Why The Timing Is Good to Sell Your Alabaster Home
If you heard that there are 137 homes available for sale in a general area of town, would you consider that to be a high number? Fewer than 140 homes are currently available for sale in the general...
View ArticleAutomotive Time Capsule
I never dreamed that a car would tell a story about my life. Or, be such a part of it. My ’71 Oldsmobile 442 comes straight out of the era when Americans had love affairs with muscle cars. Not many...
View ArticleLake Forest Fall 2017 Sales Update
Alabaster’s Lake Forest is one of the neighborhoods that people looking for a home in Birmingham, Alabama, frequently choose. It’s easy to see why. With a private lake, playground and walking trails,...
View ArticleFrom Snow Shovels to Palm Trees: They Really Did That?
Last December, Colleen starts talking about life on Alabama’s Gulf coast with her sister, Kathy Falls, and husband Don. At the time, the Falls are lifelong residents of Michigan, and during the past...
View ArticleBuild Your Own Garage: We Are!
After talking about it and talking about it more, we finally decide to pull the trigger…
View ArticleGulf Coast Sunsets: The Best…
Spectacular sunsets are just one of the perks that come with eastern shore living… If you move to the Gulf coast, one purchase you’ll want to make early on is to buy a camera. Hanging out to watch the...
View ArticleAlabama Butterfly Migration
Monarch butterflies have been moving through Alabama recently, as part of the start of their long voyage south. The Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay is a favorite path, and a butterfly sanctuary in...
View ArticleGrowing Mushrooms on the Coast
Gulf Coast resident Terri Loftin, owner of The Plant Fairie in Fairhope, can help you get started growing your own mushrooms. In fact, she’s learning how to do it herself. It’s easier than you might...
View ArticleDon’t Take Food for Granted…
Taking your daily meal for granted is pretty easy. Most of us give it little thought.We recently got a good reminder about the struggles many people face when it comes to something as simple as...
View ArticleGulf Coast Barbecue
Eastern shore residents line up for barbecue at Greer’s in Fairhope… Looking for some barbecue on the weekend? Keep an eye out for Bob Martin in front of Greer’s Market in Fairhope. He spends most...
View Article