I forgot all about these pictures until I started compiling them for a future post about small Southern towns. Two summers ago, my sister Sammi and I took a day trip to Chattanooga, TN. We wanted to do something fun before going to our separate schools. It had been years since we had been to … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Chattanooga, TN
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East Coast Road Trip: Plymouth, MA
Plymouth may just be the most anticlimactic American monument in existence. The rock itself is in a gazebo surrounded by a fence and couldn’t be bigger than four by five feet tops. The fake rock we made for my third grade Thanksgiving play was more impressive (see below). The town … [Read more...] about East Coast Road Trip: Plymouth, MA
This Ain’t Your Granddaddy’s Bowen’s
Dock House You probably already knew (by bajillions of posts) that I love Bowen's Island Restaurant. What you may not know is that after a fire in 2006, they are rebuilding to LEED standards. More on that later. On Sunday, my parents and I drove out there so I could show them the progress, … [Read more...] about This Ain’t Your Granddaddy’s Bowen’s
If It’s Good Enough for Alton…
I have lots of news and pictures from this weekend coming up, but I wanted to start this week with one of many items checked off my Charleston list: eating at Jack's Cosmic Dogs. This place had me feeling retro, so I edited the photos in Picnik to match. If you didn't know … [Read more...] about If It’s Good Enough for Alton…
Photo of the Day: Adairsville, GA
While I was at home, I took a day trip to Adairsville, about 45 minutes outside Atlanta. My grandparents bought and refurbished a farm house there almost 20 years ago and now have their own garden and make their own salsa. Here are a few pictures I took while there on my mom's Nikon … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Adairsville, GA