Holidays
Escaping to Blue Ridge
We needed a vacation. More specifically, we needed to get out into the quiet, beautiful natural world — ideally somewhere with mountains. Alabama has many beautiful parts, but not a lot of mountains. So we decided to look for something in North Georgia because it’s pretty close, and we have heard from friends that it […]
Buying a Christmas Tree
We just found Wadsworth Christmas Tree Farm the old fashioned way. We Googled it. The few other times that we’ve been in town for Christmas in this house, we’ve avoided the Christmas tree hustle. We certainly didn’t want a plastic thing that lived in the attic for 48 weeks of the year. We did buy […]
Different Date and Time – Same Fun Show!
Change is good. Say it three or four times. Change is good. Keeps your brain active. Sooooo…. This year the Old Alabama Town Revue’s Christmas show will be part of the Old Alabama Town Holiday Open House. Therefore, the show will be on Saturday, December 15 at 2 p.m. The Old Alabama Town Holiday Open […]
Halloween Pictures!
We’ve been driving around recently and have noticed the lengths to which our neighbors will go to celebrate one of our favorite holidays, Halloween. First off, we went through Luverne recently and were impressed by some of their efforts. Then, on bike rides through the area, Stephen captured these gems. Props to all of our […]
The Perfect Gift
As I was reviewing my emails today, I ran across this quote by Henry David Thoreau: “That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.” And it struck me how very true that is, particularly at this time of the year when we are all tempted (and, everywhere we turn, encouraged) to spend, spend, spend. Frankly, […]
The Holiday Shop – A Photo Album
This past weekend we braved the snow to check out both the holiday pop-up at Kress and the Product of Montgomery store at 1228 Madison. If you’re still looking for interesting gifts for the folks on your list, we can’t recommend the Madison store highly enough (and Kress, though it was amazing, is now closed). […]
Cottage Hill By Candlelight
While Montgomery braces for a rare Christmas treat of snow, the residents of Cottage Hill are getting ready for their own celebration of the holidays – their annual tour of homes. The Cottage Hill Candlelight Tour will be this Sunday, from 2-6. Every year, the event draws hundreds of people to the historic neighborhood, and […]
Holiday Decoration
Thanksgiving kicks off an annual mad riot of festivities. Folks deck the halls for weeks. They plan and prep and freeze-for-later. They festoon with seasonal lights and inflate balloon critters in the yard. They welcome the holidays and gladden hearts. But Grinch that I am, I refuse to compete in the Holiday Olympics. And (of […]
A Scare for a Good Cause
Regardless of the warm temperatures outside, it’s fall in Midtown Montgomery. The calendar says Mid-October to be exact, and that means a busy time of football games, homecoming dances, fall festivals, and Halloween events. The later lets us have fun getting scared and even raise money for causes we love. The Montgomery Humane Society’s Haunted […]
History and Trick-or-Treating are Alive at Old Alabama Town!
Seriously, what happened to good ol’ door-to-door neighborhood trick-or-treating? Make plans to attend HullaBOO Fest at Old Alabama Town and participate in this time-honored tradition on Tuesday afternoon, October 24 from 4:30 until 7. Partnering with Metro PCS, the event will feature children’s games and craft activities, a costume contest and trick-or-treating throughout the Old […]
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