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This abandoned model of the Mississippi River Basin was way more fascinating than it had a right to be

Road-Trip Stop No. 2: From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. Some of you followed along on social media but I promised more detailed posts on all our stops. It will take a few weeks to get to them… Continue reading This abandoned model of the Mississippi River Basin was way more fascinating than it had a right to be

Southern Thing Columns

Dogs have no scruples about using those puppy eyes, the clever little sons of biscuits

If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by clicking here. Below are the first paragraphs. Dogs can be sneaky little sons of biscuits. You know it's true. None of us like to admit it but our little fluffbottoms are masterful at manipulating us, mainly because we… Continue reading Dogs have no scruples about using those puppy eyes, the clever little sons of biscuits

(ODD)yssey

Graves of the gypsy queen and king: Road trip recap

From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. He had to go to Fort Worth on business and, because I needed to take photos for my upcoming guide to oddities in the South, we made it into a road… Continue reading Graves of the gypsy queen and king: Road trip recap

(ODD)yssey

Six days, 12 towns, 21 astonishing stops … one heck of an ODDyssey

Wow, y'all. Sweetums and I, with 15-year-old "Groover" in tow, just got back from one of our best trips ever. He had to go to Fort Worth, Texas, on business and, because I needed to take photos for my upcoming guide to oddities in the South, we made it into a road trip. Some of… Continue reading Six days, 12 towns, 21 astonishing stops … one heck of an ODDyssey

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A visit to beautiful Hogeye, Kentucky

I love old barns but in particular those painted with advertisements or messages. Maybe it’s because See Rock City barns are so picturesque. Whatever the reason, Sweetums and I always stop to take a photo when we see one. We’ve taken photos of See Rick City barns, Visit Sequoyah Caverns in Alabama (now closed) and… Continue reading A visit to beautiful Hogeye, Kentucky