Author Archives: anniedm778

Historic St. Charles, Missouri

Posted on August 10, 2013 by anniedm778

Travelling back home from Kansas last July, we serendipitously revisited the little village of St. Charles, Missouri.  As the sign says, it was the first Missouri state capitol.  Here is the website for the village:  http://www.stcharlescitymo.gov/?TabId=305 St. Charles, Missouri is … Continue reading →

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Where Are Your Manners When You Are Waiting in Line?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by anniedm778

What kind of ‘waiter in liner’ are you?  Here in the US, we call it ‘waiting in line,’ in other countries, it’s called ‘cueing.’  A trip through McDonald’s drive-thru got me thinking about this, although I’ve wondered about it in … Continue reading →

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Upscale Pizza Dining – Dewey’s Pizza – St. Louis, MO

Posted on July 13, 2013 by anniedm778

I recently traveled to Kansas with my daughter  to visit my son & his family.  As we passed through St. Louis, Missouri, we spent the night at La Quinta Hotel in the Hazelwood area.  Having an urge for pizza, I … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Nostalgic – 1958

Posted on July 7, 2013 by anniedm778

There are places we can return to.  Places we visit when we vacation or travel for work.  Then there are places we can never return to, that evoke nostalgic memories of long ago forgotten times – and those places in … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme – Motion – Bubbles

Posted on July 6, 2013 by anniedm778

I just returned from traveling to see my son & his sweet family in Kansas.  I took a special toy to my little grandson B – a bubble blower contraption.  We spent a few hours in the front yard making … Continue reading →

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Smack Dab In The Middle of the USA

Posted on July 4, 2013 by anniedm778

I’ve been gone for a few weeks because I made a trip out to Kansas with my daughter, Miss M to see my son & his family (grand babies!).  If you’ve never been to Kansas, you’ve missed seeing rolling prairie … Continue reading →

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Daily Italian Doses | Rick Steves and the Food Police

Posted on June 27, 2013 by anniedm778

Originally posted on Once in a Lifetime Travel:
This is pretty funny, especially being a Rick Steves follower for over 20 years.  While it may seem all fun and games, don’t ever try to ask for parmesan in Italy.  Things…

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Jake’s Sunday Post Weekly Competition: Bridge – Time Machine

Posted on June 26, 2013 by anniedm778

My bridge, or rather two bridges, provide a link from one time to the next, in our historical minds, a literal historic time machine. Bridge One:   Was built long ago, as a replacement for Davis Ferry over the Wabash … Continue reading →

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Radishes! On This Longest Day of the Year

Posted on June 21, 2013 by anniedm778

I managed to slip outside before I left for work to pick my first batch of radishes and they didn’t disappoint me!  About every 10th radish is a different variety and I guess the seed packet wasn’t a pure mixture, … Continue reading →

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Babies

Posted on June 21, 2013 by anniedm778

I’ve been finding all kinds of babies in my garden and as of last February, a new baby grandson in my family. Baby rosebushes, aka ‘the Fairy’ – I brought the mother rose bush with me when I moved here … Continue reading →

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