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,…
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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…
Wanna know our secret?
We are often asked how we find all of these restaurants that we visit. Well it’s really not a secret. Let’s talk about the different ways that we find these places. Social Media – we are always watching social media feeds for posts about restaurants, both new and new to us. We are members of…
Go Where the Road Takes You!
I had heard about a new consignment store opening in Oneonta, AL. Friends had been posting on Facebook about the shirts they have in their booth. So we went opening weekend to check it out. We went on Sunday afternoon and shopped at the store. We found that most things in the small town are…
Authentic Mexican
We recently visited a new restaurant in Leeds, AL that is an authentic Mexican restaurant. It is called Taqueria La Juanita. We had looked at the menu online beforehand, but really didn’t know what to expect. Jeff had a quesadilla and I had tacos. I was halfway thru my meal when I realized that the…
Mango’s Cantina & Grill
Another Mexican restaurant has recently opened in Leeds, AL. This one has opened in a place that several other restaurants have been in that haven’t stayed. I really hope that this one stays open as the food was good. We went on a Friday night and since we had worked late we had to wait…
No Bake Oatmeal Cookies
One of my favorite cookies is the oatmeal no bake cookies. I sometimes buy them in the deli section of the grocery store. I don’t buy them often because Jeff doesn’t like them and I eat them all myself. During the holidays I made them to take to Christmas with my family. They were of…
Buc-ee’s!!
The 2nd Buc-ee’s has opened in Alabama. This one is located in central Alabama right outside Birmingham in the city of Leeds. Have you visited yet?? We’ve seen a lot of posts on social media of visits that have been made. The store is 53,250 square feet. There are 120 gas pumps. They have large…
Barbecue Stop
With Covid-19 it’s been awhile since we tried a new restaurant. But we have tried to get back to finding new restaurants, working thru our list of places that we’ve yet to visit. We have had the Barbecue Stop at Clay on our list for quite some time. We decided on a VERY cold Saturday…