<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[There Goes Connie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian Travel and Food Blogger]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:08:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theregoesconnie.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ShopMOSS: The Flair of Italy Has Come to The Village of Providence]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my new favorite stores opened in The Village of Providence in Huntsville in August of 2025. ShopMOSS is a jewelry and apparel boutique owned and conceived by Vania Morris, who was born and reared in Italy. She and her family came to Huntsville when she was 12 because of her father's job, intending to stay for four years. She knew only a few words of English, but she was enamored with America and Huntsville in particular. Now, more than 20 years later, she has a lot that anchors her to...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/shopmoss-the-flair-of-italy-has-come-to-the-village-of-providence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a023fae2fe6e98eed42b1d9</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:35:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_52f1127e8bab4072b6e447ae517e6fcd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_466,h_504,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GARDENS &#38; GUMBO: Baton Rouge, St. Francisville, and Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[On past trips, we've spent considerable time in Baton Rouge -- and I do recommend that you enjoy the sights and tastes in and around this vibrant city. TIP: It might be best to plan your trip for a time OTHER THAN a home football game weekend for Louisiana State University. Check the schedule here. Here are some past posts about sites near Baton Rouge that you might want to read (again) and consider if you're planning a trip: A Lovely Stay at Houmas House Estate and Gardens 2 Recommended...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/gardens-gumbo-baton-rouge-st-francisville-and-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f91363356085c640502a14</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:34:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_763cb9040dba4f22baa4c8dcb1cbb8ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GARDENS &#38; GUMBO: Part 3 - Breaux Bridge, Lake Charles, and the Creole Nature Trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visiting the laidback town of Breaux Bridge required a short backtrack from Lafayette before heading to Lake Charles, but the comments we heard made us want to check it out. The idea of cute boutiques, poking around a large antique shop, and having brunch in a 1925 building that was once known for making caskets proved to be too much to resist. Remnants of the hand-operated Otis elevator that was used to transport caskets from where they were made upstairs to the showroom downstairs are...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/gardens-gumbo-part-3-breaux-bridge-lake-charles-and-the-creole-nature-trail</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e93a35ab5395dde606c0fe</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:08:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_62855dc7a2e6458fbf1523a70ab12574~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_350,h_536,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GARDENS AND GUMBO: Celebrating Steve's Retirement Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first thing on our agenda for Saturday in Lafayette, LA was a Cajun Food Tour. We arrived at the designated meeting place, boarded the small bus, met our guide and fellow foodies and headed out around 10:00 a.m. for a "three hour tour." (Isn't that what the Gilligan's Island song says)? Cajun Food Tours - a Must-Do in Lafayette, LA Cajun Food Tours is a business owned and operated by Marie Ducote-Comeaux (wonderful Cajun name) and her daughter Whitney. Marie is a former teacher and school...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/gardens-and-gumbo-celebrating-steve-s-retirement-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3d46f66edabdde7118240</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_15157d40c2ec40769ad322477b6542b1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GARDENS AND GUMBO: Celebrating Steve's Retirement Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve and I love Louisiana -- the food, the people, the Zydeco music, the culture, and the natural environment. We wanted to take a short trip "just because we could" when he finally worked his last day as a veterinarian, so we chose to explore some places in Louisiana that were new to us. Follow along in these blog posts for places we enjoyed and can recommend to you. I'll begin with a shameless plug. My newest book -- Take the Drive on I-65 -- Where Every Exit Tells a Story -- will be out...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/gardens-and-gumbo-celebrating-steve-s-retirement-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e3c5280c8d230c9e904cf9</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:57:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_4b8d2cf4219841029f5f78dce0e079ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tribute to My Silver Fox -- 54 Years of Pets and Their People]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifty-four years ago this month, Steve left Auburn University's School of Veterinary Medicine to begin his preceptorship (like an internship) with Dr. Robert Bentley in Huntsville. He was 24 years old. Today is his last day practicing at County Line Veterinary Services in Danville with Dr. Michael Penney and his amazing staff. Now he's 78. What great bookends these are to his long and remarkable career.      (What a nice gesture today from the staff at County Line Veterinary Services.) Steve...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/a-tribute-to-my-silver-fox-54-years-of-pets-and-their-people</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c40c5078ed17abe1fcceda</guid><category><![CDATA[Autobiography]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:54:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_f042bcfb43e143a1b7b2102b2babde8f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAPPY 50 PLUS 5 FOR US!]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Us, as we were a few weeks before we got married) Today is our Fifty-FIFTH wedding anniversary!!! How is it possible that five years have passed already since our 50th anniversary party, planned to perfection by our children and grandchildren? I wrote a series of blog posts leading up to that occasion. You can read them here, here, here, here, and here. Today, though, is a good opportunity to reflect on the joys, successes, travels, family additions, and events of the last five years, as we...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/happy-50-plus-5-for-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b831ae7a34d5f0ef6d019a</guid><category><![CDATA[Autobiography]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:30:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_c062d18ae117487f8a4755a41b76162e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[40 Years for Us. 40 Years for Her.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother, Mildred Rose Collier, a year or so before she died. This is one of my all-time favorite photos of her. Forty years ago tonight, my mother took her last breath on earth and her first breath in heaven. She was 55 years old. Her death from a brain aneurysm was completely unexpected and staggeringly sad to all the loved ones she left behind. My dad, brother, sister, and I were devastated. As I reflect on this anniversary, my mind naturally goes to all of the occasions she has missed...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/40-years-for-us-40-years-for-her</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6977c3c8e611fcb48796187d</guid><category><![CDATA[Autobiography]]></category><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:30:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_e1469835750343c882c7290a769de938~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_810,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kitchen Discoveries I Really Like]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been cooking for Steve Pearson for over 54 years. After the first years of a steep learning curve on MY part and a realization on...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/kitchen-discoveries-i-really-like</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684b3d2bc56add098192198b</guid><category><![CDATA[Autobiography]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:01:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_2059c6d05e614b8fa9e6a1740ca19c3a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep]]></title><description><![CDATA[What were parents of the 50's thinking when they taught this bedtime prayer to children? "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683f135af861002b7dd2d8ba</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 01:05:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_0f918f7b719546a6a907fc2ae2f4bb47~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 1 of My 4th Quarter: Graduations and a new Great Grandson]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the first week of my fourth quarter of life is any indication of what I have to look forward to, I'm going to want to stick around for...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/week-1-of-my-4th-quarter-graduations-and-a-new-great-grandson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6834e120f9ceab4111a0c315</guid><category><![CDATA[Autobiography]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 21:28:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_e6a95f0115ab426a92f50ba421d38d42~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Quarters of a Century!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is a big one, a REALLY big one. Today is the day I have officially lived for 3/4 of a CENTURY. My 75th birthday. Whoa. Waiting to...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/three-quarters-of-a-century</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6823bc4d24d5391e71196fb5</guid><category><![CDATA[Autobiography]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 11:54:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_d0525c1c1a684965905da4e8949a8e8c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_348,h_395,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Arizona Back to Alabama: We Did It! There's No Place Like Home.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home again, home again, jiggedy-jig! 14 days. 11 different hotel rooms. Exactly 3850 miles added to our odometer. 9 states explored or at...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/from-arizona-back-to-alabama-we-did-it-there-s-no-place-like-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682254e609c5c2b0e38f7dd4</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 21:38:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_7ab32ed02dbc4e08a8e9b8d23666aac9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_508,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Arizona Back to Alabama: Fun in Waco]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a very good day. My first photo op was with a statue of a roadrunner measuring 11 feet tall and 22 feet long. Roadrunners...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/from-arizona-back-to-alabama-fun-in-waco</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681d5e1a2d8811f07a245fdc</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 02:31:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_0eda686871c540eea4ddf23f759b78d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Arizona Back to Alabama: Breakfast in AZ, Lunch in NM, Dinner in TX]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hurray for being back on Central Daylight Time!! The questionable hotel from last night in Willcox, AZ had a very nice cooked-to-order...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/from-arizona-back-to-alabama-breakfast-in-az-lunch-in-nm-dinner-in-tx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681c0b341fc9d150f3c4ae4e</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 02:27:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_d682cc26b2474cd98ad3bfc6a7fe7b84~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Arizona Back to Alabama: Pies, Prickly Pears, and a Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning we began our trek from Sedona back to Decatur, AL, and tonight we find ourselves in the Arizona Sunset Inn in Willcox, AZ, a...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/from-arizona-back-to-alabama-pies-prickly-pears-and-a-park</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681ad02530aede3a862903c4</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 04:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_8abee58d1f7445f283ed04eb8273f697~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_459,h_560,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Alabama to Arizona: Happy Cinco de Mayo from Sedona]]></title><description><![CDATA[It doesn't take long to run out of superlatives for describing the scenery in this part of the United States. The drive from Monument...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/from-alabama-to-arizona-happy-cinco-de-mayo-from-sedona</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68193d24e5d16b2dff9e9092</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 23:46:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_7c1af1218b6e414e836568969dcd47fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Alabama to Arizona: Monument Valley in Navajo Land]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just when we were beginning to seriously question our decision to drive all the way from Alabama to Arizona, along came today. The drive...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/from-alabama-to-arizona-monument-valley-in-navajo-land</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6816daef80e2422fe519e4fb</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 03:41:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_0cd29b3b16a441c19aed22160b71fc6f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Alabama to Arizona: Exploring and Eating Our Way Through Santa Fe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why, oh why, didn't I pack some sweaters? Evidently, I was thinking too much about deserts and cacti when I was putting my trip clothes...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/from-alabama-to-arizona-exploring-and-eating-our-way-through-santa-fe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6815786380e2422fe515f0ce</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 02:51:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_82e793e7e1f34ae6ae7b053b3b805716~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Alabama to Arizona: Today in Santa Fe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everywhere we look there are flat-roof, sand-colored, adobe houses, schools, and businesses. The city is surrounded by the foothills of...]]></description><link>https://www.theregoesconnie.com/post/from-alabama-to-arizona-today-in-santa-fe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68141ada1be17883dc206a59</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 02:00:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ad88ed_5e9f0a4dc4bd4fdaa58661ff57361e70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_407,h_516,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connie Pearson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>