Willie Nelson Said It Best...

Goin' places that I've never been.
Seein' things that I may never see again

And I can't wait to get on the road again.
On the road again 

For this leg of the trip we are heading south, down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. Our first stop was Bloomfield, Iowa where we discussed JB Jackson's 'Almost Perfect Town,' and the students became reacquainted with their beloved sketchbooks. After a few days in a comfy St. Louis hotel, we'll be roughin' it at the Johnson Shut-In's State Park. We've been planning a Halloween spectacular, complete with pumpkin carving, costumes, and a float trip down the Current River. We will be taking in the sites and sounds of Memphis, trekking along the Natchez Trace onto New Orleans, and eventually hopping a chartered boat to Horn Island off the coast of Biloxi, MS. 

We have another adventure-filled trip, so stay tuned and we'd love to read your comments!

And I'm happy to report that we finally found Fran, our long-lost colleague. We snapped a photo so we'd never forget this joyous day...

Michael and Fran

All together, at last

Happy reading, 

Julie