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…

The Magnolia Blossom

This blossom is as big as a dinner plate. I have lived in Birmingham, Alabama for 20 years, this year. This is the very first time I’ve seen a blossom this close. Usually they are thirty feet in the air. A blossom lasts a few days & then turn the color of dirty gym socks….

an AMAZING IDEA FOR BLOGGERS

did I get your attention? I learn a lot from bloggers about gardening, cutting fresh flowers, photography etc My desk is a pile of notes EVERYWHERE, post it, pads students have given me. When I write, part of me knows I will never find what I’m looking for & when my desk has not one…