The nearby Amish town of Inman, Kansas, held its annual Heritage Days in August. The day was full of activities including a pancake breakfast, small town parade, quilt auction, and ...
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Horse Racing in Inman
The nearby Amish town of Inman, Kansas, held its annual Heritage Days in August. The day was full of activities including a pancake breakfast, small town parade, quilt auction, and my favorite, the harness racing. I wasn’t in a good spot to get top notch pictures so these will have to do. It was such […]
Post Office Mural
I’ve always enjoyed looking at the mural inside my city post office. It seems that, per Wikipedia, “from 1934 to 1943, the Procurement Division of the United States Department of the Treasury commissioned murals in post office buildings across the country. Part of the New Deal, the stated objective of commissioning United States post office murals was to secure […]
Origami Exhibit in the Garden
I spent a wonderful day exploring in Wichita yesterday, the final day of April, 2026. It was the perfect weather, cool and overcast, my favorite! First off, I visited a fabric store specializing in remnant pieces, thousands of them all beautifully folded and organized by type and color. After all my years spent dressmaking (Irish […]
Lucas Street Art
The day was overcast and on the chilly side, but that didn’t dampen my enjoyment of a visit to Lucas, Kansas. I drove about an hour and a half on country roads, which in itself was really nice. After living in very crowded, urban Southern California for most of my life, I absolutely love the […]
Toothache
I visited the town of Lucas, Kansas, today. Per the internet, “Lucas is a small city in Russell County, Kansas, known as the “Grassroots Art Capital of Kansas,” with a population of 332 as of the 2020 census” and is about an hour and a half drive northwest from my home. An art display was […]
Yoder’s Parade of Quilts
The month of March features our local Amish village’s Parade of Quilts. As March is quickly coming to a close I decided to visit yesterday, a cold and blustery day (in direct contrast to the upper 90s we had the day before). Several of the local shops hang the handmade quilts for display and sale. […]
A Visit to Dyck Arboretum
After a few chilly days with mornings well below freezing, today jumped up to the mid 70s. I took the warmth as a nudge to visit a local arboretum and enjoy a nice walk. In the little village of Hesston, about half an hour drive due east on a less-traveled country road, is the Dyck […]
Exploring Salina, part 2
Continuing from part 1, today’s post features various murals and sculptures I saw while driving around Salina, Kansas this past Monday. The day was cold and overcast, but the art on public display brightened everything up. I highly recommend a visit to Salina! ~SueBee
Exploring Salina, part 1
I drove my car about an hour north yesterday for its checkup at the dealership in Salina, Kansas. Before the appointment I had time for lunch at the best Italian restaurant I’ve been to here in Kansas, Martinelli’s. I didn’t want heavy pasta so instead I had a bowl of yummy minestrone soup and a […]
A Visit to Yoder, Kansas
I read that a restaurant about six miles from home, Carriage Crossing Restaurant in the Amish village of Yoder, was serving their annual fried filet of catfish Fridays during the season up to Easter. Late afternoon this past Friday, I took myself out to early dinner. The meal was delicious, the portion very generous and […]
Giant Pumpkins at the Fair
The town where I live in Central Kansas is the annual venue for the Kansas State Fair. I’m lucky to live outside of the fairgrounds neighborhood and therefore am not impacted by the huge increase of traffic with visitors coming in from all over the state. I decided this past Tuesday on getting a fairly […]
Nearly Autumn at Botanica
I spent a lovely day in Wichita late last week and visited Botanica, of which I’m a proud member. The steadfast gardeners there have changed out many of the plantings with autumn in mind. One very interesting observation, though, was all the damage done to the giant lily pads by the hailstorm from the previous […]
Road Trip 2024, part 5
This is the final post of the road trip I made with my long-time friend, Aranka, through Missouri, into a bit of Oklahoma and back through southeast Kansas. We drove just under 1000 miles by the time we were back at my home in Hutchinson, Kansas. As this is the final post, there are more […]
Road Trip 2024, part 4
Our road trip continued through Missouri, leaving beautiful Lake of the Ozarks for our next stop in Branson. We had very little idea what to expect in Branson, but heard it’s quite the entertainment place. Well, that’s exactly what it is. If you like shows, lots of people wandering about, and hubbub, it’s the place […]
Sunny Winter Day
This past week has been quite the change from the previous snow-filled, very cold one. I decided to take a walk at Botanica, the beautiful gardens in Wichita and enjoyed myself thoroughly. ~SueBee
Road Trip 2024, part 3
A very delayed third post showcasing photos from the Kansas – Missouri – Oklahoma – Kansas Road Trip I tookwith my longtime friend, Aranka, in September and October. The pictures in this gallery were taken at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. It’s a very pretty place with great hiking trails, woodlands, lots to see, plus […]
Road Trip 2024, part 2
Continuing from my previous post (yes, several weeks hence), the pictures in this gallery feature the drive from Kansas City to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. The town of Sedalia was fascinating so Aranka and I took a little break there for some coffee. It seems Scott Joplin has some history in that town. My […]
Road Trip 2024, part 1
My long-time friend, Aranka, flew out from Nevada this past September 25th, and together we took a nearly 2-week long road trip. We first drove from the airport in Wichita, Kansas to Kansas City. The pictures in this post are from Kansas City, a really neat place I’d like to explore further one day. We […]
Happy 11th Anniversary to us!
The years have rolled on by and my website/blog is now celebrating eleven years with 1250 posts and 9707 photos under its belt. What started as a way to document all the adventures Kat and I were having, morphed into my solo adventures, and then … The site was barely holding on during Covid, and […]
A Shady Scene at 103
I took a drive to Wichita a few days ago, just for a change of scenery. I’d been wanting a walk through the Great Plains Nature Center, but hesitated in the heat of summer. Since I’d gotten down there while still morning, though, I decided on walking one of the main trails. It was beautiful. […]
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