March 2024 I’ve written about Illinois—the state in which I was born and raised. I’ve written about North Carolina—the state in which I...

UPDATE: FEB. 22, 2024 They did it! My niece, Peggy, her husband, Eric, and their two daughters, Melanie and Meredith, completed their...

October 2022--You know sometimes all you planned to do was meet up with some friends for lunch. Figured you’d have a nice lunch, catch up...

October 2022--Summer is done—but since the warmer weather decided to linger a little longer, we decided to take full advantage of the...

May 2022--If someone had told me I would be enjoying extended stays in the state of North Carolina, I would have told them flat out they...

May 2021--Can I be brutally honest here? Illinois has a bad reputation and it has for some time. From a terrible credit rating and...

April 2025 --Weathered, crumbling, and beautiful just the same A barn is one of the true pieces of Americana that means something...

March 2021--When you think of the word “slow,” does it conjure up a negative image? I think to most it does. After all, use any...