The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
We had a long-planned trip to visit our friend Krissy while she happened to be in Crestone for a spell (she normally resides on the west coast). We had a great time on our few …
Doug and I wound up spending a fair amount of time bouncing around the Denver area. In addition to visiting lots of museums, we got in a good amount of birding, and of course we …
Besides exhibits on “The Power of Poison” and “Vasily Konovalenko: Gem Carvings of Russian Folk Life,” the Denver Nature and Science Museum had plenty to keep me occupied on a very hot July afternoon. The …
Look, I had almost 400 pictures from a few hours in the Denver Botanic Gardens, so I don’t feel bad I have two posts for the gardens. Everyone should just be grateful there are only …
Gentle Reader, did I go to the Denver Botanic Gardens and take nearly 400 pictures in less than 2 hours? You betcha. Let me see if I can find some regret anywhere…nope. The gardens (in …
Since our excursion to the highest point in Nebraska got us relatively close to the state capitol of Wyoming, we decided to spend a night in another new state in the van, including a visit …
The Potter Sundry The Potter Sundry in Potter, Nebraska, claims to be the home of the Tin Roof Sundae. I’m not here to argue with any excuse for ice cream. It’s a small cafe with …
Jury duty obligations successfully completed, we headed west from our home city of Sioux Falls out to the state capitol in Pierre (which we learned is not pronounced “pea-air” (with a French accent), but “pier”). …
We were settled in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for a couple weeks around Doug’s jury duty service, and took a weekend trip around the Northeast corner of our home state. Let’s be honest, there is …
As we can’t help but mention repeatedly, we spent some extra time in our home state due to Doug being called for jury duty for a full month (of which he was called to serve …
