I went to Des Moines this week to see my great-nieces and great-nephew show their pigs on the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
My family’s roots in the livestock industry go way back, and these kids are the fifth generation that I know of to show competitively.
If you’ve watched popular documentaries such as Jazz, Baseball, The Vietnam War and The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, then you may know Ken Burns as a filmmaker. His highly acclaimed work is known the world over. 
What you may not know is that Ken Burns is also a quilt collector. Some of his quilts are on exhibit for the first time at International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska through May 13. I’m lucky enough to live within a few hours’ drive and I visited last week.