We enjoyed a walk around Laurel to see the murals

October 7, 2025

We enjoyed a walk around Laurel, MS to see the murals. Many of these you may recognize from Hometown!

That’s very specific timing

October 5, 2025

Sign seen in Hattiesburg, MS

Kate got to meet Ms. Pearl!

October 3, 2025

Kate got to meet Ms. Pearl! What a lovely lady!

If you’ve watched Hometown, you’ve likely seen Pearl’s diner . We enjoyed Ms. Pearl’s amazing fried chicken plate for lunch. It was also Ms. Pearl’s birthday, and the employees were handing out birthday cake to celebrate.

Staying at a lovely 6 site RV park in Laurel. MS

September 28, 2025

Staying at a lovely 6 site RV park in Laurel. 4 of the sites have long-term guests. No real amenities to speak of, but the owners are super nice, and gave us lots of tips for things to do in the area. There is a huge tree at the back of our site, and several large golden orb weaver spiders have made their webs on our slides. These are good (non-aggressive) spiders! And we got to see their golden silk, too, which is pretty neat!

Greetings From Laurel, MS

September 26, 2025

We’re spending a couple weeks in Laurel, MS. The people here are lovely! Can’t wait to share our adventures with you!!

Exploring the town of Meridian, MS

September 21, 2025

We spent a lovely afternoon walking around Meridian, MS. Meridian was established in 1860 and economically grew at a railroad crossroads. During the height of railroad usage, Meridian grew to be a very large city with over 40 trains arriving daily!

Now, parts of Meridian are kept by Mississippi State University and local businesses working to breathe life back into the city. There are also still blocks that need revival. There is so much street art throughout the more downtrodden areas, that much of our afternoon was spent on these blocks. We were amazed at the artistry that abounds here.

Hidden Gems: Our Best Charcuterie Finds on the Road

September 15, 2025

It may not look like much, but this charcuterie plate has some great finds from our travels (and a couple gifts from other people’s stops)!

Top row (left to right): Carroll’s award winning summer sausage (Ashburn, GA), Sweetwater Valley Farm Chipotle cheese and smoked Gouda (Philadelphia, TN), Yoder’s pepperoni cheese and garlic cheese, and Yoder’s all beef summer sausage (Shipshewana, IN).

The Ritz crackers and Hormel pepperoni are not so special, but were what we had on hand!

We adopted a spider plant recently

September 14, 2025

We adopted a spider plant recently. He seems to like our rv so far, and has grown roots over the last 2 weeks. I hope we don’t kill this one like we did with Oliver, the tiger aloe plant we got at Magnolia a couple years back…

Low Branches & Close Calls: Why We're Adding a Pole Saw

September 12, 2025

Another travel day and another set of low branches on our route 😡 This time we were able to scoot around them off the side of the road and lightly brush along the roof. How many people carry a pole saw for this situation? I think one of ours is going in the RV next time we’re able to get to it.