Stars Fell on Mobile Bay
Stars Fell on Mobile Bay I hope you can see the twinkling stars in this beautiful photograph. Fairhope High School Seniors are out of school earlier than the other students, so the first night my son...
View ArticleIt’s always ourselves we find in the sea
Starfish. The politically correct mermaids have renamed them “sea stars.” Because they’re not really a fish. Neither are the square things in the lunchroom, but they call those fish without any...
View ArticleGovernment Street Presbyterian Church
Government Street Presbyterian Church in Mobile, Alabama completed construction of this Greek revival building in 1839 at a cost of $60,000. The original steeple contained the city’s first fire bell....
View ArticleSouthern Gentlemen
Just in time for Father’s Day. A Southern gentleman is different than other men. I should know. I married a man who is “not from around these parts,” but over the years, have seen the Southern sun seep...
View ArticleStarry Night in Silverhill
Silverhill, Alabama is a beautiful rural community to the east of Fairhope. These photos were taken a few weeks ago by my son at our friend’s farm. This is one of the many areas of Baldwin County that...
View ArticleCoastal Fall
We may have to wait a bit longer for cooler weather to arrive on the Gulf Coast . . . but once the crisp fall temperatures reach us, it’s worth it. What we lack in colorful leaves, we make up for in...
View ArticleAmusing Autumn Afternoon
This is for my own Mother today – Happy Birthday! My amusing autumn afternoon began in downtown Fairhope, just before noon actually, strolling through some of my favorite stores. This hand towel is...
View ArticleWinter sunsets
Last week, we experienced a record low temperature for this time of year, and this week, we experienced a record high. The one good thing about our see-saw weather is that it is producing magnificent...
View ArticleFairhope Pier photos
Big kid surprised me and came home for a quick visit from his job working as the camp photographer and videographer in Middleofnowhere, Mississippi. It’s hard to even get cell phone service where he...
View ArticlePicnic Time in Fairhope
Picnics!!! I just love them! Even though the weather in Fairhope has passed “warm,” and has officially soared into “hot,” it’s still so beautiful outside, we continue to move our meals outdoors in the...
View ArticleStress is stress is stress
You’ve heard there is “good” stress and “bad” stress, but I’m here to tell you what you probably already know . . . stress is stress. I’ve had a few weeks of big, good exciting things going on, but...
View ArticleTo be 16 in the summer
To be 16 in the summer in the South . . . with days of swimming and fishing on the bay, river or Gulf, and nights spent star gazing and laughing with friends. With the full moon bright, dirt...
View ArticleStress is stress is stress
You’ve heard there is “good” stress and “bad” stress, but I’m here to tell you what you probably already know . . . stress is stress. I’ve had a few weeks of big, good exciting things going on, but...
View ArticleTo be 16 in the summer
To be 16 in the summer in the South . . . with days of swimming and fishing on the bay, river or Gulf, and nights spent star gazing and laughing with friends. With the full moon bright, dirt...
View ArticleMobile Carnival Museum
Look! I’m the Mardi Gras Queen! (Most fun I’ve had since they installed the round-about in Fairhope!). My report about the Mobile Carnival Museum for AL.com/Press Register was featured in Sunday’s...
View ArticleBanging the bladders — a Mobile tradition!
Now admit it, isn’t this the cutest picture you’ve ever seen of me with cow bladders drying over my head? Let me just say, I loved biology class, so this story didn’t bother me in the least. I also...
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Young and Sophisticated in Decatur, Georgia
Earlier this year, my amazing photographer husband, had a meeting in Decatur, Georgia, and took these photos to show me how the city has changed since I last visited – oh, about 20 years ago. I...
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Stars Fell on Mobile Bay
Stars Fell  on Mobile Bay I hope you can see the twinkling stars in this beautiful photograph. Fairhope High School Seniors are out of school earlier than the other students, so the first night my son...
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Government Street Presbyterian Church
Government Street Presbyterian Church in Mobile, Alabama completed construction of this Greek revival building in 1839 at a cost of $60,000. The original steeple contained the city’s first fire bell....
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