These are the books I featured on WBRC Fox 6 this month. You can see the segment here. One eerily mirrors the time we are in right now. We also have a fascinating look at Winston Churchill from bestselling author Erik Larson, a book prescription for children and a way to breathe easier.  The End … Continue reading Fox 6 Books July 2020
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Prescribing Books
Lots of Alabama’s pediatricians are prescribing Pete the Cat. We’re talking about Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, to be exact. It’s a children’s book by Kimberly and James Dean, and it’s being prescribed by pediatric healthcare providers statewide as part of Reach Out and Read-Alabama’s 11th annual Rx for Summer Reading campaign to encourage families … Continue reading Prescribing Books
U-Pick Lavender
The u-pick opportunities in Alabama abound—strawberries, blueberries, sunflowers, muscadines, tomatoes, pumpkins and even Christmas trees. Now add fragrant lavender to that fun list. Lavender Wynde Farm in Harvest, located in the rolling foothills north of Huntsville, is inviting the public to the farm to pick their own lavender Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13, … Continue reading U-Pick Lavender
Fox 6 Books: June
These are the books I featured on WBRC Fox 6 this month. You'll find nonfiction with Harper Lee, timely historical fiction, a usable guide to important self-care and a twisty thriller set in Germany. A note for right now: I want you to have access to great reads from your home. While our access to books … Continue reading Fox 6 Books: June
Virtual 5K = Real Results
Run, walk (or skip, for that matter) to benefit service industry workers. A virtual 5K can make a real difference to local hospitality workers right now. COVID-19 has hit Alabama’s restaurant and hospitality industry hard, and thousands of service industry workers across our state have seen their hours reduced or have lost their jobs altogether. … Continue reading Virtual 5K = Real Results
Fox 6 Books: May
These are the books I featured on WBRC Fox 6 this month. I think they are perfect for right now: fiction that you can get lost in, an important picture book for young readers, a way to cope with anxiety and a cookbook to remind us of better days. A note for right now: I want … Continue reading Fox 6 Books: May
Pizza
Thank you, Birmingham Breadworks, for getting me out of my house. At an acceptable distance, of course. Because I ate a full half of one of your pizzas, I felt compelled (really compelled and fueled) to walk five miles in my hilly neighborhood today. I really am grateful. That pizza with its savory bacon and … Continue reading Pizza
Sticky Onion Tart. You’re gonna want to make this.
Jamie Oliver's Sticky Onion Tart is a real treat. My friend Beth Wilder made it recently and shared a picture that made my mouth water. So I found the recipe and decided to make it myself. It calls for things you probably already have on hand: onions, garlic, thyme, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar. I … Continue reading Sticky Onion Tart. You’re gonna want to make this.
Hand-sewn masks
Back in mid-January, we got two weeks' worth of pasta, beans and canned tomatoes. For Valentine's Day, I gave my kids the usual heart-shaped box of chocolates along with some disinfecting wipes and their choice of lavender- or lemon-scented spray hand sanitizer. I thought I was prepared. But then masks. photo from WBAP.com It is … Continue reading Hand-sewn masks
A fun way to support our favorite local businesses
I love the folks at Yellowhammer Creative. For one thing, I can always count on them for fabulous shirts to send to my friends across the country and across the world even. (There are more than a few It's Nice to Have You in Birmingham shirts in Munich.) This is one of the shirts in … Continue reading A fun way to support our favorite local businesses
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