My first few months driving in Los Angeles many years ago, a brand new Thomas Guide riding shotgun, drivers pulled in front of me when I least expected. They stopped at the light when I thought they would go and went through when I thought they would stay. I felt ill at ease, like I [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Iowa’
January 5, 2010
Iowa City: A True Gem in the Heartland
What I love most about Iowa City is that it is always evolving. Perhaps it’s a product of being a college town. Like the youth who appear there every fall, it grows with the times. While one may think that we want our beloved places to stay the same, I love Iowa City because it [...]
September 4, 2009
Who Says You Can’t Go Home?
Cadry’s Kitchen has been quiet while I took to the skies and went to my hometown, Des Moines, Iowa, to visit family and unwind. I’ve heard it said that our perceptions of a location say more about us than the place itself. That’s certainly true when it comes to going home again. There was a [...]
