A casual place, an upscale place, and Aubie cookies. What more could you want? :)

Steve and I had a chance to spend some time in Meridian, Mississippi recently and loved it. Always before, it was a place we saw the signs and exits for from the interstate, but this time we went into the middle of downtown and looked more closely. We found a beautiful hotel, a magnificent museum, a fabulous restaurant, and lots of painted carousel horses. THE THREEFOOT HOTEL No, it's not a miniature replica of a hotel, as the name might suggest. Instead, The Threefoot Hotel

Another good dining choice coming to Hartselle's Main Street.

If you stay at a B & B, you will certainly begin your days in Natchitoches with a sumptuous breakfast. If you're staying in an Airbnb that has a kitchen, you might want to pick up an order of shrimp, crawfish, and the works from The Crawfish Hole or other such places. But, if you're like me and really enjoy trying the local restaurants when you visit a new town, then I have six eateries to recommend. FRENCH MARKET EXPRESS A gas station might be the most surprising recommendat

Visit an exotic animal preserve and eat great barbecue in Attalla, Alabama.

When Steve and I tell folks that we are having 11 grandkids to spend the week with us, the most common question is generally, "What in the world do you feed that many kids?" The truthful answer is, "Carbs and protein." Seriously. Our crew is not big on vegetables and can't seem to agree on the fruits they prefer. One day I did have cold watermelon ready when they got out of the pool -- which disappeared quickly -- and another night I had cubes of ripe, sweet cantaloupe that w

Decatur, Alabama shopping, public art and barbecue.