Mississippi – Oh, the Places We See . . .

A Word a Week Photograph Challenge: Happy

Sometimes it’s the simplest things that make us happy. Like humming on down I-20 from Jackson, Mississippi to Meridian. And following a yellow truck under blue skies with puffy clouds against dark green trees. Travelin’ happy! For more entries in the Word a Week Photograph Challenge: Happy from A Word in Your Ear, click here.

Family recipes and food that’s fun: Fat Mama’s Tamales — Natchez MS

Pass through Natchez. Check. Snap pics of historical homes. Check. Park your car and gaze at the mighty Mississip. Check. And then head to Fat Mama’s Tamales for a Knock-You-Naked Margarita. Check. And double check. We’d been to Fat Mama’s years ago. We’d heard about the tamales served out of a log house on Canal […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves

Now just look at the curves on this sweet, domestic lady! And how could you resist having lunch at the restaurant inside known as Mammy’s Cupboard in Natchez, Mississippi! Built in 1940, this 28-foot-tall roadside icon holds a gift shop and a restaurant where sandwiches on homemade bread and meringue pies keep folks comin’ back […]