At this time, traveling around America, seeing all we can see, is a large part of our lives. Yet, my husband and I are finding the Southwest more and more desirable the longer we hang around here. I am thankful we resided in the Seattle-Tacoma area long enough so I could pursue a writing degree from the University of Washington. The twenty years we resided there will always bring pleasant memories. Always I will crave the wide open prairie of the plains. Born in Central Nebraska, I was raised in Omaha. Later, when we lived in Lincoln, one special milepost was my position on the Nebraska Govern...