We spent a lot of time in Springfield, Missouri last year, starting with a couple weeks in June, visiting my dad and getting some work done on Bessie. That’s where we found newborn Gypsy, screaming from deep inside the undercarriage…
Springfield Photos 3
One last week in Springfield, visiting Dad and other relatives. [Show slideshow] 1234►
Meet Me in St. Louie
My mom grew up in St. Louis and moved back there (to Webster Groves) after she and my dad divorced. I was grown then, so I never actually lived there, but it was home base, where all we kids returned…
St. Louis Photos 3
We returned to St. Louis for the third time to visit friends before heading west. [Show slideshow] 123►
Hot Springs, Arkansas
In the late 1800s, Hot Springs was a hot-bed of health-craving tourism. Luxury bathhouses lined the main street, backing the steaming hot natural springs at the base of the area’s largest hill. People paid good money to come for a…
Hot Springs Photos
We stopped for a night at Hot Springs, Arkansas and toured the Hot Springs National Park bathhouse museum. [Show slideshow] 123►
Crater of Diamonds Photos
We spent an afternoon searching for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. [Show slideshow] 12►
Digging for Diamonds
Crater of Diamonds State Park, near Murphreesburough, Arkansas, includes an active diamond field. This is the only public land in the country where you can actually search for diamonds and keep whatever you find. Kate is a big rock hound…
Arkansas!
When I tell people I was born in Arkansas, they often do a subtle double-take, raise an eyebrow, and scrutinize me with this new information in mind, as if I’d just revealed I was really a different race or had…
Historic Washington Photos
We toured a village museum at Historic Washington State Park in Arkansas. [Show slideshow] 12►
Last Texas Stop
We had been in Texas for over a month – visiting my sister in Sugarland, seeing a cousin in Dripping Springs, flying our goddaughter in for a weeklong visit in Austin, then meeting up with our friend Marsha for a…
Lake Tawakoni Photos
We had a couple nights respite at the Lake Tawakoni Thousand Trails Resort in Northeast Texas. [Show slideshow]