A longed desired trip to see Mount Everest in Nepal became the event of a lifetime for two Midwesterners whose mountain hiking preparation was minimal. This photographic memoir is compiled in homage to the inspiration that carried two neophytes to 17,000 feet on the slopes of the world s tallest mountain.
A mysterious invitation arrives in the mailboxes of nine women from farming community in central Illinois. Who could have sent this message and for what purpose? So begins the story of a group of fun-loving wives and mothers who shared their hopes, triumphs and sorrows as recorded in this memoir of a by-gone era.
Stories about the author's ancestors and family history, some factual, some with fictionalized elements.