Grand Island’s Stolley Park
This year we met up with several friends for a day at the State Fair before going to spend at my favorite Hastings Aunt & [...]
Cooking Around the U.S. from my Nebraska Kitchen Stops 8 & 9: South Carolina & New Hampshire
When we started this project, I knew that in the beginning we would have LOTS of seafood. This did prove to be true as we [...]
Cooking Around the U.S. from my Nebraska Kitchen Stops 6 & 7: Massachussets & Maryland
MASSACHUSETTS I do believe that Massachusetts has LOTS of cooking traditions. Days before it was time for our meal from this state, I had my [...]
Savoring Saturday: Blue Moon Coffee in Hastings
Sometimes a dining place draws you in even though you are not even hungry. Blue Moon Coffee was definitely such a place for me when [...]
Friday Photography: Lincoln’s Pioneer Park and Hudson Cabin
On a recent trip to Pioneer Park in Lincoln, I made a discovery. Perhaps I am not as observant as I should be. Despite the [...]
Cooking Around the U.S. from my Nebraska Kitchen Stop 5: Connecticut
Somehow I went from making one meal per state to making several. Since I have been trying to have Friday be family pizza night, that [...]
Following Friday: Pin along with Nebraska Odyssey
Writing about the orchard yesterday made me nostalgic for my teaching days. Especially the Fridays when we would have "theme" days - where the whole [...]
Martin’s Hillside Orchard: Exploring Nature in Southeast Nebraska
Writing about one of your favorite places is actually quite challenging. After all, how can you narrow down what you liked best about a place [...]