We’re going to An Evening With Jeff Daniels at The Grand Opera House in Oshkosh tonight, and then hitting the road tomorrow morning on another #whirlwindarttripwithkate. This time we’re headed for Omaha, Nebraska! I haven’t been that far west (on a road trip) since the early aughts when Sharon lived in SW Kansas. I drove through/around Omaha a few times in the early ’80s when I drove out to Oregon for visits, and then to move there (and, eventually, move back), but have never stopped. It’s not much further west than Kansas City, which was the last big #WWATWK road trip, but it feels like it, and it’s making me yearn for a real long-haul trip! (One of these years.)

The main event is Dripping Earth: Cannupa Hanska Luger at The Joslyn Art Museum on Saturday; we’ll see the exhibit & attend a lecture.

We’ll also be going to Lincoln to visit the International Quilt Museum and the Sheldon Museum of Art, and a few other stops & points of interest in/around/on-the-way. I have stopped in Lincoln before, at least once, to hit the hay on one of those I-80 trips to Oregon, but the Holiday Inn or wherever was the extent of my visit. And maybe McD’s for an Egg McMuffin to fuel forward progress the next morning. This will be more intentional & interesting.

I am really looking forward to getting outta Dodge, as it were, and recharging.