Featured | Festivals | Gardens

Sunflowers

By on July 22, 2017

Sunflowers…  Birds lov’em  Squirrels and chipmunks lov’em  Ballplayers lov’em At least they love the seeds. Artists and bumblebees love the flowers themselves,  and so do my daughter and I. That’s why we have been to two different Sunflower Festivals this year. We have gone to both Copper Creek Farm in Calhoun, GA. and Anderson’s Sunflower […]

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2 Dog Cafe

By on June 28, 2017

On our way home from Jaemor Farms, we checked Google for lunch recommendations in Gainesville. 2 Dog Cafe stood out with 4+ Stars and the description Soul Food, Rustic and homey clinched our choice.The place was well packed for 1:30 on a Friday. Offering the standard fare of sandwiches, burgers, wraps, soup and salads, the […]

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Featured | Food

Peaches, Peaches and Other Good Stuff

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Friday, the hubby and I traveled about 35 miles north on I85/I985 to the Gainesville/Cleveland area of Georgia, above Lula. Our day trip destination – Jaemor Farms in Commerce off US Hwy 441. Our objective – Georgia peaches in a year when 80% of the peach crop has been decimated by this past winter’s weather. […]

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Featured | Travel

Fried Green Tomatoes

By on May 1, 2017

Have you ever seen the movie Fried Green Tomatoes? Have you ever eaten any? Well,  you can have some for lunch at the Original Whistle Stop Cafe in Juliette, Georgia. Straight from the movie of the same name, fried green tomatoes are just one of the items among the many other Southern dishes available at […]

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Featured | Travel

For The Love of Pete…

By on April 5, 2017

If you have never been down the Gulf Coast of Florida, head that way with St. Petersburg in mind. We’ve gone twice in the past two years. So many people go to Destin, Tampa or Sanibel Island. Don’t get me wrong, these are all lovely beachside locations that I love to visit. St. Pete is […]

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Featured | Java Joints

Java Joints

By on March 3, 2017

Java, Joe, Coffee, Dirt, Mud, Brew, Cuppa, Cafe, no matter what you call it, there’s a unique place out there to get it. And, it’s not necessarily a chain. That special place could be just around the corner. It’s kinda’ nice to walk into your local coffee house and have the barista ask “the usual?” […]

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