Stuff happens in public restrooms. Right? Sometimes you get to see it after the fact, like this beautiful graffiti on a Church bathroom door… …even for defacing Church Property. And sometimes you are blessed enough to live through it – like the time, almost exactly a year ago, when I was in a Tampa restaurant […]
Blog Roll
50 Restaurants in Crappy Photos: Round Seven.
This is a blog series in which I am working my way through 50 restaurants that I’ve never been to before – mostly in Birmingham, but I break my own rules quite often. For the rest of the series, click here. 24. Brick & Tin Brick & Tin is one of those super-hip, locally-sourced, downtown, […]
Bubblegum Lies.
Saturday night, we met my Mom and brother at Rusty’s BBQ. It’s the only place we ever meet them, because it’s halfway between our houses and is exactly what you want in a good, off-the-path Southern BBQ place: without pretense, containing random kitsch (I especially like their license plate map of the United States), booths […]
On Making Something so Easy so Hard.
So I tried to potty-train my son. Remember that? I quit the day I blogged about it, because he was clearly determined to never acquiesce in this matter. Ever. He was overjoyed to be allowed to crap in his pants in peace again, and I was a much better person for not trying to make […]
What’s that Sound, Volume Three
A few nights ago, I was rocking Noah before bed. Which is when he discovered my boobs. He began rubbing them vigorously, all while saying excitedly, “I found your TUMMY!!!!!!” Then he looked at his chest…then looked back at mine…then at his… “Wait a minute.….…….What’s that poppin’ out your shirt?” I ignored him, hoping his […]
Girls {Night} Gone Bad.
All Girl’s Nights Out should have adventure. Right? Right. A couple of weeks ago, a friend was in from out of town, so that was the perfect excuse that us girls needed to get together. We decided on a restaurant – a fairly fancy Greek one, because I’ve solidly convinced all of my friends of […]
Solids Are Hard to Come By.
Reassurance: Despite my blogging track record and the implications of the above title, this post is not about potty-training. That one will come later in the week. You’re welcome. So. Last week was a slight bit busy for me. The Picture Birmingham website launch was exhilarating, exhausting, emotionally taxing, anxiety-inducing, overwhelming, and extraordinarily fun. And right […]
The Turkish Connection.
Whenever I’m in the car alone, if I have the presence of mind to turn off Veggie Tales (and there is nothing like the rage of a mommy when she realizes that she’s inadvertently listened to Veggie Tales alone for half an hour), I turn on Spotify and blow my speakers out in the attempt […]
I Want to Give Nature a Punch in the Face.
No seriously. I know I ooh and aah over her sunsets and clouds and skies and stuff, but DANG she hates me. Mainly in the form of living creatures with eyes and noses and mouths like bats and squirrels and llamas and shower bugs. When we bought our house, there were many things that needed […]
Introducing…Picture Birmingham.
If I’ve seemed a bit scarce, quieter than usual, or really slow on email responses the past couple of months, it’s because I’ve been completely consumed with designing a new project and website. So here it is: Picture Birmingham. First, a bit of back story. Last summer, I felt compelled to get involved with a […]