Don't always think about going to a winery when the weather is so frightful? I invite you to check out Cellar 426 Winery because right now it is the place to be! Offering live music every other Saturday night from now through March- Come sip on some award-winning wines and listen to your heart's content. Some amazing upcoming events are on the horizon to kick off Valentine's month. Perfect for date night, Galentine's plans, or just celebrating with wonderful friends over a

We here at agelessadventureswithpatti.com (Meredith Gamet and I), would like to thank you for following the blog and reading my stories. I would also like to thank those of you that were kind enough to share their stories with me, as we have learned a great deal from all of you. I look forward to new adventures in 2026 and I also will update you on some of the stories we did this past year. Mostly, I wanted to take this moment to wish you all a blessed Christmas and a H

My Thanksgiving could have looked a little different this year. One minute you are having a wonderful time watching football and screaming at the TV and the next minute you are in the Emergency Room with a possible life-changing event! My husband, Erin, had a medical episode that was extremely frightening, painful, and almost bizarre. We ended up having two trips to the Emergency Room within 7 days before we finally got in to see the urologist. Luckily, they immediately did a

I sit looking across the smooth lake of East Okoboji. The early morning sun is shining down on the still waters...with only an occasional...

On the last Monday in May, we celebrate Memorial Day as a way to honor the men and women who have died in the U.S. military. It began...

I have got to admit - January is definitely not my favorite month of the year. As I write this morning, the blistering wind is hollering...

Christmas can be a magical time of the year. We look forward to this holiday season - spending hours shopping, preparing food, and...

Willie Nelson wrote an incredible song in 1980 called "On The Road Again" and I had no idea the impact it would have on me until I recently took a 14-day road trip with my husband, Erin. We drove over 3600 miles through Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Every time when I got back in our truck for the next leg of the journey, I would sing "On the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again, going places I've never b

Just in case you aren't aware - this weekend is the end of Daylight Savings time. We get to "fall back" and gain a extra hour of sleep. This Sunday, November 4th, at 2:00 a.m. we set our clocks back by one hour. Every year on the second Sunday of March we "spring forward" and lose an hour, and then the first Sunday of November we "fall back" and gain that hour back! Can I tell you how much the time change messes with me and I bet it does with you too! Is that one hour worth t

On a very hot and windy Sunday afternoon I find myself traveling to Plymouth, Nebraska to meet the Epps. They are a 4th generation, faith-based farm family and I came to visit with the youngest of the hierarchy to fulfill my curiosity about today's farmer. As I travel up the gravel driveway with dust blowing across the road, my childhood passes before my eyes and memories of being raised at our family farm in Scribner, Nebraska come flooding to the forefront of my mind. It ha

Photo courtesy from Visit Nebraska Fall is my favorite time of the year for many reasons, but mainly because it is the start of the Nebraska Husker football season. I have been a loyal fan as far back as I can remember. My Dad had season tickets and he would sometimes take me to the game when I was a kid. He would be so excited to watch them play and back then, our football team was almost unbeatable and we won championships. The team was unstoppable and the hype was incredib

I woke up this morning feeling very overwhelmed, and grateful for all of you. I launched this website and blog two weeks ago and so many of you have read it and signed up to follow me. I am touched (and surprised) with all the comments and the interest you have shown in my "Latest Adventures". Please reach out to me anytime if there is a place you want me to check out or if you find an interesting story I can tell. I want to be "in this" together. I am sitting outside while I

I wake up every morning with a feeling of gratitude. First of all for the fact that I woke up, and then a thank you to God for all the...