The local news featured the story of a disgruntled customer at a popular restaurant who had discovered ABC (already been chewed) gum floating next to the okra in their gumbo. “It’s gumbo — not gum-bowl! He and me ain’t never gonna eat here again!” The ...

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Summer, Autumn, Winter (“Winnie”) and Spring are friends of my sons. Two are adorable, one is a tart, and the other will be a beauty someday — as soon as she grows into her teeth, bless her heart.  With absolutely no connection to these young ...

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This story by Michelle Matthews appeared last week in the AL.com newspapers — and guess who was included? Yippee! What a nice surprise to be grouped with these amazing authors from Alabama! If you want to read the story at the AL.com site, click HERE. ...

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*I told you MKA was coming to Fairhope, but now . . . about the book! The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews St. Martin’s Press This may be the first Mary Kay Andrews summer beach book you have to wrestle away from your ...

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Well, I wasn’t the one who planted the blueberry bushes, but I sure have been busy harvesting the crop!   Here I am farming,  still in my nightgown and bare feet. (welcome to Princess Farms).    I mixed the blueberries with a little bit of ...

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Before you read this week’s story, here’s a side note:  I wrote this, because what I do is write lightweight stories for several newspapers that hopefully distract people for a few minutes from the stresses and horrors of the world around us and balance the ...

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