Fall and winter offer a stark beauty that languorous summer days don’t offer. However, there is a cost to traveling during these seasons. The roads are not always in the best conditions. Low temperatures and chilly precipitation deem that you prepare your car for road safety. I do make regular visits to my mechanic at […]
When preparing to travel, we think about the car. We check on the house did we leave it secure while on the road? Are our loved ones okay while we are gone? Sometimes we think about everyone but ourselves. In all the preparations, for hitting the road, did you take time to make sure you […]
Charlyn Fargo Ware, is a Registered Dietitian at HyVee grocery store in Springfield, Illinois. Although Mother Nature has been playing tricks on us fall harvest will be coming soon. Charlyn offered tips on healthy meals for farming during the busy harvest season. Charlyn knows the farm “I grew up on a farm near Rochester, Illinois,”Charlyn […]
What happens when you put two travel writers together and they see a museum sign? Of course they stop! That’s what happened when Sara Broers of Travel With Sara and I spied the Bicycle Museum of America sign while driving through Ohio. We had a scant half hour, really just 20 minutes to tour this […]
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 […]