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In Memorium – Kenmore Plus

We regret to inform you of the passing of a trusted home appliance, our dear stove, Kenmore Plus. It has featured on this blog many times, being the background for many of the pictures of posts on cooking.

The property on Black Tail Creek

On our recent trip to South Dakota, we went into Wyoming for a day trip. We stopped in Sundance, Wyoming, at the Crook County Courthouse. We didn’t have a lot of time, but we were able to find a deed for some property purchased on Black Tail Creek by one of Michelle’s relatives.

We’re Back! And Yes, We Did Some Fishing!

We had a good month off and are back on the blog again. And we did do some fishing. We spent a few days out in the Black Hills of South Dakota with a day trip into Wyoming.

Image shows a clear blue sky over some hills surrounding a lake. There are cattails in the foreground.
Mitchell Lake – just a short way down the road from the cabin we stayed in!

Yep, We’ve Gone Fishin’!

We are taking the month of June off. We have some family visiting and some landscape projects we are working on. And, if all goes well, some fishing too!

You can check out our old posts by category or tags. The categories and tags are found along the right side of our pages. You can also look back at the archives.

You can find all our posts about fishing here. You can see where the blog all started with the Grand Tour of the West.

We’ll be back in July! See you then!

Heading off to the fishin’ hole!

Happy Birthday Elizabeth Becker Boeding

Elizabeth Becker was born on May 31, 1848 to Henry and Catherine Becker in Lee County, Iowa. Elizabeth is a distant relation on the Link side of the family.

So I may have a little addiction…..to cookbooks and recipes

I’ve written a fair number of posts on cooking and recipes. I thought you might appreciate a glimpse into how I store my cookbooks and recipes.

Happy Birthday Aunt Sallee Durfee!

Sallee Durfee was born on May 24, 1879 in Missouri to Aaron and Sarah Todd Durfee. Sallee is Michelle’s 3rd great-aunt.

Happy Birthday Robert Peel!

Robert Joseph Peel was born on May 17, 1945 in Fort Madison, Iowa. Bob is a relation by marriage on the Wellman side of the family.

What’s in my bug out bag?

In a previous post, we talked about why you might need a bug out bag. Today, we are going to talk about what is in my bag and why I decided to carry it.

Happy Birthday Al Harmeyer!

Aloysious Harmeyer was born on May 10, 1878 in Lee County, Iowa. His parents were Joseph and Maria Kempker Harmeyer. Al Harmeyer is a distant relation of Walt’s on the Wellman side of the family.

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