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Did my catchy headline get your attention? Well, it’s not just click bait, I’m talking about an Agatha Christie play we attended at the Black Hills Playhouse Friday night. 😉 The Black Hills Playhouse, associated with the University of South Dakota, was established in 1946 as a summer stock theater...
An island of trees in a sea of grass is how some describe the Black Hills. Though I would amend that to include mountains with those trees. The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range primarily located in southwestern South Dakota. They are about 125 miles long and 65...
Mount Rushmore – the reason so many people come to South Dakota, including us! So it only makes sense that our first sightseeing adventure would start here, plus it’s only 30 minutes from where we are staying in Rapid City. Evening Lighting Ceremony Our first visit was on Wednesday evening...
It’s been almost three days since we arrived to Rapid City, South Dakota. We left Argyle, Texas Saturday morning and arrived Sunday afternoon – almost 1,000 miles! We’ve settled in to our two-bedroom apartment fairly well. Dale has not missed a beat with his work schedule and I’ve arranged everything...
Clowns to the left of me,Jokers to the right, here I am,Stuck in the middle with you.–Song by Stealers Wheel About this time tomorrow Dale and I will be fast approaching the middle of the United States, God willing. We’ll spend the night in Kansas, and arrive in South Dakota...
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. These verses conclude Psalm 46. Our pastor’s message was centered on this chapter yesterday. It is only 11 verses long...
On April 9 I had surgery on my left foot to relieve months of pain caused by plantar fasciitis. In 2020 I had the same surgery on my right foot. My first experience with foot pain occurred during my last run of Marine Corps boot camp in the summer of...
Two weeks ago today the kids were packed and ready to head to the hospital. Everything was ready. A beautiful bedroom was prepared, bags were packed, and the soon-to-be mom and dad had their game faces on! The ball got rolling early Thursday morning in a spacious room at St....
Grandbaby number three will arrive this week, God willing! That thought is at the top of my mind, so I thought I’d put it out there before I go any further with this blog. Ha! The kids’ lives are about to change forever. Even when children are grown and gone,...
Twelves states are included in the United States’ “Midwest” and we will be traveling through seven of them this summer. In 2022 we kicked off “Moon River” by traveling from North Carolina to Maine, then in 2023 we traveled to Utah, Oregon and California. This year we are taking a...
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