In July I wrote a piece on Branch Books in Hartselle. As I noted then, " I've written a number of blog posts about Alabama booksto...

Among her many other acting roles,  Melinda Dillon played the mother in two very well known American films, Close Encounters of the Third K...

I always enjoy checking out bookstores when I travel, and recently I stopped at one in Cullman. Brother Richard and I had visited this one a...

In my regular trips from Pelham to Huntsville to visit mom, I often take a break at the I-65 rest stop south of Cullman. On one stop last ye...

On a recent Saturday Dianne and I visited Cullman to check out the Alabama Gourd Show. This event is one of two sponsored by the Alabama Gou...

I've recently been going through the several hundred vinyl records that Dianne and I own. Talk about a trip down memory lane. In among a...