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Story of the Tennessee Agricultural Museum
I love history and learning the story behind the story! Thanks to friend and tractor collector Buddy Woodson for the invite to the Spring-Crank Up 2024, antique tractor show. During our visit to the show, and Tennessee Agricultural Museum, Buddy gave me a tour of the grounds of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Since then, I have been diving deep, and learning about the history of this…
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Mother Theodore Gurein Shrine, an Indiana Oasis
Sometimes are you like me and you are just drawn to a place, called to go and learn more? That’s how it was with the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin shrine. Located at Saint Mary of the Woods, the shrine is located on campus in the Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. The grounds look like Europe offering a chance to find beauty and faith together in one place. I drug Keith from our stay in…
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Music of the Eclipse in Richmond, IN
The music of the 2024 eclipse was one of absolute silence during the four minutes of Totality! Dr. Wes Tobin, Assistant Professor of Physics at Indiana University East explained exactly what would happen when the moon eclipsed the sun. “There will be silence. The birds will go to their nest, the bees will drive into the grass if not near their hives. Cows, horses and dogs will run thinking a…
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Solar Eclipse Fashion!
The 2024 Solar Eclipse is in the record books. This amazing life changing, soul searching event brought together people from all over the US (and in some cases the world) and from all walks of life.  The total solar eclipse was visible in the US from Texas to Maine with a partial eclipse visible almost nationwide. To celebrate an event like this, sometimes it takes a bit of cohesion for those…
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Ready for the Eclipse?
Are you ready for the April 8, 2024, eclipse? Do you have your solar glasses, your chair, your sunscreen and bug spray? Do of all the spot picked out to watch the solar eclipse? How are you preparing for this rare event? During the eclipse, the shadow of the moon will plunge a narrow strip of land into darkness in the middle of the day. Be sure to plan ahead because, the next total solar eclipse…
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Art of the Blues & history at Clarksdale MS.
Clarksdale, Mississippi is the home of the blues. While you can hear music almost any time of day, any day of the week, you can also see art almost everywhere! Art even finds its way to the street overheads. Visit Clarksdale hosted me during a visit. I learned about the blues musicians connected with this musical town at the Delta Blues Museum. Robert Johnson, Son House, John Lee Hooker, Junior…
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The Agriculture and Blues Connection
The Mississippi Delta is the heart of where the blues began. The blues began in the fields. They originate from the days of sharecroppers. Before that the slaves sang spiritual field hollers while they worked. American blacks in the early part of the century sang their stories. These stories evolved into what we know today as the blues. This mural is at the Gateway to the Blues Museum in…
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Mother's Day Gift Ideas
It will soon be that time, to honor mom. The first proclamation of Mother’s Day in 1870 was by Julia Howe. She asked women everywhere to join for world peace. What are your Mother’s Day Plans? Are you planning a trip? Do you want dinner out, or are you just looking for that perfect gift? Everyone celebrates in different ways, but here are a few ideas to help out along the way. A hike, or patio…
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Abilene Kansas, Dining, Shopping and More
This past February my husband Keith and I spent a few days in beautiful Abilene, Kansas. We went to museums, enjoyed the Cowboy Art Trail, Eisenhower history, and art throughout the town. Hosted by Visit Abilene, we enjoyed our stay. I loved this view of downtown in late afternoon. First thing after checking into the Holiday Inn Express we found a Welcome Bag with lots of fun goodies, and…
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Through Mamie's Eyes
Recently I visited the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home.  Curator William Snyder provided us with a tour. I loved learning the Eisenhower story through Mamie’s eyes. William Snyder curator of the museum provided our tour. We saw the boyhood house where President Eisenhower grew up, then we toured the library and museum, plus, we viewed the memorial where he and…
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Beautiful Salina, Kansas
Read about fun in Salina, Kansas where art reigns supreme and museums are plentiful along with fun dining options.
Salina Kansas was home to the Kanza Indians, and is the westernmost town on the Smokey River Trail. Salina is where the Red Power Winter Show was held. While there, my husband Keith and I explored this fair city and found a lot to love. The winter show was held at the Hilton Garden Inn, a great place that accommodated our collector crowd. It was fun seeing the hotel with Farmall tractors parked…
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The Cowboy Trail and Story in Abilene!
Are you a cowboy hat wearing admirer of the cowboy story, or just a fan of the Old West? If so, Abilene, Kansas has wild west history that came rolling into their town with the advent of the cattle drive. Today you can relive a little of that western past through the historic buildings, murals, and stops like the Big Spur and the World’s Largest Belt Buckle. Visit Abilene hosted us for a visit,…
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Keith's Kansas Kollectibles
My husband Keith shopped his way through Kansas. In this blog, I will share some of Keith’s Kansas Kollectibles! We started our trip with a stop in Atchison, stopped in Salina, Manhattan, and ended our trip in Abilene. Atchison Finds On our way to the Winter Red Power Show in Salina, we stopped in Atchison to tour the Amelia Earhart stops. We visited the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum and…
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Tracing the flying past with Amelia Earhart
Read about finding Amelia Earhart in Atchison Kansas where you can tour her birthplace home, and the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum.
Who isn’t fascinated by the story about Amelia Earhart?  She was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic, May 20-21, 1932. She also set the women’s altitude record, the women’s speed record. Amelia was the first woman to make a solo round trip of the United States. The story we all know is that on July 2, 1937, she and navigator, Fred Noonan, during her around the world flight…
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End of an Era, Tribute to Roy Lee Baker
The Late Roy Lee Baker End of An Era, Tribute to Roy Lee Baker It’s not quite the same This farm toy game. I look for you in the crowd, Checking, looking laughing out loud. Your creativity is missed and your dedication To the farm toy hobby you added a certain elation. You leave a legacy and toy show behind You were always quick with a word I find Myself at a loss here at the Gateway…
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Walt Whitman and the Civil War at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum!
Read about the Walt Whitman Connection to the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.
Did you know that Walt Whitman spent time with soldiers at hospitals during the Civil War? I didn’t before attending the one man performance at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum yesterday. The one act play titled Lilacs and Letters is written by Zaxxon Nation, an actor at the museum. The play is also directed by Ed MacMurdo, and the original music was written by Randy Erwin who was…
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Winter Travel Essentials
Do you find things that you need, or just plain like that you hate to travel without? I do, so I enjoy making a seasonal list of some of my travel essentials finds to share with my readers. While road safety, and travel planning are needed, I also try to make a packing list to ensure I have everything I need before heading out the door. As you know, what you take depends on where you are going,…
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