. . . The weekly virtual “gratitude jar.”
This week, I’m expressing thanks for Missouri’s Katy Trail.
Because even though it was really slushy, it was also really sunny . . . and great to be outside, walking.
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I was born and grew up in Columbia, Missouri, moved out of state for grad school and jobs, then came back to Missouri . . . and somehow I’m still here. My sweetie and I bought my grandma’s house in Jefferson City in 2001, and all kinds of things have resulted from that—both frustrations and glory.
Oh, by the way, I’m a freelance book editor and publishing consultant, but this blog is my chance to be anything but an editor! Apologies in advance, but I’m too poor to hire an editor for my own writing, and I don’t have the time to devote to editorial polish here.
My interests are wide, but there are some things that can hold my attention for especially long periods of time. For instance, I love natural history—plants, fungi, bugs, aquatic things, birds, you name it—and hiking is what truly brings me home.
I also love good food. Most recently, I’ve been teaching myself how to cook German dishes, since that’s my heritage and the older generation is slipping away, but I love Indian cuisine as well and can also make an awesome Mexican fiesta. Mediterranean? Yes. Vegetarian? Often. Sushi? Check. Grandma’s vintage Maytag Dutch Oven gas range came with the house, and the whole kitchen has excellent mojo.
I should also mention that I have a tendency to be depressed; I created this blog in part to remind myself of all the things there are here in Central Missouri, in the Ozarks, and all around me, to be happy and enthusiastic about.
Of course it’s not all sunshine and rainbows, but you really can find coolness and authenticity in unlikely places. And that’s what I’m trying to highlight here.
If you want to contact me, simply leave a comment on a post and I’ll see that you have done so and respond. Maybe I’m overcautious at this point, but well, you know—I’m trying to avoid spammers and stalkers and what-not.
Finally, thank you for reading my blog. Leave me a comment to let me know you’ve stopped by!
I hope you enjoy your little peek into my day-to-day observations and reflections.
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- Julianna Schroeder
- Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
- Opulent life in Central Missouri—Attitude, places, food, mood, and other doin’s here in the heartland.
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I was born and grew up in Columbia, Missouri, moved out of state for grad school and jobs, then came back to Missouri . . . and somehow I’m still here. My sweetie and I bought my grandma’s house in Jefferson City in 2001, and all kinds of things have resulted from that—both frustrations and glory.
Oh, by the way, I’m a freelance book editor and publishing consultant, but this blog is my chance to be anything but an editor! Apologies in advance, but I’m too poor to hire an editor for my own writing, and I don’t have the time to devote to editorial polish here.
My interests are wide, but there are some things that can hold my attention for especially long periods of time. For instance, I love natural history—plants, fungi, bugs, aquatic things, birds, you name it—and hiking is what truly brings me home.
I also love good food. Most recently, I’ve been teaching myself how to cook German dishes, since that’s my heritage and the older generation is slipping away, but I love Indian cuisine as well and can also make an awesome Mexican fiesta. Mediterranean? Yes. Vegetarian? Often. Sushi? Check. Grandma’s vintage Maytag Dutch Oven gas range came with the house, and the whole kitchen has excellent mojo.
I should also mention that I have a tendency to be depressed; I created this blog in part to remind myself of all the things there are here in Central Missouri, in the Ozarks, and all around me, to be happy and enthusiastic about.
Of course it’s not all sunshine and rainbows, but you really can find coolness and authenticity in unlikely places. And that’s what I’m trying to highlight here.
If you want to contact me, simply leave a comment on a post and I’ll see that you have done so and respond. Maybe I’m overcautious at this point, but well, you know—I’m trying to avoid spammers and stalkers and what-not.
Finally, thank you for reading my blog. Leave me a comment to let me know you’ve stopped by!
I hope you enjoy your little peek into my day-to-day observations and reflections.
Lookie Here! Groovy Web Stuff
- 'Possum Pages
- All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
- Arts and Architecture of German Settlements in Missouri
- Audubon Society
- Big Muddy Folk Festival, Boonville, Mo.
- BugGuide: Identification, Images, and Information for Insects, Spiders, and Their Kin
- Columbia (Mo.) UCC
- Cooper's Landing
- Global Foods Market, Kirkwood, Mo.
- Horse McDonald (Scottish singer/songwriter)g")
- International Trumpet Guild
- Jackie Wilson (RedBubble)
- Jan Myers, Pastel Painter
- Jefferson City CVB
- Jell-O Gallery, Le Roy, NY
- Jon Pavlovitz: Stuff That Needs to Be Said
- Karrin Allyson
- KOPN: Columbia's Community Radio Station
- La Plata, Mo., Virtual Railfan Live webcam
- Lobstersquad
- LocalHarvest.org
- Manjula's Kitchen (vegetarian Indian cooking)
- Manjula's Kitchen (YouTube channel)
- Maria Schneider
- Missouri Prairie Foundation
- Missouri River Relief
- Missouri WPA Guide
- MOBugs: Missouri's Majority
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Munichburg Memories (my dad's blog)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- National Opossum Society
- Nature Conservancy, The
- Neato Coolville
- Oasis United Church of Christ, Jefferson City, Mo.
- Old Munichburg Association
- Online Missouri Field Guide, Mo. Dept. of Conservation
- Osage Bluff Quilter
- Ozark Heritage Region
- OzarksWatch Magazine
- Patricia Barber
- Pippa Letsky, Bluegrass Musician
- Plastic Sax (blog about Kansas City's jazz scene)
- Puffling (RedBubble)
- Rev. Dr. Mel White
- Richard and Karen Carpenter
- Rose O'Neill and the Bonniebrook Home and Museum, near Branson, Mo.
- Sara Moulton
- Shedd Aquarium (Chicago)
- Shitao's Photostream
- Shotaku's Photostream
- Sierra Club
- Skeptic.com
- Soulforce.org
- St. Louis Symphony
- Ten Ren Tea
- United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries
- Virtual Railfan (YouTube channel of live webcams for watching trains)
- Ways of Enlichenment
- What's That Bug?
- World's Largest Things
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I don't like this at all, but it seems the only way to deal with spam. Maybe someday Blogger will develop a spam filter that's smart enough to screen out certain words (such as "viagra" or "cialis").
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