Eastland family update

This was a milestone weekend for the Eastland family. My Uncle Ray, Aunt Joyce, Mom, sister Catherine, Uncle Jim and Debbie and cousin Robin gathered to say good-bye to Florence, my aunt and sister to my mother. I was delighted that Cath was able to take Mom to Niagara Falls so she could attend the…

Kearney Missouri

We have stayed in Kearney before, just on the edge of Kansas City, it is a hub for hotels, restaurants and shopping nearby in Liberty, but the hotel prices are just a bit kinder. We stayed in a lovely hotel though not as nice as Branson and the Lodge of the Ozarks! Kearney is famous…

Jesse James

We stayed at a hotel in Kearney Missouri that turned out to be just down the road from the burial place of the famous outlaw Jesse James. The story of Jesse James has made for many a movie, but I was interested to learn that he is seen as something of a hero in the…