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Category Archives: Spirits

swine n wine

This little piggy plants a garden – {Swine & Wine}

·March 11, 2013 ·Beer, Cause, Chatroom, Chefs, Cuisine, Eat Local, Events, Magic City Musings, My Magic City, Organizations, Profiles, Restaurants, Spirits

The jonquils are popping up with their bright yellow blooms and I’m thanking the heavens for the imminent arrival of spring. Soon pear trees will … Read more »

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bham skyline

Home is where this ode is.

·November 8, 2012 ·Architecture, Art, Artisans, Avondale, Baseball, Beer, Characters, Chefs, Community, Craft, Cuisine, Culture, Downtown, Eat Local, Events, History, Leeds, Magic City Musings, Museums, Music, Music, My Magic City, Organizations, Places, Pottery, Profiles, Restaurants, Spirits, Woodlawn

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 »

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beer

Friday Photo: How Good People Do It, In Birmingham

·July 13, 2012 ·Avondale, Beer, Community, Craft, Cuisine, Culture, Downtown, Friday Photo, My Magic City, Places, Spirits

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 »

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Sweet Pea loves a good Magic City event, and he works hard to make a presence at all of them. {Thumbs Up}

It’s not supposed to be this good.

·June 18, 2012 ·Artisans, Beer, Characters, Community, Cuisine, Culture, Events, Magic City Musings, Music, My Magic City, Parks, Places, Spirits

Somebody get me a tissue. Birmingham is making Mama so proud. I can’t even believe that, within the last three weeks, all bloody hell/fire/brimstone of … Read more »

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Friday Photo: Brewing Up Business in Avondale

·January 20, 2012 ·Artisans, Community, Craft, Cuisine, Friday Photo, Parks, Places, Spirits

There’s quite a lot brewing over in Avondale these days. Have you felt it? We sure have. Let’s see… We’ve been enjoying every inch of the newly renovated Avondale Park, … Read more »

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Taste: Homemade Limoncello

·January 5, 2012 ·Artisans, Characters, Cuisine, Recipes, Restaurants, Spirits

If you were to step inside our Magic City kitchen, you would find a few staples: -Alecia’s Tomato Chutney – A simple pleasure, produced just … Read more »

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