In small towns, we tend to make our own fun. So one day, some people in Fairhope, Alabama said, “Hey, why don’t we try to make the World’s Longest Ice Cream Sundae?” We all came together – all 1,565 students and almost 300 adult volunteers – at the Marriott Grand Hotel Resort, Golf Club and…
If heaven were the Miss America Pageant, the talent competition would be the pearly gates. Y’all know good and well that if Miss Alabama had dared to sit barefoot and cross-legged on the plain floor and whack the stage with a plastic cup while singing slightly off key, I think the media would have…
Here we are in lovely Glennwood Estates, an old established neighborhood in Decatur, Georgia. It was a beautiful summer day for a stroll, so I grabbed my camera to capture some of the charming homes along the way. The first building I noticed was a beautiful apartment. With screened porches, awnings, arched windows,…
Happy- Yappy Friday to you, and Happy Birthday to Lois Lane! Yesterday was actually Lois’ 9th birthday. It wasn’t until after the celebration she consented to share this story with you, so I’m a day behind. Lois Lane was born the day before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. A pure-bred beagle, she comes from…
Happy Wednesday! Since so many of you have asked how she’s doing, I wanted to give you a quick update on Simcha Antar, the 20 year old Fairhope, Alabama native who has recently joined the Israeli National Army. The good news is that Simcha arrived safely to her post and is busy being immersed in…
Yesterday, I showed you several photos of our new park, but I saved the best story for today. Have you ever seen a congressman go down a corkscrew slide? Here’s the short report I did for Gulf Coast Newspapers . . . When asked the riveting question, “Which piece of playground equipment would you run…