Friday, October 28, 2016

South City Theatre in Pelham

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On October 9 Dianne, myself and a friend of ours attended a matinee performance of George Batson's play "Design for Murder" a...
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Movies with Alabama Connections (9): Right of the Strongest

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In the early part of the 20th century Frances Nimmo Greene [1867-1937] was a popular Alabama author; today she is probably unknown to all b...
Friday, October 21, 2016

Birmingham Photo of the Day (52): Railroad Reservation

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One of the big events in recent Birmingham history was the opening of Railroad Park in downtown in September 2010. The park was created fro...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

A Visit to the Dauphin Island Area (4)

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This post is the final one in a four-part series about our recent trip to Dauphin Island. Our hosts were my sister-in-law Lucy and brother R...
Friday, October 14, 2016

A Visit to the Dauphin Island Area (3)

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This post is the third of four describing a recent trip Dianne and I made to Dauphin Island to stay with my brother Richard and his wife Luc...
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

A Visit to the Dauphin Island Area (2)

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This post is the second of four related to a visit to Dauphin Island Dianne and I made recently. Our son Amos also joined us from Baton Roug...
Friday, October 7, 2016

A Visit to the Dauphin Island Area (1)

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OK, just what is this "Dauphin" thing, anyway?  From 1350 to 1791 and 1824 to 1830 this term described the heir apparent to the ...