Well, this title is self-evident. This is day 4 of our BLOGtober Fest challenge from Arkansas Women Bloggers, and I’m in Madison at a conference. So here’s a post from last fall about fall in Madison – seems appropriate. What makes me laugh is that the post (from last fall), references an earlier post aboutContinueContinue reading “BLOGtober Fest Day 4: Promote a post from the past”
Category Archives: Travel
Storytelling in the Ozarks
It’s a familiar feeling for me. I’m in a store, chatting amiably about nothing much with the checkout clerk. And then I feel it. That antsy, gotta get-away-feeling. That sense of “ok, I don’t have anything else to say, can I leave now?” Maybe it’s my Yankee upbringing. Maybe I’m impatient, or even a littleContinueContinue reading “Storytelling in the Ozarks”
A blogging conference that wasn’t really about blogging
CAUTION: Introspection ahead. Now then, before the incredible ladies who put together the Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged (AWBU) conference get too upset, let me clarify. This most certainly was a conference about blogging. There were sessions on blogging and dozens of bloggers hanging out talking non-stop about blogging (among other things). Heck, even the servers atContinueContinue reading “A blogging conference that wasn’t really about blogging”
The Grand Pacific Northwest Adventure, Part 2 of 3: Portland, OR
Subtitle: Gardens, Gorges & Gabbing (July 3-6, 2012)When we last left the GPNWAers Jenn & Jodi, they were working on getting Jenn to Seattle so they could drive south to Portland. Ok, back to the first person. Whilst Jenn was languishing at the Minnesota airport, I spent the afternoon lazing about in our lovely hotelContinueContinue reading “The Grand Pacific Northwest Adventure, Part 2 of 3: Portland, OR”
The Grand Pacific Northwest Adventure, Part 1 of 3: Seattle
Subtitle: Baseball, Sushi, and the Waterfront Hiking Trail (June 30 – July 3) Ok, so, for a bit of context, the Grand Pacific Northwest Adventure (GPNWA) was born when my brother and I decided to hang out for a few days during the summer while his wife is deployed on a frigate with the Navy. ContinueContinue reading “The Grand Pacific Northwest Adventure, Part 1 of 3: Seattle”
Everything and a Racehorse 