Canadian Legislatures 1-5 + 1: A Round Up

 

Friends, as you may know, I am on a mission to spend at least one night in each state and province and to tour all of the state capitol buildings and legislatures.  

The good news: I am well along in my little project.  As of last week my stats are: 30 states and five provinces.

The bad news: I am woefully behind in blogging about my little project!  So far I've only done a round up of 10 capitols.  What do you do when you have a problem?  You fix it!  So let's get ourselves caught up.  Today we're going to hop across the border and see how our friends up north do things.

Weekly Round Up: Shorty

A weekly round up: eats, workouts, watches, and reads.  Since we last talked, I went on another trip and I have a million things to tell you about it, but I also want to chit chat about everyday life.  So let's do that today and we'll talk about the trip soon-ish.

Weekly Round Up: A Week at Home!

A weekly roundup: eats, workouts, watches, and reads.  The big news for the weekly round up is that I actually spent an entire week at home!  And I have things to tell you about it!

Let's Go Places: The Great Blogger Road Trip Wrap Up!

 

Friends, the Great Blogger Road Trip of 2026 has gone from being a conversation to a spreadsheet to a memory.  Let's get into how it all began, where we went, and find some silly and profound things to say to wrap it up.

Let's Go Places: The Great Blogger Road Trip, Part Five

 

Friends, the Great Blogger Road Trip of 2026 has been epic.  But it can't last forever.  Let's have our last hurrah before Kyria and I head home.

Let's Go Places: The Great Blogger Road Trip, Part Four

Picking it up from where we left it last time!  Kyria and I had just settled in Ten Sleep WY on our way to adventures unknown.

Let's Go Places: The Great Blogger Road Trip, Part Three

Picking it up from last time, Kyria and I were getting ready to leave Helena and our Airbnb host had promised to bake scones.  Did she follow through and where did we go next?  Read on to find out!

Let's Go Places: The Great Blogger Road Trip, Part Two

 

The last time that we talked, Kyria and I had just arrived in Bismarck, North Dakota.  It was the first time for both of us in the state.  Here is what happened next, in rapid/semi-real time blogging style.

Let's Go Places: The Great Blogger Road Trip, Part One

 

Friends, the Great Road Trip of 2026 is in progress.  Two bloggers, one car, and many miles.

I am a slow writer in general and an even slower travel writer in particular, so I thought I would try a little experiment with rapid, semi-real time blogging.  Instead of sifting through billions of pictures and trying to come up with Profound Thoughts, how about I check in every few days and give you a quick run down of what's been going on?

Weekly Round Up: Let's Cook!

 

A weekly round up: eats, workouts, watches, and reads.  After skimping on the cooking for a while, this week I got back into the kitchen with a vengeance to try out some new eats.

Let's Go Places: Springfield, Illinois and Des Moines, Iowa feat. Art and FLW

 

Friends, it's road trip time again!  I packed a lot into one week, so we're going to do this "post card" style.

The mission: visit the state capitals/capitols of Illinois and Iowa, go on an Iowa FLW bender, and most importantly, meet an epic blogger.  The result: all of that plus a surprise encounter with a work of art.

Weekly Round Up: Books and a Long Weekend Trip

 

This week we're doing a mashup of the Weekly Round Up and Let's Go Places!  We'll be talking about TV and books, lounging on the beach, and walking across an international border, all within a few hours of home.

Weekly Round Up: Visitors

 

A weekly round up: eats, workouts, watches, reads, and other odds and ends.  This week Doggo and I hosted visitors, two of whom were invited and one of whom was not, and we laid low to beat the heat.  We've been leaning into early morning and late evening dog walks, with a few outdoor breaks in the yard throughout the day.

Let's Go Places: Jefferson City, Bentonville, and Indianapolis

 

Picking it up from where we left off last time...we've just had two action packed days in St. Louis and we're now wheels up to Jefferson City.

Let's Go Places: St. Louis, Missouri

 

Who wants to take a road trip with me???  Great, let's do it!!!  We're going to an iconic landmark, a state capital, and we'll get a couple of FLW hits in for good measure.

Weekly Round Up: Domestic Life

 

A weekly round up: eats, workouts, watches, and reads.  This was a domestic week, spent hanging out at home.  I did a little experimenting in the kitchen and my roommate and I kept up with the chores.

Let's Go Places: Red River Gorge, Kentucky feat. Serpent Mound, Shrum Mound, and a Capitol

Friends, who wants to come along for a long weekend adventure with me??????  The primary activity will be staring at rocks.

Well, now that pretty much everyone except you has said "no thanks", let's pack up the car and get wheels up.  We're going to a place called Red River Gorge in Kentucky.  It's about a five hour drive so we have time to make a few stops along the way.

Weekly Round Up: Dog Days of Summer

 

A weekly round up: eats, workouts, watches, reads, and a little early retirement life chit-chat and June travel plans.  Summer is in full swing over here, and someone is making the most of her dog days.

Let's Go Places: Austin, Texas

 

Friends, it's time for part three of three of the great Chicago/Amtrak/Austin rampage.  We're going to check state capital #21 off our list.

Let's Go Places: The Texas Eagle

 

Friends, it is time to get into every last detail of the trip that you've been dying to hear about and that I've been dying to tell you about!  Choo-choo and All Aboard!!!  We are going to take the Texas Eagle, which is Amtrak's Chicago to Texas route.  It's a 30 hour trip, so we will be sleeping (and showering) on the train, and we're doing a round trip.  We are Team Princess so we will be riding in a private roomette.