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…

a treasure trove for Birmingham

  i drove through downtown Homewood & found ‘Homewood Antiques & Marketplace’ i would describe it as an adults playground, there is so many amazing old & new things for your home or for gifts for ANYONE. i could do all my holiday shopping in this one store. i had only my iPhone. i wanted…

elephant at peace

although, when we aren’t looking he probably turns around to stare at the art behind him.

Koi & tadpoles galore

i didn’t know anyone sold tadpoles. But Myers Plant & Pottery does. They also sell Koi. A great place to bring (well behaved) children.

here is color

family owned & operated…Myers Plant & Pottery. Pelham, Alabama. #buylocal