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Posts from 2023
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 - 10:00
On the first day of November, I had some work to do in Trellech and Monmouth, so Joel and I turned…
Monday, November 13, 2023 - 13:32
He did it! I can hardly wait for spring!
A big thank you to my gardener, two hundred thirty bulbs…
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 - 11:41
It may be fall, but we are already dreaming of spring!
It was Tulip time when we visited Keukenhof…
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 - 18:00
October this year started off strong with the Harvest Festival at Caldicot on the 1st! We were…
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 - 10:07
We had our first freeze on Friday, so I guess this officially ushers in chili season. Although, we…
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 14:36
We have been experiencing beautiful fall weather. This week has been peak fall colors. But, a…
Monday, October 16, 2023 - 14:19
Someone posted a meme this week that brought back fall memories from high school. When my friends…
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 07:47
Did you know that "each fall, North American monarchs travel from their summer breeding grounds to…
Monday, October 2, 2023 - 13:26
I spent another week being non-weight bearing in the boot following surgery on September 12. I did…
Saturday, September 30, 2023 - 10:00
September is always one of my favorite months of the year - and not just because it contains my…
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 14:54
Fall is our favorite time of year, so we decided to take a little getaway to Minnesota this past…
Monday, September 18, 2023 - 14:19
This week started off with a question from a friend on Facebook…
Of all the toppings I’ve tried,…
Monday, September 11, 2023 - 13:32
This past Monday was Labor Day in the U.S. Officially, Labor Day is a celebration of the hard-won…
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - 11:00
Hopefully, we are having our last blast of summer, 90+ degrees Fahrenheit temps. I am so ready for…
Thursday, August 31, 2023 - 07:39
In the US, August was always my least favorite month of the year. In Iowa it is a HOT month, and I…
Monday, August 28, 2023 - 13:44
WOW is all I can say about the heat this past week. We had two days of actual triple digits, plus…
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 13:50
I can’t believe that August is more than half over. It was a good week for the Iowa State Fair.
The…
Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 12:44
On Friday the 21 of April, 12 days after leaving home, it was time to head back to the UK. Our…
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - 10:14
From our morning in Luxembourg City, we had about a three-hour drive to get to our final stop on…
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - 09:35
If you’ve been keeping track of our EU Road trip adventure you’ll have noticed that we went to…
Monday, August 14, 2023 - 04:48
This was a very busy week, so here are the highlights…
Monday on the Grill with Matthew: BBQ Bacon…
Monday, August 7, 2023 - 04:47
I can’t believe we are into the first week of August. It was a busy week…
Monday in the Kitchen…
Monday, July 31, 2023 - 13:08
July started off a little less exciting than it was supposed to - we missed out on our friend’s…
Monday, July 31, 2023 - 04:38
We had a couple of busy days getting Matthew ready to go on a day of RAGBRAI…the Register’s Annual…
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 - 12:40
After spending the night in the fanciest hotel of our trip (of which I completely failed to take…
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 - 14:11
It’s been another busy week for Matthew. Now that he is back to work, we haven’t had as much time…
Monday, July 17, 2023 - 13:45
Monday was an exciting day, our first Iowa sweet corn of the season. One of our favorite ways to…
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - 12:05
For those of you in the U.S. I hope you had a Happy 4th of July!
Matthew celebrated on the 3rd by…
Sunday, July 9, 2023 - 11:43
After spending a whole week in our cozy cabin in the middle of nowhere Netherlands, it was time to…
Saturday, July 8, 2023 - 14:28
Are you worried about AI taking over the world? Well, we decided to let AI take over our vacation…
Thursday, July 6, 2023 - 09:54
On Sunday the 16th of April, after having spent Saturday chilling around the holiday park, we were…
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - 12:17
In between all of the hustle and bustle of the big days on our trip, we had a couple of days where…
Monday, July 3, 2023 - 13:53
Well, the dog days of summer are here, exacerbated by the poor air quality due to the Canadian…
Sunday, July 2, 2023 - 10:12
Before we knew it, my time in Amsterdam with my parents was coming to a close. They were here at…
Friday, June 30, 2023 - 08:54
I imagine I will say this a lot about these monthly recaps, but holy cow did June fly by! I’m so…
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - 12:29
This was a busy week for Matthew as he is settling into his new job. He is working at a brand new…
Monday, June 26, 2023 - 13:56
After a long day spent at Keukenhof Gardens, we were all ready for dinner. We turned the reigns…
Friday, June 23, 2023 - 10:03
If you go to The Netherlands in April and don’t see any tulips, did you even really go? On Thursday…
Thursday, June 22, 2023 - 12:45
The whole reason we took this road trip was to meet up with my parents in Amsterdam. They were at…