Christmas in Excelsior Springs Started Tonight!

Anyone living in Excelsior Springs knows, we love a parade! Today the Excelsior Springs Christmas Committee kicked off the holiday season here in Downtown Excelsior with an Elf Factory, Lighted Parade, Pictures with Santa, Mayoral Christmas Tree Lighting, and celebration at the Hall of Trees in the Hall of Waters. Whether it’s hanging lights and decorations […]

I Belong to a Secret Sisterhood Called PEO

Last Wednesday I joined seventeen of my fellow sisterhood members at a meeting for Chapter CJ of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. The group is made up of women who are invited to join after displaying qualities that are looked for in a sisterhood. Those qualities include justice, faith, truth, love and purity. The Sisterhood is international […]

7 Interesting Facts About Excelsior Springs, Mo

On Tuesday, October 7, 2014, I was asked to give tours at the historic Hall of Waters in Excelsior Springs, Missouri to visitors in town for the Missouri Historic Preservation State Conference. Here are seven interesting facts about our history through the Hall of Waters building. Fact #1 At its height, the Hall of Waters […]

Lulu’s Garden • Baldwin City, Kansas

Today I worked remotely and rode along with my husband, Dr. S. Jason, to Baldwin City, Kansas so we could meet Pam Bramlett, owner of Lulu’s Garden. In his work for Ogden Publications (which prints Mother Earth News, GRIT Magazine, UTNE Reader, Mother Earth Living, and more!) Jason is featuring 715 Restaurant in Lawrence, KS and […]

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