We are excited to have the Jeep up and running again. The engine was pulled apart, just for some preventative maintenance before we go out west to Overland Expo. Robert and his Dad set out to replace the head gasket. Robert took the head to Mother’s Machine Shop in Springfield, MO to check for cracks …
Our rental property is in between tenants and that means there’s work to do. This time, we aren’t doing all the work ourselves and have asked for help. Good folks like Queen City Disposal dropped off a dumpster so that we could fill it up with stuff left by the last tenants. Stuff like a …
It’s been a pretty ordinary week with just the normal work routine. Robert is preparing the Jeep for our trip out West. He has it all torn apart. In this lull of travel, we’ve been thinking about some of the cool places we’ve been. Almost two years ago, we went to Kansas City …
For weeks, Robert has been looking forward to a local Mountain Man Rendezvous. The day finally arrived and we were ready! The February day was crisp but beautiful. We set out on the relatively short drive of 80 miles. Robert was decked out in his mountain man clothes ready to mingle. Once we arrived, it …
It was another weekend of Hamvangelist activities as Robert enjoyed VHF contesting. It all started on Friday when we went to Sarcoxie, MO for a Craigslist find. Then Saturday, packed up the Jeep and headed to Schell Osage Conservation Area. We hope you enjoy the show as we recount our little adventures. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” …
What a beautiful December weekend. With the temps in the 70s, we had to get out and about. Our destination was the Battle of Pea Ridge Reenactment but we ended up doing and seeing much more! We recorded some of the battle. Robert may or may not have gotten carried away with the sound effects. Since …
This weekend was a four-day holiday and should have been relaxing. But, nooooo! For at least six months, Gayla had “clean out shed” on the calendar. There was no avoiding the job. It’s on the calendar and the weather was perfect (darn it!) Not only did we need to clean out the shed, but …
People are always commenting on the places my husband, Robert, and I visit. They find it amusing or fascinating (really, they may think we are crazy) how we become nomads for a period of time during the year. Exploring our great country on highways, byways, and back roads is what Robert and I love to …
Not a well-known park, Prairie State Park has nearly 4,000 acres that preserves Missouri’s largest remaining tallgrass prairie. Did you know that tallgrass prairie used to be more than one fourth of Missouri’s landscape? Now, only one percent remains. Since it’s not too far from where we live, Robert and I decided to take the …
At the beginning of the month, Robert and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. We commonly don’t make a big deal out of our anniversary and usually remember it a day or so after it had passed. Not this year! Even though our day was right smack in the middle of the work week, I thought …
