Dianne and I made a rare trip to the US Highway 280 area recently and decided for old time's sake to have lunch at Lloyd's Restauran...

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...

In recent years many Alabama restaurants have gained national acclaim, but only one of them has been around for more than a century. Tom Bon...

Back in February I did a blog post on some drug stores in Birmingham in 1906 that offered sandwiches and soda . I thought I'd continue t...

One of the places Dianne and I visit from time to time is Petals from the Past in Jemison. She's the gardener, but the business does fe...