11..., In The Kitchen, Lifestyle, Sides

11… Foods & Drinks I Love in Fall and Bean Salad Recipe

Fall in the South is less about the changing of seasons and more about the mindset. Nothing puts me in the fall mood more than food and drinks, so here are my favorites and a yummy bean salad recipe.

Experiences, In My Own Words, Lifestyle, Travel

Derecho: Iowa’s $4 Billion Storm No One Talks About

On Monday, August 10, 2020 a storm swept across the Midwest causing $4 billion in damages that will have economic effects felt around the world. Hundreds of thousands of people were affected, but national media hardly said a word. Iowans have been left behind to pick up, rebuild, find a way through, and wonder why the world didn't care.

11..., Lifestyle

11… Disappointing Things I Have Shoved In My Mouth

I'm sure Freud will have something to say about my choice of title. Oh well. We put things in our mouths. It's how we stay alive. Sometimes the stuff we shove in our food orifice is disappointing. There's only one way to find out though....

Blog + Dog, In My Own Words, Lifestyle

Isolation Creation

My quarantine hasn't been filled with finding a new passion, getting in shape, writing the next great American novel, or baking sourdough bread. I haven't been able to be apart of #isolationcreation the way I wish I could've been. My version was raising the puppies.