Literary Rapture sent this to me today. The Books of the States: Alabama (9 electoral votes) is my home state’s contribution to Amazon’s ongoing blog series by Tom Nissley. Each state is limited to the number of its electoral votes in honor of the upcoming elections. A little skimpy for southern states, in my opinion. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Alabama’
Alabama Lit
Posted in South, tagged Alabama, books, Literary Rapture, Omnivoracious on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Home for the holidays
Posted in South, tagged Alabama, boxwood, Christmas, pine, stars on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s that time again. In three days, I will get on a plane and fly to my childhood home. (I’ve spent 26 of the last 30 years in the air at Christmas. It’s a good way to get close to the general population, much like any flight to Las Vegas.) There will be six of [...]
What matters
Posted in South, tagged Alabama, architecture on September 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There’s something I need to do. It’s been fluttering at the edge of my thoughts for awhile but without much clarity until today. I need to write a book (in some form) about the houses my father designed.
Camellias and Columbines
Posted in South, West, tagged Alabama, Colorado, Lost Valley Ranch on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I decided to live in Colorado on my sixth birthday. My family drove in our brand new Buick from Alabama to Lost Valley Ranch where I promptly fell in love with a horse named Billy and a cowboy named John. We traveled back and forth between these two places in my heart every summer. I’ve [...]
