Ecuadorian dishes -- simple, typical, fancy, and strange.

A casual place, an upscale place, and Aubie cookies. What more could you want? :)

Special occasions and special meals belong together. Here's one of my suggestions.

Sweets and burgers. So much for New Year diets. :)

Have you made your first visit to Buc-ee's? Did you love it, hate it, or give a giant shrug? Here are my thoughts on the subject.

My thoughts on two long-established traditions in Nashville.

Auburn has added a luxurious boutique hotel, an international food hall, and a teaching restaurant designed to train the next generation.

Chinese food that makes a difference or an indulgent weekend brunch are two of the many options in Auburn, AL.

Check out what's new in Guntersville, AL.

A highly-recommended stop when you visit the Finger Lakes.

Cider, cheese, chocolate, ice cream and incredible beauty in Stowe, Vermont.

An exceptional inn in a charming town on the Atlantic coast of Maine.

God set a good example for us by taking a break from work. A sabbath allows us to worship and rest.

An upscale restaurant and two chain eateries in Huntsville.

Read about Harmony Park Safari and find some past posts and articles describing how we've done things through the years at Cousins Camp.

Seeing a part of the U.S. for the first time is always fun for me, but having a chance to see a place for the first time with a...

A long-established restaurant in Bessemer and a new home/kitchen/decor store in Cullman.

Things to do when you have 8 teenage grandchildren for a week. . . . besides pray a lot and buy plenty of groceries. :)

Start with a charcuterie board and end with housemade mints at the Keeter Center, College of the Ozarks.

Traveling with your own teenage children is one thing. Traveling with teenage grandchildren is quite another. Steve and I LOVE our grands!!