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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Frog Legs and Eggs??
The Mississippi River has nurtured and supported a diversity of cultures and lifestyles that is astounding. I am just over 50 miles from the sweet, Southern social life of Charleston, MO and only 88 miles from the sturdy, tidy homes … Continue reading
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High Cotton and Earthquakes – Or Not
The Mississippi Delta, which began around Sikeston and continues all the way to the Gulf, is cotton country and ‘tis the season for pickin’ it. It’s everywhere, smooshed into big round bales and waiting in the fields, wrapped in pastel … Continue reading
Day 60
Day 60 – two-thirds of this journey is completed! Someone asked me recently what I have learned. Yikes! There are several hundred answers I could give to that question. On a practical level….here are some guidelines from riverroadwoman for living … Continue reading
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Dust, Southern Charm and Something Ancient
I’ve visited this area of southeast Missouri known as “The Bootheel” before and made some friends I was happy to see again. Claudia and Randy Arington invited me to stay with them in the country outside of Charleston, MO. When … Continue reading
Slipping Into The South
I rolled into Cape Girardeau, MO, just in time for a Nemo birthday party! The Neumeyer’s had invited me to stay at their B&B and their granddaughter, Erica, was celebrating her second birthday. She managed the candle blowing just fine … Continue reading
A Deeper Surrender
There are precious few communities in our comparatively young country where structures from the mid-1700s exist today. Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, less than an hour south of St. Louis, was the first European settlement west of the Mississippi. To touch the … Continue reading
Better Than Spinach
Popeye, the beloved spinach-guzzling sailor, was born in Chester, Illinois, in the mind of native son, Elzie Segar, who was himself born here in 1894. Popeye and Wimpy, the hamburger fiend, were reportedly based on real life Chester characters and … Continue reading
