The Crazy Donut Lady's take on traveling and eating donuts, in blog form.
Friday, September 30, 2016
The death of my iphone
My 4s, hand me down iphone, has died. Or should I say needs to be reformatted . Which will take away all my donut pictures! And other pictures of stuff to review, like the cabin we stayed in last weekend in South Dakota. I am very sad and should have figured out how to use the cloud better :-( After I reviewed the last donut place and our cabin, I was going to tell you all that I was taking October off. So until I figure out my smart phone situation, enjoy fall! See y'all in November!
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Kitchen Sink
What: Chocolate cookie! And Pumpkin Spice Latte woopie pie
Where: Kitchen Sink Cookies, 27th and O, Lincoln NE
When: Saturday, September 3rd, 2016
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Friday Donuts
My new job is pretty sweet. And I just made a terrible pun. We get donuts on Fridays! We rotate who brings them in, I'm in a couple weeks. And last week we even had two donut days because it was someone's birthday on Thursday. Makes working with high schoolers a little easier :-)
Monday, September 12, 2016
Aloy's 125th Anniversary
My mom is from a small town in Eastern Nebraska. Like tiny small. It is just an intersection now. There are a couple houses and a church. And the church is now 125 years old! We were able to go to the anniversary party and it was pretty awesome.
We stopped at a Nebraska Passport stop on the way in Columbus (Sip Espresso Bar) and I got a pretty awesome ice cream sandwich. Hubby got a cookie. I think my ice cream sandwich was better.
The scenery was pretty awesome on the drive too.



There was quite the crowd there, and it was almost a small family reunion of my mom's dad's side.
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Ramona Susan's
So, technically not a donut but a cake. And technically not one that I've tasted. But I thought you guys would get a kick out of the picture anyways. (And btw, my sister's bakery is in Philadelphia PA if anyone is every there and wants to check it out!)
Monday, September 5, 2016
Victoria Springs State Park
I planned some Passport Trips when I was bored one day at the beginning of summer and found cabins nearby so that we could hopefully stay at one. And my aunt took me up on one of them! We did Central Nebraska for 3 days, 2 nights, and stayed at a "two bedroom" cabin in Victoria Springs State Park, one of the oldest state parks in Nebraska.
The cabin was $65/night and worked for us. But as you can see by the pictures, wasn't really 2 bedroom. More of one bedroom + alcove. It had a window unit that worked pretty well, we couldn't really turn it off because then it would get musty inside and I couldn't get any windows to open.
The park had two cabins and about 40 tent/rv sites. The weekend after we were there was a Ham radio convention, so it was starting to fill up by the time we left. The lake/pond in front of the cabin had some green stuff all over it, so we didn't venture in. And neither of us fish, so that wasn't a problem to skip either.
It was great to stay so close to the passport sites we were visiting, but I don't think we'll be making this park part of our normal rotation. I can't remember how I grade cabins, but I'm going to say 2/5 for this one.







Thursday, September 1, 2016
Don Leden's Cafe & Donuts
Monday, August 29, 2016
Indian Cave State Park


Thursday, August 25, 2016
Blue Blood Brewing
What: Donut holes
Where: Blue Blood Brewing, 925 Robbers Cave Road, Lincoln NE 68502
When: Monday, August 15th, 2016
Where: Blue Blood Brewing, 925 Robbers Cave Road, Lincoln NE 68502
When: Monday, August 15th, 2016


Monday, August 22, 2016
#freethedonut
Small town charm:
A local bank tries to stop a Dunkin Donuts from opening. Protests and a hashtag ensue.
A local bank tries to stop a Dunkin Donuts from opening. Protests and a hashtag ensue.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Donut King
What: Cookies and Cream, Chocolate with Peanuts
Where: Donut King, 2320 Armour Rd, Kansas City, MO 64116
When: Sunday, July 31st, 2016




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Apparently this was the only picture of the donuts I took. Sorry! |
Monday, August 15, 2016
Passport adventures
Hubby tends to have Mondays off, so we are trying to use them over the summer for quick little day trips to get passport stamps. This past Monday we were able to hit three sites and it was quite the adventure.
First up: Peru State College Library in Peru, Nebraska. Peru has a population of about 800. And apparently doesn't have street lights downtown. It is located near but not directly on the Missouri River south of Omaha. The college was the first college in Nebraska and was originally a teacher's college. Their mascot is the bobcat and we passed at least three bobcat statues on our brief walk through campus to find the library. We also saw the welcome sign in front of admissions, that would briefly welcome individual people who must have set up tours ahead of time (Welcome to Peru State, Ashley! Thanks for visiting!)



Then it was onto Indian Caves State Park, which we had briefly visited last year but didn't get to check out the cave. The cave is interesting, because it isn't actually below ground. I would love to camp at this campground at some point, but our summer weekends just keep filling up! The park is also along the Missouri, with the cave directly on it. It did not look refreshing. Hubby likes to call it the Muddy Mo. Don't try to swim in it.




On our way to our third stop, we drove through the town of Nemaha, population 142. We actually drove through it on the way to Indian Cave, but didn't stop till the way back. We stopped, because there was a sign for fresh donuts! Sadly, the Nemaha Country Market is closed on Sundays and Mondays so that the owners have more time to travel to visit their eldest daughter in Wisconsin. And no, they don't visit her every weekend if that's what your thinking. Some weekends they stock the shelves and bake the pies and donuts. How do I know all this, it was closed when we were in town! Because there was a sign on the door letting us know about everything! I can't wait to go back when they are open and try the donuts!


Our last stop was in Filley, population 130. Their tavern and stone barn were on the list. Hubby made a joke about them being out of beer before we started heading in that direction. He cursed us, because both of their kegs were tapped. One of their kegs was a local Nebraska beer, which was pretty cool. They also had offsale, so we were able to get a beer and sit for a bit. The kitchen was closed on Mondays, but the bartender did offer to make us a pizza. We had called ahead and knew the kitchen was closed so we had other dinner plans so we didn't take her up on the pizza. It was your typical small town bar, lots of regulars getting the same beer every time they come in, and a truely diner-esque menu. They do have buffets on Friday nights that looked kind of fun. Another thing to add to our list of adventures! After we finished our beers, we headed off to check out the Stone Barn which was built in 88 days by Mr. Filley. I'm serious, they named the town after him. The barn is only open once a year in October for a harvest festival, but we were able to look around. Hubby channeled my mother once again and peeked his head in some windows, but you could only see some dusty stacks of wood. We did get quite the Nebraska sunset, so I was happy.

And then we looped back through Beatrice and got dinner, and finally headed home to Lincoln. Can't wait for our next day trip!
Thursday, August 11, 2016
City Cafe
What: Maple twist
Where: 423 S. 9th St, Broken Bow, NE
When: Wednesday, July 27th, 2016



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