Exploring the beautiful south together
At the top of Noccalula Falls in Gadsden, Ala. is a statue of the Native American princess named for the stunning waterfall. The story of the young woman who jumped into the ravine to avoid marrying a man she did not love has been told thousands of times. This summer, Brian Clowdus has brought Noccalula’s [...]
Traveling can be challenging and eating out with diabetes adds a new challenge. I am a diabetic and honestly, I don’t always eat like I should. We are on the road to somewhere nearly every weekend and sometimes through the week. That means we eat a lot of meals on the road. I love hamburgers, fried [...]
Steve and I love baseball. And while we have visited other stadiums and cheered for other teams our hearts are with the Atlanta Braves. Our love for “America’s team” began when we were young. Steve is older than I am and he remembers when the Braves came South. I asked him to write about what [...]
Merry Christmas Eve! I hope that you are having the happiest of holidays. I know that this time of the year is tough for some. I am still missing my parents and I can’t believe this is my third Christmas without them. Many of my friends and family are facing their first Christmas with an [...]
My five-year-old son could hardly contain his excitement as he heard the train whistle blow. In just a few minutes we would be boarding that train and headed to the "North Pole" to see Santa. That was 13 years ago but the memory of that cold evening remains in my heart and mind. We are [...]
Editor's note: We were the guest of Greater Gadsden Area Tourism during our visit. This does not affect our story and everything here is our honest opinion. I walked through the streets of downtown Gadsden, Alabama on a late November day with a cold wind blowing in my hair while Christmas carols played. The trees [...]
I have been sitting in front of my laptop for about 20 minutes trying to find the best way to describe Euharlee's Festival of Trees without using cliches or sounding dramatic. I find myself as speechless (or wordless) as I was when I entered the former granary over the weekend for this small town Christmas [...]
