Tag: June 2014
All Hail the Bloody Mary
1. THE FULL MONTY Served up with veggies, sausage and even shrimp, this towering beverage has been described as a meal in itself. You may not even need...
A Swamp Writer's Guide to the Delta
I’ve been going into the the Mobile-Tensaw Delta swamps for nearly 20 years now. I built a camp, made friends with the swamp people and wrote about it....
Bygone Structures
“Remove not the ancient landmark, ” the Bible tells us. But we Americans have always been an impatient, push-ahead people, continually building, tearing down and rebuilding our towns and...
Sweet Temptations
Ranging from new interpretations of the classic chocolate chip cookie to ultradecadent pecan and caramel confections, Baldwin County offers up a sweeter side of life that’s altogether hard to...
An Elegy to Spanish Moss
Not long ago, I had to attend a meeting at the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion on Spring Hill Avenue. Having a little time before things got started, I...