With Gold Records on the Wall

August 19, 2024 On Friday, I headed over to the nearby Alabama Music Hall of Fame. I walked up to the entrance to the very Southern welcome sign. The three main entrance doors were stylized gold records. The floor in the entrance was set with stars. I walked to the right and paid the entrance […]

Visiting the Tennessee Valley of Art in Tuscumbia, AL

August 16, 2024 On August 15, after dropping Bruce off at the airport, I drove the truck back to the RV and took Nox for a walk. I hung out with Nox for a while. I read while she rested next to me. I decided I wanted to go see the museum of art in […]

The Only Kind in the World

August 15, 2024 Yesterday, we drove the truck down a hilly, winding narrow road to the Coon Dog Cemetery. It is officially the Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard. Everyone just calls it the Coon Dog Cemetery. Only coon dogs are allowed to be buried in this cemetery. Here’s a link to the Coon Dog […]

Wilson Dam and Wilson Dam Waterfall

August 14, 2024 Yesterday, Bruce asked me what I wanted to do. I said I wanted to see waterfalls. The Wilson Dam Waterfall is only 10 miles from the RV park, so I suggested it. We made sure we had water to drink. We followed Google’s advice took the truck to the Wilson Dam Visitors […]

Riverfront Park along the Tennessee River in Alabama

August 14, 2024 After our visit to Tuscumbia Spring Park on Sunday (August 11), Bruce wanted to see the Tennessee River. I asked Google to take us to the nearest park on the Tennessee River and it provided directions. We went through a very sketchy part of town, before getting on major streets again. The […]

Tuscumbia Spring Park in Alabama

August 13, 2024 Bruce asked me what I’d like to do on Sunday, August 11. I told him I wanted to see some of the local waterfalls. The Tuscumbia Spring Park is nearby and had good reviews on Google. People mentioned just how spectacular the waterfall was. The Cold Water Falls at Tuscumbia Spring Park […]

The Riverwalk in New Madrid, Missouri

August 10, 2024 After riding around Sikeston, Missouri on August 8th, we rode home to the RV. Nox was happy to see us. We hung out at the RV for a while, then we decided to go to the Riverwalk in New Madrid. After walking Nox, we got geared up and headed out. We rode […]

Riding Around in Sikeston, Missouri

August 10, 2024 On August 8 (Thursday), we rode to Lambert’s, Home of the Throwed Rolls and had lunch. Lambert’s is a fun place to eat. The food is Southern, with the traditional sides of turnip greens, black-eyed peas, fried okra, fried potatoes with onions, potato salad, sliced beats, cucumbers and onions and macaroni and […]

Breakfast at Grow2Gather and a Visit to Wood Hat Spirts

August 8, 2024 Yesterday, when we got up, we headed over to Grow2Gather on the other side of Wood Hat Spirts. The weather was still cloudy and 67 degrees F. I slowly walked Nox over to Grow2Gather, while Bruce went in to find out if having Nox on the patio would be okay. They said […]

Visiting Curling Vine Winery

August 7, 2024 Yesterday, after we got parked at Wood Hat Spirts, I asked Bruce if he was interested in seeing what the winery had to offer. The answer was a resounding, “Yes!” We walked through the parking lot, down the hill to the entrance to the winery. The Curling Vine Winery was open until […]