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…
Historical Destruction
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…
They Say the Neon Lights Are Bright
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…
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on Ma Head
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…
Headin’ to New York
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…