While driving through the town of Iberia last spring, I happened to see a building that resembled an English manor house. “Hey, look at that,” I said to my family, and they all agreed that the place looked like the manor homes we visited while living in England. This one was for sale, too. It ...
A Privy-leged Culture or Privial Pursuits?
Referred to as the backhouse, the outhouse, the John, the Dooley, the W.C. (water closet), the little house, or the privy, these little buildings can still be found tucked in the nooks and crannies of the Ozarks and in your neck of the woods, too. Many are still in use today. Especially at ...
The Twisted Schoolhouse
This is a story that some folks believe is true, and others believe is made up. It concerns a nearly 100-year-old twisted schoolhouse located in The Bend. For those of you who have never heard of the Bend, it’s east of Vienna, Mo., off Highway 42 in Maries County, and consists of about a ...
Searching for Knobs, Finding Romance
For inspiration I often read the Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer. Yes, I love to look at this topo map of the entire state and envision day trips out with da Bomb, my hubby. Since it’s winter, it’s also a great time to see great distances in the Show Me State, so we went in search of named knobs in ...
Bothwell Lodge Historic Site
“How about if we stop to see Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site on our way home from dropping Alec off at camp?” asked my husband.I thought about the proposal, and then looked at a map to see if I could find any other places near Sedalia that I would rather visit. After scouring the map, I agreed to ...