Summer reunion
Earlier this evening, John and I returned from a quick-but-memorable trip to Wisconsin for a summer reunion with some high school friends. Last summer I …
Summer rains often bring flooding to Iowa
Summer in Iowa is a see-saw of rising heat and humidity, counter-balanced by thunderstorms that pour all of that moisture into the ground and cool …
The lure of shopping at the Iowa State Fair
This is the fourth and final post about the 2014 Iowa State Fair, but this one wouldn’t have been written at all if John and …
Honey, eggs and butter . . . oh, my!
This is the third post in three days about the Iowa State Fair. We only spent part of the day there, but took in as …
Sights, sounds and tastes at the Iowa State Fair
Even if you only spend five hours at the Iowa State Fair, as we did a couple of weeks ago, there is so much to …
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