Banging the bladders — a Mobile tradition!

Now admit it, isn’t this the cutest picture you’ve ever seen of me with cow bladders drying over my head?   Let me just say, I loved biology class, so this story didn’t bother me in the least. I also love the pageantry and tradition of Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, so to be invited…

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My first office party

  I submitted my first story to the Press Register on Friday. Talk about stress! They have a computer system which at first seemed so intimidating, I was afraid I’d click the wrong thing and accidentally delete their entire newspaper! I must have done an okay job, because later, they sent an email from the…

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Finally!!!

Here’s the big news I’ve been waiting to share with you . . .   Starting soon, I’ll be a weekly columnist with the Press Register! For those of you who live out of our area, the Press Register is a great newspaper based in Mobile, Alabama and is owned by Alabama Media Group, which…

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Charles Phillips Antiques

Go over the bay, across the highway, over the river, down windy roads, across a bumpy field . . . then, you will be rewarded by finding antique nirvana, Charles Phillips Antiques. The destination shop, which is the secret place of  antique dealers and designers, is tucked away in Theodore, Alabama, which is in the…

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Port of Mobile Tour

  I’m not in the Eastern Shore Camera Club, but everyone else in my family is. That’s why I got to tag along with the group on their sunset cruise of the Mobile River which included an up close look at something I’ve always wanted to see – the Port of Mobile.     The…

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A Harley Ride and Blue Star Celebration

Yes, that was me you saw a week ago, zipping around town on the back of a Harley Davidson motorcycle. I know, I can barely believe it myself.   I was smiling and laughing so much, I thought I would surely end up with a mouth full of bugs. All was fine though, with Dr.…

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