Abe is our dog.
Winston is our cat.
What else is there to know about us? Read the posts. That’s what they are there for.

But, why the title Land of Abe? The obvious reason is that our dog is named Abe. But the other meaning is that we come from the land of Abe. We were both raised in Illinois, Sarah in the city of Rockford and Greg in Naperville. We both went to the University of Illinois, where we met, fell in love, and adopted Winston. After that we lived in Rochester, Illinois, just outside of Springfield. Springfield is where we got Abe and where he got his name. Abe’s full name is Abraham Rufus, and he is named after the great Abraham Lincoln. Well, sort of. Sarah adores the name Rufus, so it had to be used.

Now, we are transplants living in Texas. Far from our native land, we decided to name this site as a reminder of where we come from and how our dog is trying to make it more like home every day.