The Weekend in Pierre
Hubby and I were invited to a 80th birthday party in Pierre this weekend. Because Hubby has so many friends there from high school, he always looks for an excuse to visit his old hometown. Even though Pierre (pronounced ‘peer’) is the state capitol, the population is about 15,000 people. It’s set on the banks […]
4th Annual Sibling Trip
Our fourth Green siblings trip to Civil War battle sites is in the books. Sadly, we were missing one who had other business that couldn’t be stepped away from, and he was sorely missed. The three of us soldiered on and had a good time. We piled into a rented SUV and headed east. Our […]
Signing Books at Henry’s
Yesterday, I spent part of the afternoon at a small indie bookstore called Henry’s Books selling and signing my books. It’s a charming place in the back of an old red sandstone building on Main Street in Spearfish, SD. In the front is an Italian restaurant, Nona’s Kitchen, that serves great food. I know that […]
Hubby’s Hobby
Do you know what geocaching is? It’s a recreational activity where you tap into a billion-dollar satellite system to get GPS coordinates to hunt for hidden objects. Those objects can be as small as the end of your pinkie to as big as an ice cooler. Geocaches are hidden all over the world under logs, […]
Our Graduation Trip
Hubby and I have attended lots of graduations with our kids. It started with both graduating from high school, then both graduating with bachelor’s degrees. Our son walked again with another bachelor’s degree, then walked with a master’s degree. A few years later, our daughter walked to get her master’s degree and this month, she […]
A Trip Back to Boise
Hubby and I recently spent several days in Boise where I lived for 13 years (he lived there 12). I loved that place and still do in spite of the heavy traffic. It was comforting to drive streets I knew so well, although some of them have new buildings and stores and taller trees and […]
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig
In case you don’t know, that’s from an old nursery rhyme I learned as a child: “To market, to market, to buy a fat pig, home again, home again, jiggety jig.” There are additional verses about buying other stuff including a fat hog, a plum bun, and a fat dog. Whoever wrote the little poem […]
Change of Seasons
It’s time for Hubby and me to move back north for the summer. The days in Texas will start getting too hot for me to function well, and the cool evenings in South Dakota will let me sit outside to think and daydream and the days are longer. Plus, we’ve never had to go through […]