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Mid-Week Treat: The Yard House, Greenville, SC

Remember that Mrs. HomeFree is an official Marriott affiliate. When you decide you are ready to travel, you can click on any of the Marriott ads or hotel links found here and be taken directly to Marriott’s reservation page. Mrs…. Continue Reading →

A Guide for Visiting the Civil Rights Institute…

…And why I Made it Priority #1 During My Birmingham Visit Remember that Mrs. HomeFree is an official Marriott affiliate. When you decide you are ready to travel, you can click on any of the Marriott ads or hotel links… Continue Reading →

Gods & Mountains – Vulcan Park in Birmingham, Alabama

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Embrace Your Artistic Side at The Grand Bohemian Hotel – Birmingham, Alabama

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Two Meals and One Garden Visit in Birmingham, AL

Remember that Mrs. HomeFree is an official Marriott affiliate. If you do decide to travel this holiday season, you can click on any of the Marriott ads or hotel links found here and be taken directly to Marriott’s reservation page…. Continue Reading →

Adaptive Re-Use of Buildings: Two Perfect Examples in Huntsville, AL

Remember that Mrs. HomeFree is an official Marriott affiliate. If you do decide to travel this holiday season, you can click on any of the Marriott ads or hotel links found here and be taken directly to Marriott’s reservation page…. Continue Reading →

A Covered Bridge & A Log Cabin: Hiking The Madison County Nature Trail In Huntsville

Remember that Mrs. HomeFree is an official Marriott affiliate. If you do decide to travel this holiday season, you can click on any of the Marriott ads or hotel links found here and be taken directly to Marriott’s reservation page…. Continue Reading →

Admirable Art in Huntsville, Alabama

Remember that Mrs. HomeFree is an official Marriott affiliate. If you do decide to travel this holiday season, you can click on any of the Marriott ads or hotel links found here and be taken directly to Marriott’s reservation page…. Continue Reading →

Looking for a Snack in Huntsville? Pizza and Gyros Reviewed

On a soaking Sunday, when it seemed the rain would keep slashing down forever, we were hungry. We were so hungry that we even extended our Treat Day rule by an extra day. We wanted something warm and comforting and… Continue Reading →

I Learned to Like Science Again at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center

I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I don’t like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos at all.  Their desire to go to space isn’t based on the old noble principles of a generation ago.  It is just another excuse… Continue Reading →

Where to Find Soul Food in Huntsville: Eat It All

While making small talk with someone new in Huntsville, Alabama, I asked about restaurant recommendations because I always ask about restaurant recommendations.  My lovely new friend named a few places that were chain restaurants that we don’t have in my… Continue Reading →

How Marriott Handles a Local Theme: Space in Huntsville

“Would you like a mountain view room or a rocket view room?” “Well, it’s not every day that I get asked that, so I’m going to say, ‘rocket view,’ please.” That was roughly how my husband’s conversation with the booking… Continue Reading →

Walking Through Time: Maple Hill Cemetery – Huntsville, Alabama

I am not a true history buff.  I don’t watch documentaries about the past or have a particular era that I know so well I could win any trivia competition.  I do, however, appreciate and agree with the sentiment that… Continue Reading →

Straight to the Source: Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ, Decatur, Alabama

My dear friend (and roommate) in college was an exchange student from Tokyo.  Before she returned home, I asked her if there was a special meal she wanted before departing.  Was there something that she knew she couldn’t get at… Continue Reading →

Sampling the Best Venezuelan Food in Orlando at Q’Kenan Restaurant

When I asked the gentleman on the phone about the meaning of the restaurant’s name, I got an explanation in heavily-accented, broken English that I didn’t completely understand.  Here is what I do know.  The second tallest waterfall in Venezuela… Continue Reading →

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