Where in the World is Cape Girardeau? The center of family-fun, that’s where.
Prior to becoming a mom, I lived in urban areas full of helicopter police raids, 3 a.m. siren brigades and occasional gunshot banter. Back in those heydays, I wasn’t worried about clean parks and safe...
View ArticleThere’s sugar in them there trees . . .
Conservation Naturalist Terri Eggers shows off a block of hard maple sugar as sap boils in copper kettles. The days are already shorter. The air is acquiring a sharper bite. It’s hard to imagine the...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Adventures
With two active little ones, it’s hard to get everything done. My husband and I work hard to make the regular tasks fun. Some examples are singing with the kids while we clean (complete with snowball...
View ArticleStorytelling Festival Fun for All Ages
There's something for everyone at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival. Scottish ballads with a North Carolina flavor, spoons as instruments instead of eating utensils, myths and folktales, tomboys...
View ArticleSt. Louis Takes Your Breath Away in Summer 2012
The Lantern Festival is an amazing cultural exhibition at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. In St. Louis, the phrase “Been there … Done that!” does not apply. From taking in a new sea-lion...
View ArticleNot Quite Yet!
There’s still time to enjoy the fruits of local labor at a farmers’ market near you. My calendar declares the season changed from summer to fall. While my thoughts begin to turn to warm soups,...
View ArticleMaking Holiday Memories in St. Joseph
Many communities across Missouri offer excellent ways to usher in the holiday season, and St. Joseph is no exception. Events and activities in Northwest Missouri are guaranteed to cheer up even the...
View ArticleCharleston’s Dogwood-Azalea Festival: Fun in Full Bloom
You could debate whether the Missouri bootheel is part of the South, but there’s no dispute that each spring, Charleston, located near the top of the bootheel where the Mississippi and Ohio rivers...
View ArticleShopping, Dining and Fun in Parkville
The Parkville Art Fair offers a fun atmosphere for the entire family. Are shopping and dining your secret pleasures? If so, you’ll fall in love with Historic Downtown Parkville’s eclectic collection of...
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