We spent a couple of days in the St. Louis, Missouri area. As you know St. Louis is known for its Gateway to the West Arch, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the home of Budweiser Beer. We got to spend a couple of days with my nephew Peter, his wife Darryl, and Hattie – their new dog. They have a beautiful home in the Chesterfield area of St. Louis County.
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| Hattie |
We visited Grant’s Farm and got a good lesson on how the Budweiser Clydesdale horses are bred, raised and trained.
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| Bill with a Clydesdale Colt |
We also visited White Haven once owned by U.S. Grant, our nation’s 18th president.
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| White Haven - Painted Green |
The best lesson we learned was with the roar of tornado sirens that were going off as we pulled into their driveway. This was not a test and not a drill. Tornadoes were in the area. The TV was full of warnings for tornadoes all over this eastern section of Missouri.
Preparing for hurricanes with up to a week’s notice is one thing, but having tornado sirens giving you from five to fifteen minutes to seek safety is completely another.
Yesterday we walked the streets of Hannibal, MO - boyhood home of Mark Twain - a man filled with common sense wisdom - much of it learned from his childhood in Hannibal.
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| Mark Twain's house |
In Burlington, IA we drove down the Crookedest Street in the World - Snake Alley - a zigzag brick street built in 1894 to let horse drawn carriages negotiate a steep hill.
Oh, by-the-way, gasoline so far has been the cheapest in St. Louis. . . $3.33 a gallon.
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