Just over a year ago, cupcakes were all the rage.. Now, specialty donuts have edged out the cupcakes all over the Atlanta area. So, we’re going to do a Donut Crawl to acquaint you with some of the donut possibilities. We’ll start with: Sublime Donuts Sublime Donuts is the first specialty donut shop I think […]
May those who love us, love us. And those that don’t love us, may God turn their hearts. And if He doesn’t turn their hearts, may He turn their ankles, so we’ll know them by their limping.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Gibbs Gardens started as the private home of Jim Gibbs and family in 1980. It has become over 300 acres, 220 of which exist of landscaped gardens. The Manor House rises above hillsides of rhododendrons, azaleas, daffodils, daylilies, roses, crape myrtles, dogwoods, cherry blossoms, hydrangeas, and wildflowers. These and more are laid out among streams, […]
Nor is it Pasta or pizza crust. It isn’t even rice. Most cooks can figure this out in short order. Don’t get me wrong, I love cauliflower, but I want cauliflower to be itself, not some pretender. I love mashed potatoes, pasta and pizza crust. Rice… not so much, so I sure don’t want “rice” […]
Years ago I heard about a grotto in Alabama and I’ve wanted to visit it ever since. Unfortunately, it’s taken me several years, but I finally got there. The Ave Maria Grotto is located in Cullman, Alabama, about a 2 1/2 hour drive from the Atlanta area. The grotto is part of the St. Bernard […]
Have you met Norbert yet? I just met Norbert this past week, even though he has been around for awhile. Norbert has his own book author and photographer. Together they write books about Norbert and his sage “advice” on living a happy and helpful life. Norbert is a therapy dog totalling all of seven inches […]
Good advice for the adventure Lara and I had a couple of weeks ago. We spent an evening at Decatur Glassblowing creating our very own glassblown pumpkins. We had a great time and look forward to taking more classes in glassblowing. Christmas balls, here we come. Decatur Glassblowing is a hot glass shop located near […]
While I love visiting the Atlanta Botanical Garden, I now have a new spot to visit and my membership gets me into both. In 2015, the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, opened its’ first development phase. I can’t believe its taken me two years to get there. Gainesville has about six acres of developed gardens of […]
After a late start hitting the road to Athens, GA, I texted our daughter for suggestions for lunch. Of course, she googled it and came up with Champy’s, after learning of my yen for fried chicken. Champy’s, I might not have stopped normally, but I’m so happy we did. No Regrets! The style(we’ll call it […]
My name is Lara, I am Lynne’s daughter. While I may not always be able to do the day tripping with her, we do try out some other things. What could be better to have on a hot summer day than ice cream!? I have wanted to try Butter & Cream in Decatur for awhile. […]