On a cold rainy Sunday I took Andrew to an art program they do at the Edwardsville Art Center and we created a feline masterpiece.
Canvas Painting With the Kid
Snow Day Fun in the Backyard
Snow began following at times with huge fluffy flakes and covering everything in white. I spent the morning shoveling snow from the back door through the long cement driveway and then up the stairs to the front walkway. Someday Andrew will be big enough to do this. Andrew watched some of the kids’ shows and then asked about going outside. The snow had stopped for…
Top Ten Travelogues and Memoirs for 2019
I read a lot of adventurous travelers’ travelogues and inspiring and intriguing memoirs each year. Here is my top ten list of the best that I read in 2019.
Window Walk in the Central West End in 2019
Hear carolers, see amazing window displays like the old department store days, have s’mores and free drinks during the Central West End’s annual Window Walk in St. Louis.
East Peoria’s Over-The-Top Light Display in 2019
A Star Wars firefight and skiers jumping over your car are just some of the amazing light displays at East Peoria’s Festival of Lights. The Festival of Lights electric park is made up of floats that begin in the Parade of Lights prior to Thanksgiving each year. Being floats allows them to be huge displays that you drive by. What You Will See Space Opera…
Kansas City’s Plaza Lights Up for the 2019 Holidays
I spent some of my childhood in the Kansas City area and what I enjoyed the most when I was young was seeing the Plaza lights. It is a 90 year old tradition that spans a 15-block area with Christmas lights over the entire Country Club Plaza. The lights come on in a special ceremony at each year’s Thanksgiving. Where We Stay Our favorite place…
Fall Drive to Pere Marquette State Park
Up the Mississippi River to a bounty of colors and spectacular Illinois River views was what was in store for us going to Pere Marquette State Park.
Superman Sighting and Meeting A Celebrity Chef
Meeting a celebrity chef, catching “throwed rolls” and seeing Superman are some of what we did in Paducah!
Apple Picking at Mills Farm
We took Andrew to our local apple picking place, Mills Apple Farm and he had a blast finding the right apple, conducting a train and riding behind a tractor. He really enjoys the small locomotive that you can drive yourself. It is run by a battery-powered electric motor. It puffs smoke and has a whistle and a bell for him to ring ad he takes…
15 Things to Do Around Paducah
Drive through a herd of buffalo, take a ferry ride across the Ohio River to a huge cave in a rock or see a long chain once used to stop Union boats going down the Mississippi during the Civil War are some of the many activities you can do in the Paducah area.
