I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade… And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have … Read more »
Created, lived, and retold, right here in Jones Valley, Birmingham.
Category Archives: Craft
Published: A Fading City
Just to be clear - as this post’s title may be a bit misleading - Birmingham is not fading. Hardly. And there are those that make it their … Read more »
We told you so! {Broken and still beating}
I’ve been accused of being a Pollyanna – too optimistic to see the realities of the world around me, too caught up in my own … Read more »
Friday Photo: Downtown Distinctions
It has been a while since I snapped this photo, and I must go back and find exactly where I was standing. 1st Avenue North, … Read more »
Home is where this ode is.
A lot of people ask me about Birmingham. As a result, I suppose I’ve unconsciously created my own little elevator pitch for the Magic City, after answering … Read more »
Friday Photo: In Tension
Yes, that’s a stack of coffee stirrers. Coffee stirrers which have, in fact, been carefully woven into sturdy little webs that are being quilted together (quite literally as I type, … Read more »
Magic City Chatroom: A Brilliant Space
If you happen to be walking along Birmingham Green this week (which I highly recommend you do), be sure to peer inside the vacant building on … Read more »
I need your money! {Help me ‘Save the Lyric’.}
Before I begin my plea, let me offer the reader a quick bypass to the official Rally.org site for donations that will go directly toward … Read more »
Made: Earthborn Studios
Tena Payne knows clay. She lives it, breathes it, and (quite literally) shapes it in to incredibly unique and functional pottery products that are used by … Read more »
Friday Photo: Theatre Thrills
If you need me this weekend, I’ll be covering downtown’s Theatre District, skipping from venue to venue as I aggressively soak the 14th Sidewalk Moving Picture … Read more »
Lawd, yes. Introducing: my new Southern staple.
When I was but a young ‘belle, preparing for my trip down the aisle, my sweet mother informed me that she had taken out a lifetime … Read more »
Friday Photo: Where in the world
I’ll give you a few hints as to where this snapshot was captured: 1 – The neighborhood is historic, and has been subject to a collaborative focus on revitilization within … Read more »
Paramount: The Perfect (Urban) Gathering Place
Over the weekend we hosted a very *sweet* birthday celebration for Sweet Pea. At least a dozen preschoolers swarmed about one very *sweet* shop, a place that has … Read more »
Friday Photo: How Good People Do It, In Birmingham
If there’s anything I’ve truly *adopted* here in the Magic City, it’s a love for locally-brewed beer. I can attribute that later-in-life affection to my dear husband, who … Read more »
Magic City Chatroom: Brooke Fleming {City Arts Boutique}
Less than one mile from our North Crestwood home (just down the hill and over the railroad tracks), there is the most incredible little gallery/boutique/art studio. It sits gracefully … Read more »
For the Art Lover In Me…
This past weekend, Boss and I were honored to take part in a magnificent celebration that included a crowd of Birmingham friends, a pair of … Read more »
Watching It Grow: Our Community That Gardens
When I was about ten years old, I asked my father for “a piece of earth” so that I could cultivate a garden of wildflowers … Read more »
And the hits just keep comin’… {Birmingham Blogroll}
Just as soon as I make up my mind that my beloved Birmingham Blogroll couldn’t get any better, I stumble across something amazing, something inspiring, … Read more »
No Place Like Home
I’ll get the bad news out of the way first. Sweet Pea didn’t quite make the cut. The preschool lottery I posted about earlier this … Read more »
Home, sweet home.
Each year I get the very special opportunity to travel back to Charleston and join the team that produces the Charleston Wine + Food Festival. … Read more »