This is another one of the restaurants in the new Trussville Entertainment District that we have recently tried. This was our first visit to this restaurant. We met there one night after work. There was not a wait and we were seated quickly. I had not looked at the menu ahead of time, so I…
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We are empty-nesters enjoying life's adventures.
Traditions
Do you have any traditions that you do without fail every year?? We have several, but one of them is an annual pre-season trip to Tuscaloosa. We usually go in August, before the football season starts. Sometimes we go a weekend or two before the students move back to campus, but this year we ended…
Pinchgut Pies
Trussville, Alabama is trying to revitalize and make their downtown area an entertainment district. They have a stage for concerts and events surrounded by several restaurants. They are trying to make the area a little more upscale, pedestrian friendly and a place where everyone wants to be. We’ve been to a restaurant and ice cream…
The Little London
There is a restaurant that has been on our list for quite some time. We were recently in the area when they were open. It is called The Little London and is in Homewood. They started out as a food truck in the red double decker bus “The Duchess” and have moved to a restaurant….
Sweetwater, TN
We recently made a trip to visit our nephew who has graduated college and started teaching and coaching at a high school in the area. It was a trip we won’t soon forget. We had an uneventful trip up on Saturday. We went to downtown Sweetwater and saw where the Inn was and then we…
Date Night!!
Any excuse for a date night is a good one!! We recently went to Red Mountain Theater to see Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. This was the 2nd show that I had seen at the new theater and Jeff’s first. First of all the theater is really nice and if you haven’t visited you should! We…
You only turn 50 once!!
I celebrated my 50th birthday with a trip to Chattanooga, TN. We did a few new things and some things that we always do when in Chattanooga, uh hmm Clumpie’s LOL!! We started out by booking a riverfront room at an artsy hotel. We stayed at The Edwin Hotel in the art district. After all,…
The Ridge Eat & Drink
We recently tried another new to us place. It is in Vestavia Hills off of Rocky Ridge Road. It is called The Ridge Eat & Drink. It had been on our to try list at some point, but we had taken it off for one reason or another. Yes we have a running list of…
The Electric
We started out our day by visiting a new antique store in the Bluff Park area, called Shades Mountain Mercantile. When it was time for lunch we decided to see what we could find on Yelp. We found this really cool place hidden right across the street called The Electric. We walked in and it…
Cookie Fix
Do you have a favorite dessert place? Do you have a favorite cookie?? One of our favorite places in Birmingham is Cookie Fix. All of their cookies are delicious!! These cookies are a little different in that they are finished with a little salt on the top, but don’t let that deter you from giving…