Blogs from Missouri, United States, North America - page 3

After 21 years of rambles that took me across the U.S.A. and six continents, I find myself back in my childhood home where many things have changed while some stubbornly will not. This blog has gone a lot of directions although mostly travel recollections while later blogs explored the nuts and bolts of travel in Eastern Indonesia. I have been pondering bringing it back for a while as a way to share lessons I am learning as a caregiver and hopefully allow me to process everything better. So I guess the first question is why on earth I came back here when I was living the expatriate dream in Indonesia? It began with a message I had dreaded. I was in bed on a Sunday morning foggy headed from excessive celebrations from the previous day's match. ... read more

Sunday: Started off the morning with a lovely walk to a coffee shop a mile away. Clear, sunny morning just a little chilly and crisp air. On the way I tricked Copper though as we stopped to get a nail trim at a pet store. All was better when he got his pup cup though :) In the afternoon I went and heard the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra play. It was their first in person concert since the pandemic and they were quite impressive for all being in high school. I seriously missed live music sooo much! So nice to be able to appreciate live music again! After the concert I went and wandered around Union Station which had been decorated already with their Christmas lights. I will say over half the people there were ... read more

What a great first week in a new city! My airbnb is great- I'm right next to historic Lafayette square. I've rented a converted basement unit with it's own entrance. Essentially it's a basement rec room turned into a studio apartment- little kitchen which could be a wet bar and then big large open room with a desk area, bed area and living area. It's a little cold being a basement but otherwise really functional and nice. Sunday: First thing in the morning Copper and I drove out to the outskirts of the city for a hike with a group called "tails on the trails" a dog hiking group. Copper was in heaven and the scenery was great. Nice group of friendly people and dogs. Nice views of the Meramec river and gorgeous fall foliage! In ... read more

The day started on the North bank of the Ohio, in the beautifully renovated red brick town of Madison. It had been an important center for my friend Susan Cutshaw, growing up in Kentucky, and I spent a little time documenting what it looks like now. Rode back up to join US 50 again, and trundled West through corn and soybean fields to St Louis. I arrived at the peak of rush hour, facing the sun and condemned to the tangle of freeways that cross the Mississippi and encircle the city. Somehow I made it out on the other side, and drove up to Washington on the Missouri for the night. Days Travel - Madison IN to Washington MO : 349 mi.... read more

Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park Kanas City Missouri The collection began in 1986 when the Hall Family Foundation acquired 57 works by artist Henry Moore. In 1989. Aaron & Patrick always give so much detailed information on their tours, I couldn’t remember every piece but these are some of the details that I could remember. Mark Di Suvero, Rumi, the first steel sculpture we saw, painted the orange colour of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Named for Jala al-Din Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet and spiritual leader. Claes Oldenburg’s Shuttlecocks - 5 dotted around the park made from aluminium, & fibreglass reinforced plastic George Segal, American Rush Hour. 5 people oblivious to one another during rush hour. Magdalena Abakanowicz, Standing Figures, Each figure is individually cast from a burlap-lined body mold. Alexander Calder, ... read more