Thursday April 7th, 2022 Spring means new baby chicks. This is an exciting event in the Stottlemyer household. The flock currently stands at about 20 hens, so todays additions will be minimal. The selection started with two turkey chicks. These were promptly named “Thanksgiving” and “Gooblelina”. Then it was two Silkies, known for their atypically fluffy plumage, smaller size and […]

Wednesday April 6th 2022 Today is Amy’s 37th birthday. We have been very fortunate to have been able to celebrate almost all of Amy’s birthdays with her. The day starts with a trip to Enchanted Gardens to pick out spring plants for around the house and for the flower fairy garden. This garden center is quite lovely. It has a […]

Tuesday April 5th, 2022 Now that we have landed in the Lonestar state we will settle into daily life with Amy, James and Sarah. This will include lots of pictures of our Texas Star. Todays highlight was going to the East Bernard Library for story time. Libraries hold a special place in our hearts. Mike is a voracious reader and […]

Sunday April 3rd, 2022 A. beautiful morning to lay in the bed of the van and watch the backwaters come to life. A flock of egrets were close by, some sort of critter breaking the plane of the waters surface looking for breakfast, and the sun casting pink on the woods to the west of the water. Mike had installed […]

Saturday April 2nd, 2022 Our plan for the day was to ride from the trailhead in Sedalia. We moved the van to the TH and fixed breakfast. Beautiful breezy warm sunny morning. Nothing on that section of the trail said “come ride” so we went to plan B. Our friends Jill and Tina had recommended the small town of Pleasant […]

Friday April 1st 2022 We spent another night at the Rocheport trail head in anticipation of a warmish sunny day. I believe that we got to ride the best 12 mile stretch of the entire Katy trail. We rode the trail out and back heading east towards the McBaine trail head. We were flanked by the Missouri River on one […]

Thursday March 31st 2022 The day started with a very yummy breakfast at the Merriweather Cafe and Bike Shop conveniently located right next to the Rocheport trailhead. We had a 10:30 tour scheduled at the Warm Springs Budweiser Clydesdale breeding farm, just a few minutes away. What a beautiful farm and beautiful animals. The tour was a value at $15. […]

Wednesday March 30th. We hit the road with our destination being somewhere along the Katy Rail Trail. Our good friends Jill and Tina had told us about this 240 mile rail trail in Missouri and we wanted to check it out. Jill gave us a few tips, one of them being to stop in Boonville at the Visitors Center. The […]

Tuesday March 29th 2022. Cold and gray upon departure. Drove pretty much straight west on the 2 lanes avoiding any big cities. So many tidy and neat farms in Indiana and Illinois. We never tire of driving through farmland. Always something to see and comment about…..yes we are weird and we know it. The day continued to warm up and […]