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 »
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REPOST: {Just a building? No, it’s more than that.}
We’ve fled town again. Starting today, the boys and I are embarking on our second #DCTour in three months. Current weather conditions are pretty nasty, … Read more »
support local restaurants = support the lyric
On Thursday, August 18, one of Birmingham’s most notable vacant landmarks will be open for the public to see. As part of the 2nd Annual … Read more »
friday photo – meet me under the clock
On the last leg of our whirlwind honeymoon that included Sonoma, Point Reyes, Tomales Bay, Muir Woods and, finally, San Francisco, my sweet new husband … Read more »
tuesday tunes – laughing all the way to hell…(but sadly, not to a baseball game)
No time to explain…just the perfect Pandora pick for me at the perfect time today. Enjoy. Oh – thought I’d see everybody that (hearts) Barons … Read more »
woodlawn stories. this weekend.
Yesterday I was catching up with a dear friend that lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. She’s the type of friend that inspires, just by the … Read more »
friday photo
I’ll go in to more detail next week about the developing story behind these initials found on our front porch…the search is on for a … Read more »
friday photo
I just so happen to remember exactly where I was this time last year. (Well, a year ago this Monday.) Sweet Pea and I headed … Read more »
neither here nor there – on books and eating
The last few days have been quite a wash. Sure, we’ve been holed up along with everyone else due to icy conditions, but we’ve also … Read more »
happenings in woodlawn
I (heart) Woodlawn. You should know this by now… I (heart) opportunities to promote things happening in Woodlawn. You should be prepared for this now… … Read more »
words and pages
(Shameful) confession: I have never read Harper Lee’s one and only book, the Pulizter Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird. Until this week. I adored it. I absolutely … Read more »
a year in birmingham – part two
(Summing up a year in Birmingham…Part Two) I can’t get enough of… …Rojo’s Chipotle Pork & Mushroom Burrito. I have my friend Harold to thank. It … Read more »
a year in birmingham – part one
To commemorate our first year in Birmingham, I’ve spent the last few weeks reflecting on the people, places and “quaint little finds” that have made … Read more »
friday photo
a church (and a city), fifty years later
A few Sundays ago, I did my best to smooth down Sweet Pea’s unruly cowlick and had Boss press his *nice* shirt and pants. We went through … Read more »
more for my reading list…
As an addendum to my last post, here’s a little humor/a little fiction/a little structural art – all in the name of Birmingham. (After I … Read more »
next on my reading list
Currently, I’m in hysterics over Rhoda Janzen’s Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home, but soon I’ll be adding this one to … Read more »
magic is mounting…
The intense heat is beginning to wear off and it feels like I’m gaining perspective again. The summer was brutal in many respects and, like … Read more »
we’ll never forget
September 15, 1963. Four spirits, we hold you dear. We live in constant struggle to uphold your memory. May we never forget, Birmingham. And may … Read more »
the lyric: user-generated
Magic City friends, I have failed you. Yesterday’s open house of the historic Lyric Theatre came and went, and here I am still in Mississippi. … Read more »