Happy New Year to all! I just wanted to provide a quick update to you as we start 2025. I have so many great places and attractions to write about! Plus I will be completely revamping my blog page. You will see MAJOR changes in 2025! I’m excited about all of it❣️

I strongly believe that “great art” is in the eye of the beholder and not in the artwork itself. I can look at the same piece of art as 20 other people and it would “speak” to us in 20 different ways. With that thought in mind, I viewed lots of great art at the Des Moines Arts Festival today. I talked to a number of talented and friendly artists