About the author

Dawn M Garcia
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After almost six years in rural Nebraska, Dawn, her husband, three young children, two cats and their dog recently moved to Lincoln. Since then, they have lost one cat and added a dog and one fish. She is an entrepreneur of many sorts while volunteering and spending a good portion of her time with family and friends, getting to know her new surroundings. She also works part-time as the Project Coordinator for Let’s Build Nebraska, aside from her graphic/web design and writing business. Dawn grew up in a variety of places, graduated from The University of Iowa, met her husband in Idaho and slowly worked her way back to the Midwest, where her heart never left. Find out more about Dawn at www.dawnmgarcia.com or blog at www.dawnmgarcia.blogspot.com.

The Life of a City Barn

Written by Dawn Garcia

I live in a residential neighborhood – with houses, kids on bikes, sidewalks, friendly neighbors. It’s just like any other residential area except for an exceptional, rare piece of history one would usually find along a country road, not in the heart of the second largest…

08 Jun 10:00 AM 0 Read More...

Kindness of Strangers

Written by Dawn Garcia

My family and I went out for dinner at Olive Garden in Lincoln. Of course, on a Sunday after church, Olive Garden is pretty busy. We were tucked into a corner, seated around a round table next to two younger men dressed in camoflauge from shoulder…

29 Apr 7:00 AM 0 Read More...

A Candy Lover's Paradise

Written by Dawn M. Garcia

When we first moved to Lincoln, we’d heard about this crazy candy store called Rocket Fizz (Soda Pop and Candy Shop). Our neighbor gave the kids a gift certificate – so now we had an excuse to visit. When we finally did, it was a…

24 Apr 3:55 PM 2 Read More...

A Night Out On The Ice

The kids and I went to our first Lincoln Stars Hockey game since we moved to Lincoln. It was part of the Cub/Boy Scouts Experience. I was surprised how many people attended the game. It was packed with excitement, stadium food, and a good time.

When we first arrived…

26 Feb 4:00 PM 0 Read More...

Chores! What's the Point?

Tired of the way the Swiffer didn’t mop up mud and food stains on the kitchen floor, I bought one of those old mops from the dollar store. Just to try it out. At a cheap price, too. I couldn’t wait to test it the first time just…

12 Feb 4:00 PM 2 Read More...