Posts tagged Alabama

Riding the Natchez Trace: Day One

11 months ago

in Family, Friends, Holidays, Nature, Travel

THE LOVELESS CAFE IS A PERFECT BEGINNING LOCATION. We arrived there early in the morning and I was quite surprised our riders were willing to even eat there. After all, The Loveless Cafe is known for delicious country breakfasts. Our riders managed to skip the coffee and eat a bowl of fruit with their biscuits. I ordered sausage gravy and biscuits along with the most perfect over easy eggs. Not More >

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Easter 2012

1 year ago

in Family, Holidays, Nature, Parenting, Travel

WE JUST RETURNED FROM A WONDERFULLY RELAXED SPRING BREAK AND EASTER HOLIDAY IN MY HOMETOWN. We visited my 97 year old grandmother who was alert and talkative. It was nice to see her recovering from some winter rehabilitation and back to her own home. Amazingly she lives independently in an apartment specially made for mobility issues…I venture to say she is healthier than most 40 year olds. Very More >

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Kathryn Tucker Windham and the 13 Alabama Ghosts

1 year ago

in Blog Nostalgia, Friends, Media, Parenting

KATHRYN TUCKER WINDHAM DIED ON SUNDAY IN SELMA, ALABAMA. She was 93 years old, the same age as her mother before her. Hearing that news took me instantly back to 1979 and “Junior High School” {Which is what we used to call “middle school”, just in case you are younger than me!} to the auditorium with old wooden seats and a much used stage. We were called there so often for “Assemblies” and a More >

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Picking Up Pieces

2 years ago

in Family, Friends, Media, technology

A FOLLOW-UP ON THE ALABAMA TORNADO AND IT’S AFTERMATH. On Friday I spoke about the efforts to connect lost photos and memories with their owners who had been tornado victims on April 27th, 2011. A video entitled “Portaits from a Storm” which shows the Alabamian, Patty Bullion, who began the Facebook page which started the community of people who wanted to help. I wanted to share this with you as More >

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Alabama Tornado Aftermath

2 years ago

in Family, Friends, Media, Nature, technology

LIFE GOES ON FOR THOSE OF US WITHOUT DAMAGE FROM THE APRIL STORM THAT BROUGHT HISTORICAL TORNADO DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IN THE SOUTHEAST. But in the communities where life was forever changed the basics of recovery have only just begun. Nothing is back to normal, and for some people in the Phil Campbell, Hackleburg, Mount Hope, Tuscaloosa, and Birmingham area it never will be the More >