen when I came to St. Louis a week ago on business. I came up here knowing I would be in town this long, but never thought I’d be hanging out in a hotel day & night. It has happened before… Read More
Keeping Your Patience In Tact While Traveling
If someone were to ask me about top tips for traveling, my biggest one would be don’t sweat the small stuff when things go wrong. We’ve all seen the people gritting their teeth as they go along. A flight delay becomes reason to scowl. Weather issues & turbulence make the teeth grip tighter. And a storm that brings snow and freezing rain… Read More
Can I Please Stop Neglecting This Blog?
Okay. I can do this. The fine folks at WordPress are going to try to help me too! Hopefully, I will make a post a week on this blog with the support. Last year, I made a goal of three posts per week on my Ag blog and it went pretty well. So we can try. I’ve had a lot… Read More