Spring Fling 2021

Spring Fling this year was a MUCH NEEDED break! We both decided to go back to school and finish our degrees so this break was a great time to decompress right before finals. It, like most of our trips, was a whirlwind tour starting in Nashville, then on to Jekyll Island, GA and finishing up…

WHEELIN’ at SMORR

Southern Missouri Off-Road Ranch, Seymour, MO Nothing shakes off the COVID Blues like an afternoon at the Wheelin’ ranch. The closest for us is Southern Missouri Off-Road Ranch in Seymour, Missouri. We don’t have a Jeep, but we have friends who do. It was a great day to be at it, too! It had rained…

WHIRLWIND TOUR FALL 2020

With all the hype of COVID and the upcoming Presidential Election, we needed to get out of town for a while. You know us, we like to get in the thick of things. Someone said we were gluttons for punishment, but we prefer adventurous! This trip was a combination of precise planning and flying by…

Dinner on the Diamond

Hammons Field, Springfield, MO Dinner of the Diamond a fundraising event for the Shelly Sachs Foundation. Dinner is served on the infield of Hammons Field, the ballpark for the Springfield Cardinals, AA Affiliate of the St Louis Cardinals with a Cardinal Legend as the guest speaker. https://www.milb.com/springfield Shelly Sachs Foundation The Shelly Sachs Foundation is…

Fort Walton Beach, FL Labor Day Weekend

Needing to shake off the COVID Blues, we made a mad dash to the US Gulf Coast for a long holiday weekend. Fort Walton Beach, Florida would be the perfect destination for such blues shaking. Our journey started early. We pulled out of our drive a couple of minutes before 3:00 am on Thursday morning….

Home Brewing

Recently, we were introduced to the world of home beer brewing and winemaking by a lifelong friend, Chet and his wife Amy. We are still quite new but we have a few batches under our belts and thought it was time to share our experiences, good and bad. If you are contemplating brewing your own…

The Original Coffee Zone –COLUMBIA, MO

If you have been to Columbia, Missouri you are aware of its uniqueness. It is after all, the home of M-I-Z Z-O-U! Great SEC Division 1 college football with some great rivalries. But there is more to Columbia; 9th Street. It was pretty much just happenstance that lead me to The Original Coffee Zone on…

Easter 2020

With the current situation that we find ourselves in, we have to scale down our activities. However, we were able to spend time with close family in a small gathering. …And of course, there was good food involved. Smoked Pork Tenderloin https://www.traegergrills.com/recipes/smoked-pork-tenderloins Bacon-Wrapped Honey Chipotle Tenderloin https://www.heathrilesbbq.com

NOLA–October 2019

The Big Easy, The Crescent City, NOLA or Home. No matter what you call it, New Orleans, Louisiana is one of the most interesting places in the world. Known for Mardi Gras, Voodoo, wild parties and earning beads, there is so much more to New Orleans than just these things. Believe me, I have seen…