See the Tulips at Last?
I’ve lived in Iowa for nearly 12 years and only visited Pella twice, neither time when the town’s famous tulips were in bloom. A library colleague has reminded me that this is tulip season there, [..]
I’ve lived in Iowa for nearly 12 years and only visited Pella twice, neither time when the town’s famous tulips were in bloom. A library colleague has reminded me that this is tulip season there, [..]
One of the last posts I posted on my Iowa?!? travel blog was a recounting of my trips last May to the six Bridges of Madison County–yes, the ones upon which the book and 1995 [..]
Between the late night before and the day’s cold weather, my mother, sister and I got a slow start on Saturday morning. My sister and I had already decided to forego the tour of the [..]
I didn’t mention previously that, in preparation for this trip–during which I expected to present publicly, I’d gone to the trouble having my hair done just before I left Iowa. I also didn’t mention that [..]
I reached the Cedar Rapids airport on Thursday morning. Most memorable about the drive was seeing two different semis stuck in the highway median and a third badly damaged from where it had gone into [..]