U.S. Civil Rights Trail: Selma and the Edmund Pettus Bridge

New eateries, shops and a place for peaches and treats on Main Street and Highway 36 in Hartselle, AL.

Mardi Gras costumes from museums in Bay St. Louis, MS and Lake Charles, LA

Decatur, Alabama shopping, public art and barbecue.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S., it's appropriate to look at some of the Civil Rights sites in Birmingham, AL.

A fabulous gift shop, an informative, attractive welcome center and a stunning Mardi Gras museum await you in Lake Charles LA.

Last Monday I shared my favorite tastes from our recent trip to southern Germany, northern Austria and a sliver of Slovakia. Before I...

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Before I start this post, let me say "Welcome to my new, improved 'ThereGoesConnie' website!" I hope you will find it to be...