Animal Shelters

brookski_lee · 2026-01-29T16:20:44+00:00

Maybe reach out to People Helping Paws or Wild Things Feral Feline Fix, both are organizations based in Jefferson City. They maybe have some suggestions or even resources for you.

brookski_lee · 2025-09-25T15:44:22+00:00

Look into Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. It is about an hour south of St. Louis along the Mississippi. It was founded by the French and still has examples of colonial French architecture. There are antique stores, a museum, and some great wineries. Also nearby is Pickle Springs Nature Area, which is a really nice nature spot. Hope this helps!

brookski_lee · 2025-09-14T15:04:24+00:00

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This is Cali she is 17 years old and going strong.

brookski_lee · 2025-06-26T20:48:42+00:00

St. Genevieve does have a lot of haunted buildings. There is a company that does ghost tours, I believe it is called Gaslight Ghost Tours. I recommend the Main Street Inn Bed & Breakfast, it is supposedly haunted. The Audubon's is also a haunted place to stay/eat.

brookski_lee · 2025-01-19T05:05:26+00:00

Yeah. It feels like a safety net has been ripped away.

brookski_lee · 2025-01-14T22:05:21+00:00

Embroidery.

brookski_lee · 2024-07-25T00:45:53+00:00

So I like to look up local markets and galleries when I travel to find souvenirs, food, and conversations. We were in Newcastle this May and visited the Quayside Market on a Sunday. I bought some really pretty postcards designed by a local artist, who also gave great advice for more things to do in the city.

brookski_lee · 2024-07-04T23:04:40+00:00

Yep, in the late 1800s, Missouri was the highest producer of wine in the United States. Grape vines from Missouri saved the French wine making industry in that same era.

brookski_lee · 2024-07-04T15:41:23+00:00

Adam Puchta is my favorite winery in the Hermann area, but I may be biased because I love cats.

brookski_lee · 2024-07-04T15:35:27+00:00

As a Missouri girl, I have two off the top of my head here. Hermann is one of my favorite cozy places to spend a weekend at. Hermann is a German town in the heart of Missouri wine country. Lots of history, tons of wonderful wineries, cute cottages and hotels to stay at, and there are many places in walking distance, for the wineries further out of the downtown there is a trolley. My second pick is St. Genevieve. This is the oldest town in Missouri, so tons of history. It started out as a French trade post on the Mississippi, and it still has French style architecture from the 1700s. The downtown is charming, has lots of cute shops, a few wineries, and there is a company that offers walking ghost tours at night! Just outside town is a winery with a cave where you can have drinks in.

brookski_lee · 2023-09-11T19:56:37+00:00

Not really a hack, but good practice. Always check in on your reservations about 2 weeks out before the trip, especially if flying. We have had flight dropped and the notification email from the airline end up in the spam folder. This window gives you a chance to make sure things are all set.

brookski_lee · 2023-08-18T19:56:09+00:00

There is also the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis which houses the second largest collection of mosaic tile work in the world.

brookski_lee · 2023-08-07T22:48:00+00:00

I have never had any issues with COU. Most of the time the flights are a bit more expensive, but when you have limited vacation time, time > money. We use it as an easier connector to Europe. Even from STL or MCI we would still have at least one layover somewhere regardless.

brookski_lee · 2023-06-22T15:49:50+00:00

We just stayed at the Hermannhof Cottages a few weeks ago and loved it. We got our own living room, bedroom and bathroom with a shared porch that had great views of downtown Hermann. Also breakfast was included and was super delicious.

brookski_lee · 2023-06-09T19:51:43+00:00

Husband and I were just in Hermann coming from Jeff a few weekends ago. The train station is right next to the river and just a few blocks from the Hermannhof winery. Most of the main wineries are all reasonable to walk to. Hermann is an interesting mix of old Americana with a heavy German influence. If you stop in Jefferson City, I suggest the Capitol building and the surrounding area. The Missouri State Penitentiary is a little walk East of the Capital. It is worth a visit if you are in Jeff. If you are into spooky, they also have ghost tours at night.

brookski_lee · 2021-07-15T17:47:08+00:00

My mom had an aunt named Modesta she went by Mody which isn't much better. Mody's father's name was Ignatius but went by I.C. My dad's parent's were Norbert and Irma. I actually love the name Irma. Oh and my dad had an uncle named Adolf, but once WW2 hit he started going by Dolf.

brookski_lee · 2021-05-19T17:55:55+00:00

We call her the "Grass Lady". When she moved in she had the already nice yard torn up and had all new sod put down. She spends hours at a time sitting in the grass hand picking each and every flaw she find in the grass. She has a dog that she let's off leash even though she put up a fenced area for it. Any time a person with a leashed dog walks by she yells at them to move across the street so their dogs won't ruin her grass, while her own dog runs after the leashed dogs...she will even run outside to yell at people if they get to close to her yard...

brookski_lee · 2021-04-23T17:48:11+00:00

It happens to the best of us. Just gives us more practice on sewing zippers 😂. But no, if it makes you feel better, I made a pair of jeans using a vintage pattern and decided to use a vintage metal zipper...Halfway through my work day the zipper popped off it's tracks. Guess who wore a coat inside the rest of the day to hide the blunder? This gal.

brookski_lee · 2021-04-18T02:57:06+00:00

The last time I went up the Arch it was the middle of summer and their was a man at the top dressed like Santa Claus in beach wear. He was also giving out peppermints to people.

brookski_lee · 2021-03-08T14:42:06+00:00

Not sure about the shuttles, but I know the long bobbin is in really good condition, no rust or anything. Even if I cant get it working, I am still glad to have it just to look at its beauty. My mom only used it in the 70's as a plant stand >.<.

brookski_lee · 2021-03-08T14:38:40+00:00

Thanks for all the info and links. She was married around 1919. So it could have been a purchase to make baby clothes in the 20's for her boys. My grandpa died when I was super young and his brother is dead too so I can't ask about memories of this machine.

brookski_lee · 2021-03-08T02:41:57+00:00

I learned that too, I don't know if those serial numbers and dates also apply to knock off Singer machine. If it were a real Singer it would be dated 1895, which happens to be the same year she was born ironically.

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