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St. Charles Christmas Traditions Part 2 – Horsepower

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Historic Downtown St. Charles and Christmas Traditions Part 1

St. Charles was Missouri’s first state capitol between 1821 and 1826, while a permanent capitol city was in the planning and development stages in Jefferson City. It was founded as Les Petites Cotes (The Little Hills) by French Canadian fur … Continue reading

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Black History Month – Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe was a pro-tennis player who was the first Black player selected to the US Davis Cup team and the only Black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon to name a few of his great accomplishments. Ashe … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday – I Miss Traveling

I so miss traveling.  I miss exploring new areas that I’ve read about or have had on my bucket list for awhile but all of that came to a screeching halt this year.  Mind you, there has been some traveling … Continue reading

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What a difference a year makes

Last year was a whirlwind of travel.  We were in airports so many times that we accumulated a ton of points that were going to be used for a new grand adventure for 2020.  As I recall we visited California, … Continue reading

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Let’s get spooky!

With scarecrows and skeletons in Historic Old St. Charles, Missouri! Each scarecrow  in Scarecrow Grove was decorated by one of the nearby local shops on Main Street. Teri  📷 That’s OK, I’ll keep walking… What do you use to spray a … Continue reading

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Feeling a bit corny…

Historic Old St. Charles, Missouri is always a favorite spot for me to pop into whenever I go back to visit family.  To be honest, I’ve always visited Main Street here to poke around in the shops ever since I … Continue reading

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2017 in Review

Well, another year down and more to come.  This year has seen so many things happen in the world and sadly too many of them were tragic and just downright ugly!  I won’t delve into those things but instead will … Continue reading

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Christmas Traditions with Nana’s Nugget

Jack Frost and Susie Snowflake here need to win an award for the energy they put into their characters.  As you can see the little guy was transfixed (or perhaps totally stunned, notice the grip on his stroller tray) by … Continue reading

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Christmas Traditions Past

For Throwback Thursday I decided to pull out some images from Christmas Traditions in St. Charles, Missouri past.   And my favorite “Santa” Julenisse and his goat Yuley.  This year’s Julenisse is a ginger with a full red real beard.

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