My family all went to my aunt's lake house on Lake Barkley in Kentucky last year and while I wasn't able to go, my mom took some fantastic pictures of the trip. This one in particular is from Eddyville, Kentucky, known best as being the home to the Kentucky State Penitentiary. It's known as "The Castle on the Cumberland" for its stone architecture. It's the oldest … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Eddyville, KY
Film Friday: Flight
Denzel Washington stars in the Academy Award nominated Flight, which is about an airline pilot who saves almost all of his passengers in a crash due to a plane malfunction. An investigation into the crash reveals Whip Whitaker's inner demons. Filmed In: Atlanta, Covington, and Hampton, Georgia; Specific scenes were filmed at Atlanta First United Methodist Church, … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Flight
Culinary Tours of Charleston
Getting to know the food culture of a destination is the best way to understand that place and it's people. It tells you everything you need to know, from the nationalities that settled there to the history. I've lived in the South for most of my life, but if you've never been to the region before, you might be intimidated to order things like grits or sweet tea or collard … [Read more...] about Culinary Tours of Charleston
Visiting the Firefly Distillery
Visiting the Firefly Distillery outside of Charleston, South Carolina a fun way to spend the day. The company has been making muscadine and sweet tea vodka since 2008, long before the rise in sweet tea liquor brands. The sweet tea vodka combines one of the favorite beverages of the South, made from tea from the Charleston Tea Plantation, and adds a grown-up kick. … [Read more...] about Visiting the Firefly Distillery
Small Town Saturday: Cassville, GA
I always pass this old gas station in Cassville, GA on the way to my grandmother's house in Adairsville, past Cartersville. The town was destroyed by General Sherman on his Atlanta Campaign in 1864. It was also where the Georgia Supreme Court's first decision was reached. Cass Grocery, pictured above, was built in 1837 and still sells groceries, local produce, hardware and … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Cassville, GA