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…

Crestline bagels is cool blue

this color blue is going to be the backside of my bookshelves in my art studio. inspiration for colors can come from anywhere. Crestline Bagels is a fantastic bagel place located in Crestline Village, Alabama

life reflected in diamonds

i would have loved to buy the diamond mirror pots, it would bring so much light inside my house. i would hope that the light would dance off & decorate my whole house in diamonds. oakstreetgardenshop.com A local family owned & operated shop in Birmingham, Alabama. Support your local neighbors it makes your home town…

the Orchids

oakstreetgardenshop.com #buylocal  Birmingham, Alabama

take the peas from the pods

or the lima beans…at Murphree’s Market & Garden Center in Birmingham, Alabama. An open Market of fresh, locally grown fruits & veggies.

ok, so this is how life works…

in America…simplified by me. I think of America as a game of Monopoly. I grew up in the small State capital of Vermont–Montpelier. A town where all business were owned by my neighbors. Everyone knew that if we wanted Montpelier to thrive, we needed to support our neighbors. Easy enough, there were no giant Wal-marts…