Chasing the Deer
I'm a sucker for stories with magical gateways, portals, paths that lead to Fairyland. And in real life, I am [...]
How many farmers markets can one town have?
For Missoula, the answer is five. At least. There's one on Tuesday night, two on Saturday morning (not counting the [...]
What’s Coming for Restoration Nation
I'm working on changing this blog into more of a how-to site that tells people how to do little restoration [...]
Plethora of Pancakes
Paul's Pancake Parlor doesn't brag about itself. Why should it? Todd and I have been there twice and it's been [...]
Out-of-Doors in Missoula: Downtown ToNight
As someone said to me the other day, "The weather is so crappy in Montana during the winter that people [...]
How I Define Adventure
That's the trouble, you see. Here I am starting the 12 Cities, 1 Year tour, and I don't have the [...]
Standing Arrow Powwow Intimate
On Sunday, Todd and I went to the Standing Arrow Powwow on the Flathead Indian Reservation, north of Missoula, home [...]
Recycling in Missoula: Up and Coming
As an obsessive recycler, I look for recycling facilities wherever I go. I tried to find them in Baton Rouge [...]
Can I stop worrying now?
For me, the last six months have shown me the myriad forms my anxiety can take. Some of it has [...]
Two Images from Yellowstone
The day before we left the park, Todd and I took two trips to Norris Geyser Basin, north of Old [...]
Motels to Missoula
So far on this trip, Todd has arranged almost all the accommodations, including our rental in Missoula. Two places along [...]
Busy Bee Is All That
Todd and I spent the night in Buffalo, Wyoming, at a locally owned motel (more on that in a later [...]
Devil’s Tower
After eating at Etta's Place in Sundance, we drove to Devil's Tower, the first national monument in the United States. [...]
Etta’s Place in Sundance, Wyoming
On the way to Devil's Tower, we stopped in Sundance, Wyoming, for lunch. Imagine our surprise at finding an upscale [...]
Monuments of Stone
On our way to Missoula, the first stop on our 12 Cities, 1 Year tour, Todd and I stopped at [...]
Nice, for Chain Italian
My dearest friend, whom I have known since middle school, met me for Italian food in South Kansas City the [...]
Meandering to Missoula
We're on our way to Missoula, Montana, our first official city on the 12 Cities, 1 Year tour, but we're [...]
Chemicals: EU 1, US 0
Here are a couple of interesting posts from the Chemicals and Nanomaterials blog written by Environmental Defense Fund. The first [...]
Burnt Ends and High Water
On Wednesday Todd and I made our first BBQ pilgrimage in Kansas City, to Arthur Bryant's original location at 18th [...]
Desperate Downsizing
Today I gave 3 pairs of old eyeglasses to LensCrafters and some old toothbrushes to Preserve's Gimme 5 campaign at [...]
Waste Not When Moving
Todd and I sold our house on Wednesday and left Broomfield, Colorado, on Thursday. We put some things in a [...]
Burlington Has Its Secrets
As we walked up to the library in Burlington, Colorado, this morning, we saw this mysterious sign: No cake pans [...]
Kansas, Here We Come!
Since my last post here, a lot has happened. The short story is we sold the house, sold (or gave [...]
Poets for Butterflies
Mexican poet Homero Aridjis has been working to save Monarch Butterflies for decades. He was one of the people who [...]