Central New York is a beautiful place. This central Illinois girl hasn’t had much eastern US exposure. So I was delighted at the opportunity to take part in the Brews & Views tour. This was a tour that was part of the North American Travel Journalist Association (NATJA) conference held this year in Syracuse. One […]
For years I’ve wanted to attend the Downtown Springfield Upper Story tour to see what the story of some of the upper stories were all about! This year was the 19th year the tour was held. My sister Debbie and I decided we would check out the six buildings on tour. Dining! Deciding on an […]
I live outside a small town on a farm. Although my address says Virden, my kids went to school in Pawnee. I get my library books in Pawnee. My mom still lives in Pawnee, so I consider my hometown as Pawnee. While I travel a lot, it is really cool to hear good things about […]
As a farmer’s wife that travels a lot, when it comes to dealing with insects and pests, I want something I can depend on and something that I don’t worry about with my barn cats. Note: The Nature-Cide company sent me All Purpose Insecticide and All-Purpose concentrate to review . I tried Nature-Cide’s All Purpose Insecticide […]
Are you thinking Christmas yet? I know, its not even Thanksgiving yet! But for this mom and grandma, I like to be done by Thanksgiving. I want to celebrate the holiday by enjoying all the festivities. I don’t want to have to worry about presents. Now is the time for me to shop! This year […]