Tag: holidays
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 […]
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). […]
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 […]
Flickering Beauty: Cottage Hill Candlelight Home Tour
Ever wanted to see inside the Winter Place? Want to meet some great people who share your love for historic homes and architecture? Ever get curious about what’s inside other people’s homes? Cottage Hill Historic District is the oldest residential neighborhood in Montgomery. It’s listed on both the National and Local Historic Registers. One of […]
A Good Cause, A Good Party, a Good Change
Ah yes, more change. This year the Capitol Heights Neighborhood is not offering its traditional Christmas Tour of Homes. This year will feature a gala and a tour of just one home. But what a home it is! It is a famous home, one of Capitol Height’s most lovely, and recently in the news. First, […]
Hark!
Well, it may not be Herald angels singing, but I do have big news regarding singing for the start of the Holiday Season. The Reckon Crew is coming to Town. It may not be Santa, but we are sure enough planning a good time for all and we are not particularly concerned about “naughty and […]
Delicious Holiday Fare: The Long Christmas Dinner/The Santland Diaries
Holidays in Montgomery are (luckily) not like “back home” in the frigid north. In the Gump, I get stuck in shopping traffic on the way to play tennis. The typically brief “evening rush hour” expands into the night with shopper-legions who bustle in cozy red sweaters as if it was cold out. Over Thanksgiving weekend, […]
Rescued Relics Begins Fifth Year of Success
One of my first posts for MML was about Rescued Relics, our salvage warehouse at Old Alabama Town. So I thought it was time for an update on what has been a huge success! We initiated this innovative way to produce income when the city budget cuts took their toll on our operations here at Old […]
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