my Thursday afternoon art class. three kids, they have no pets of their own. last week was their first class & i told them that Hobbes (my cat) LOVES art more than anything. but, last week, they were a bit scared of him, i had to lock him out of the room. yesterday was their…
Category: Alabama
but the sun had already turned the corner…
I had placed this vase of tulips, out of the way, because of little art students arriving for class. when the class was over, the sun had left the room’s window. the sunlight hit a piece of glass i had on my windowsill & reflected the sun into one strong ray of light…that touched only…
the last Antebellum Mansion in Birmingham, Alabama
The Arlington House has a very cool history. The house is decorated for Christmas this month. Obvious to Southerners, the home is in the South because is has dried cotton turned into Christmas decorations, its the wife & children’s nursery. The wife’s room has dried Okra hanging in her two bedroom windows. There is a…
Christmas decorating circa 1840 in the Deep South
only in the South would they decorate with dried okra & Magnolia leaves. But i love the dried oranges, lemons, apples & cinnamon W/ gingerbread men cookies. I would guess that people smelled pretty nasty living in Birmingham, Alabama. summers are humid & hot down South. hanging dried fruit & cookies would have been a…
you spin me right round
just…wow. Art.
light it up
The Arlington House. Birmingham, Alabama
The husband’s bedroom circa 1840
The Arlington House. Birmingham, Alabama. The Arlington House is the ONLY remaining Antebellum Mansion left in Birmingham today.
even with wings, he was grounded
and he was an angel. Birmingham, Alabama @ the Arlington House
wee veggies are delightful
the last images are sweet potatoes made into…wee monsters? i wish i could say that i grew these. but they came from a friend’s garden & when i saw them, i knew i had to share her treasures.
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