by Ann | Mar 23, 2019 | Blogging, Feature Blogging, Real Life
Five years ago today, we sat in a lounge at the Doubletree Hotel in Rochester, Minnesota, and published our first-ever blog post on postcardjar.com. It was the day before I would undergo a procedure at the Mayo Clinic that would eventually diagnose me with a chronic...
by Steve | Feb 23, 2019 | Blogging, Destinations, Family, Feature USA, Travel, USA
When we returned from our 5,000 mile road trip through the Southeast, we told you that we’d be locking ourselves into our house in Nebraska so we could write all about it. And, with the exception of a seven course whole-hog Valentine’s Day dinner at The...
by Steve | Sep 6, 2018 | Food and Drink, Italy, Places to stay, The World
If you’re wondering what an Italian agriturismo is, don’t worry. You’re in good company. I had no idea they even existed before our trip to Italy this summer. In fact, it wasn’t until I stayed in one that I gained a good understanding of what...
by Steve | Aug 4, 2018 | Pawhuska, Real Life, USA
Just more than a year after I quit my job as a middle school principal, we’ve made another big life choice. We bought a house in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. (No, we’re not having a mid-life crisis, thanks for asking.) Regular readers of this blog know that we have...
by Steve | Jul 20, 2018 | Experiences, Feature Italy, Food and Drink, Italy, The World, Where we've been
I’ve done wine tastings before. You pull into a winery, hear all about their wonderful product while sampling a flight of four to five wines poured out in small, two-sip portions 10 seconds apart, decide whether to buy, and then head out the door. So, when we set out...