This N That

Has it really been that long since I posted?

The end of summer brought a lot of

   This N That..

 

Fun at the Lake with my bestie!

 

 

 

Announcing....coming in early January..A BOY!

Some grand-kid time

A trip to St. Louis Missouri

 

 

With my new honey....

 

 

 

School Started....the new 2nd grader

2nd grader

and 3rd grader

Trip to San Antonio, TX
                           Yes, you heard right..
                                 I have a honey :)

A trip to New York

 

 

 

 

 

And now it's Fall....

 

 

 

Family Vacation 2015

What a wonderful time spent with my precious family. Kids and grand-kids.

4 days at a guest ranch in Bandera Texas.

Lots of family fun.

Laughter Hugs Kisses Dancing Singing

Long walks, Long talks

 

Everything that makes my heart smile.

Love is a wonderful blessing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is this Heaven? No it's IOWA!!

I flew into Cedar Rapids Iowa and then took a little road trip. I'm a back roads kinda girl and Iowa has some pretty awesome ones. Many small towns and miles and miles of corn fields. The first thing I noticed about this beautiful state is how green everything is. Such lush fields and no irrigation. Very different from Texas crops. Even homes in town do not have sprinkler systems. Amazing.

 

 

 

I made my way to the quaint and beautiful town of Winterset. The birthplace of John Wayne. This the house he was born in. Did you know he weighed 13lbs at birth? His birth name is Marion Robert Morrison. Funny huh?

 

Just behind the house is a very nice museum that holds over $ 2 million in memorabilia. It also has a small 1940's looking movie theater that plays his movies constantly. Very nice. My favorite John Wayne movies are "Son's of Katie Elder", "North to Alaska" and "McLintock". Everybody has a favorite. What is yours? If you don't have one, go rent some, you'll love them.

Also in Winterset, "Bridges of Madison County" was filmed. There are actually 6 covered bridges in that county that were built in the 1800s.
I visited 4 of the 6. This is the first which is in their city park and is the site of many weddings.

On the town square is a great little café, called "Northside".
I stopped in for lunch and had the BEST chicken corn chowder I have every eaten.

Northside Café was also in the movie and here I am sitting where Clint Eastwood sat!

Their courthouse was renovated recently and is looking very nice.

The next bridge was my favorite and also in the movie. As in the movie, many people have left notes on the bridge. I did the same :)

Next stop - Clearfield Iowa

 

I found a windmill there!!

And a bloggy friend, Cinnamon, from
 Knights & Maidens Gathering.

Her children are very talented and such a delight.
I had a wonderful visit. We walked, talked and laughed and all to soon I had to get back on the road.

I went back through Winterset to see 2 more bridges. 

 

 

I also found a couple of nice churches along the way.

To sum it up....I LOVE IOWA.