Pheasant hunting over a well trained dog is a thing of beauty. Watching the dog work and scratching his head after he retrieves the fallen pheasant is what most people imagine when they think of pheasant hunting. But the reality is that with more and more people living in urban and suburban areas, the loyal ...
A river bend long abandoned by the meandering Mississippi River is the central feature of Horseshoe Lake State Park, located a few miles north of Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. The Mississippian population that was part of the Cahokia complex created not just a series of burial and ceremonial mounds at the city center between ...
Table runners can be quite costly. Even table runners sold at Wal-Mart and other discount stores can be a little pricey. I recently received a fall catalog from a high-end retail store that sells a wide variety of unique linens, and the prices of table runners were way beyond my budget. After examining these beautiful ...
There are reliable cars, luxury cars, economy cars, sporty cars, two-doors, four-doors, sedans convertibles. Then, there are cars that are just ‘fun-to-own.’ We had one! We bought it used from my husband’s boss when he worked at Chittenden & Eastman in Burlington, IA. The boss had bought it new, and was in the position to ...
Unlike short skirts and mini-skirts, a long skirt looks elegant everywhere that it’s worn. If you favor an understated look and don’t enjoy the thought of showing off your legs, the long skirt can be a real workhorse of your wardrobe. When you choose to wear a long skirt, some thought should go into selecting ...
