Category: Favorite Places

So, you know this place I was telling you about? Well, it belongs to a very nice woman who employs very nice people in her store/restaurant, and those nice people invited us to join them on their Annual Winslow’s Farm “Day in the Country” potluck last Sunday! I think we were invited mainly because of … Continue reading “Winslow’s Farm”

As I mentioned before, I am trying to make a conscious effort to expose St. Louis for all the hipness it holds, so I will do my best to feature weekly places of interest. It is a shockingly urban-country happenin’ place for a mid-sized Midwest city. For some reason, I was a bit nervous to … Continue reading “Winslow’s Home”

The Children’s Garden at the Missouri Botanical Gardens= surprising amount of fun for all. This season, we only visited a handful of times, but each was met with such frenzied enjoyment it was all I could do to keep track of keep up with my two little monsties. Harvest time Luckily, this time they were … Continue reading “A Few of My Favorite Things, Pt. II”

As the saying goes, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…. can’t fool a fool again,” or something. In other words, I do wish I had done DC more justice while we lived there. Not only for the memories, but also for all 8 of you readers. You know, should you ever desire … Continue reading “A Few of My Favorite Things”

Yes, I know I promised house pictures. And no, I have not delivered. Yet. Truth be told, I am (surprise!!!) a bit of a perfectionist (gasp!) and IF I showed you pictures of the house right now, they would look something like this. Use your imagination now. Picture an empty room but for a few … Continue reading “Random stuff and no house pictures so don’t bother reading”