Posts Tagged Dust Bowl

  • In and Out of the Quad-Cities - An American Tale In and Out of the Quad-Cities – An American Tale

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Normally this monthly journal serves as a tool for spinning stories and heralding our personal adventures. But this month, we decided to take a slightly different turn. Oh, we could have devoted precious ink to trips, plays, parties, and social events acro...

  • Everything is Relative! Everything is Relative!

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling Our lawn is brown and brittle; my garden plants puny and wilted; the pond seven feet shallow and the heat oppressive! I find myself, in the middle of July, wishing for the chilly feel of autumn and the briskness of winter!!! “Mercury soars to 104 F; Farm outl...