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For years I have been buying my vegetable, fruit, herb, and medicinal plant seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. When I stopped overnight in Mansfield, MO recently to tour the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home & Museum, I was incredibly excited to learn that this was also home to my favorite seed supply company! I had […]

Spent several weekends dining & exploring Denver, CO. Started the food tour with excellent Greek food in my son’s neighborhood. He moved here just over a year ago and loves this city of sunshine and diversity. It was fun to explore Denver through his eyes, including this view of the rooftop dining room of the […]

When East Coast contra dance friends told me “You’ll see familiar faces in your travels” I knew I’d run into familiar callers and bands, as they travel far and wide. But dancers? No way, I thought. The distance is too great. So imagine my surprise when I ran into familiar faces my first time at […]

You are an artist and you create paintings, jewelry, wood carvings, maybe pet furniture, ceramics, the good old quilts or you are a knitting wizard – whatever you create… go travel and sell it! Here are some options on how to sell your art I was researching for quite a while on how to (re-)sell […]

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and Florida is heating up with some of the best St. Patty’s Day celebrations in the country. Fire up your RV and cruise to these coastal Florida towns and cities for unbeatable St. Patrick’s Day parades, live entertainment and so much more. St. Patrick’s Day Parade and […]

I drove 140.000 miles all across the lower 48′s. That was 2008 and 2009 when I decided to go trucking. In these 17 months, I made it into all states except Oregon and the New England States. You can imagine that one can’t experience the country while rushing through it, but I’ve sure seen a […]

Bear spray…check. Water bottle…check. Hiking boots…check. Here are my top 5 favorite hikes in Yellowstone National Park. While I didn’t do any backcountry or overnight hikes, there are trails for every fitness level and type of adventurer around here. Favorite Hike #5: Mount Washburn to vista and back New to the park and eager to […]

You never know when someone you meet will inspire you. I have had the opportunity to meet two such bike travelers. On a previous trip to Quartzsite, I met a young woman who traveled from Minnesota to Arizona on her bicycle selling her handmade copper bracelets. She inspired me to follow my dream of embracing […]