My clothes-hanging-up-life is about to undergo the bone-chilling change that Iowa seasons dictate...we had our first snow over the weekend. ...

Every summer, we have a wonderful event here in Iowa -- it's the Iowa Writer's Festival at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Ther...

Go figure. In the second half of the 19th century, as the West was being won -- DeKalb, Illinois was Ground Zero for the manufacturing of ba...

Becky and I had stumbled onto the grounds of the Isaac Ellwood mansion. He made his fortune in barbed wire. The building behind us is the ca...

GIRLFRIEND DAY TRIP!! It isn't hard to do, people.  You decide on a Tuesday, call your friend, Google a halfway point -- and hop in yo...

Today is Veteran's Day.  I have loved some veterans in my life.  My husband was in the Navy, and my son Elliott was in the Army.  My ...

I miss Oprah. Honestly, there are still many days when I sit down at 3:00 to watch Oprah. It is ALWAYS a disappointment when I remember I...