Butterfly Birthday Cake

A month or so ago I came across an interesting web site that led to the creation of the Butterfly cake shown below. Back in the 1950’s or 60’s the makers of Baker’s … Read more

Svensk Hyllningsfest 2005

The 2005 Svensk Hyllningsfest, Lindsborg’s biennial celebration to honor the Swedish pioneers who settled the Smoky Valley, has come and gone. I had the distinct honor and pleasure of attending my first Hyllningsfest … Read more

EER Blues

At work, people come and go and that’s just the way it is. This week has been a bit different though. My company offered an enhanced early retirement (EER) program* that resulted in … Read more

Late Afternoon

Just having some fun on a Kansas gravel road: :: It’s true, I do like pictures of cloudscapes: :: Oh, and I see it’s after midnight. Happy Birthday Mom! Love and miss you! … Read more

Photos of Our Yorkie

The most popular page on this site is a bit surprising. It’s the July 2003 archive page. A bit of investigating revealed that the page is very popular due to the fact that … Read more

Down Memory Lane

Speaking of the passing of time, today marks the 30th anniversary of one of the happiest days of my life; on September 30th, 1975, I got out of the Army! Though I had … Read more

One Year Ago

We arrived in Lindsborg on a Monday morning, one year ago today. We had spent the night before in Dodge City, and eager to see our new home, we left bright and early … Read more

Mike and Sheryl’s Travel Journals

For the past couple of years I’ve used this site to document, via photos and words, our various travels. Sometimes I post articles in near real-time, and other times I post a set … Read more