Sunset in Orange Beach-November 18, 2012

We had to go to Orange Beach late yesterday afternoon. As we approached the Beach Express bridge I noticed the sun was setting. I grabbed my camera and did my best but I could not stretch my arm high enough to get above the bridge railing. However, you can still see the sun setting over water. I have always loved that sight.

Sunset over the Intracoastal Waterway in Orange Beach, AL

 

 

Here's wishing you a wonderful Sunday and a great week. 

 

A day in the 'ham-November 15, 2012

We drove to Birmingham and back today so that we could celebrate my mother's birthday. My niece and her two precious children were there so we had a great time. We had some good barbecue with all the trimmings and a wonderful birthday cake. What a fun time. We made excellent time in both directions but I will tell you that Cute Red Vehicles do not get very good gas mileage above a certain speed. I will drive slower tomorrow! I took some cotton bolls leftover from harvest in the field next to this park to show Tristan and Kenna Rose. City kids miss things like that. That liked learning about cotton and the seeds inside and what it feels like. And we have enjoyed the unusually beautiful cotton fields this year. It was a bumper crop because toward the end of the growth season, this area received 45 inches of rain in 60 days. Can you imagine? So glad we missed that!! But we are happy the farmers got exactly the moisture they needed.

Things-November 12, 2012

I have just been too busy to post on this blog. Sorry. We have only a little over a week left here and our work is not done. A couple of things I forgot to tell you, in no particular order. First of all, only in the rural south do you get a discount at your attorney's office for being a member of a particular church! We were happy to accept that discount when she offered it. We were extremely pleased with the way our paperwork was handled at the county office. It's normally a place where you go to be frustrated beyond tolerance. But not this time. Way to go Baldwin County. We went to a benefit fish fry for a business man in this tiny town who has brain cancer. Did I tell you that already? We were absolutely stunned at the number of people there that day. The entire town plus the two of us had to be there that day. What a heartwarming occasion. We are so happy to be able to buy Bunny Bread again. It is our favorite and we have missed it terribly. Too bad we don't have a huge freezer. We'd fill it up before we left. That gives us a reason to come back. Not to mention visiting with dear friends whom we are happy to have as friends. Time is short today. At our next stop we'll have time to be tourists. We are not tourists here. Thanks to all of our veterans for their service to this country and bless them for their sacrifices. May God bless them richly.

Lambert's-November 8, 2012

If you have never eaten at a Lambert's restaurant, it will be hard to describe. It's country cooking served in huge portions by extremely friendly and courteous people. Besides your order, they have about half a dozen pass arounds. That means waitstaff comes around with huge bowls of food and they just dump it on your plate which is quite full to start with. We put fried okra on paper towels before we got our food. It's not called "the home of throwed rolls" for nothing. The rolls that are as big as softballs are brought from the kitchen steaming hot and then thrown at you. Most people are able to catch them. They have butter, sorghum syrup and apple butter for the rolls. All of this before you start eating and continuously throughout the meal. The rolls are homemade as is the food. It would be a great place to visit if the food was terrible, but the food is excellent and abundant. As if that's not enough, whatever you have left you may take it home. That's kind of like taking home food from a buffet. We had a wonderful time visiting with Jammie and Maureen. They have lived here ten years but had never been to Lambert's. We've been a number of times and were happy to go again today. If you are ever near Foley, Alabama or Sikeston, Missouri, be sure to eat at Lambert's. The mural on the outside is way too big to get in one picture, but I did what I could.

Home of Throwed Rolls for Four Generations

 

 

Love the flags!

Well, I suppose this is true. Not sure why it's on the side of the building.

 

 

It was a beautiful day and we thoroughly enjoyed it. 

 

Whips and more-November 7, 2102

I met a lady in the laundry room here and we struck up a great conversation. We had a good talk, probably 20 minutes or so. When she took her clothes out of the dryer, she turned to leave and said, "Oh by the way, my name is Cheryl". Now you know good and well I freaked out! Spelled the same way. That has never happened to me nor to her. So, we are friends!!! We had lunch with her and her husband yesterday at Wolf Bay Lodge. They are from Seattle which happens to be our destination next summer. How neat. We got our annual blood tests done today, so that's one more thing off of our to-do list. Slowly but surely we are getting the list to a smaller amount. Tonight we had dinner with very good friends, Nancy and Larry. As we were about to leave the restaurant Nancy downloaded a Pocket Whips app onto my iPhone. Let me tell you I am going to use it when I am in a slow line at a grocery store. It is wild. One whip plays Indiana Jones theme music. The second one is just a whip but it snaps in two directions and it is loud. I love it. Who would have thought an iPhone could be that much fun? Tomorrow we will meet with an attorney and then have lunch with good friends, Jammie and Maureen from Ono. I'll tell you about that tomorrow.

Lunch with Addie-November 5, 2012

Today was a beautiful day and I went to Perdido Key to have lunch with my childhood friend, Carol.
She has an adorable little dachsund named Addie. After the initial greeting Addie became a typical dachsund. She burrowed under her blanket. The first time her nose was sticking out, so she had to start all over again. Here is what she looked like when she got herself positioned properly.

See that adorable little Addie? No, well, this is what she wanted.

Funny dog!

 

Carol and I sat in her living room overlooking the Intracoastal waterway on a sunny day and had a fun lunch. We were able to catch up on family news and lots of other fun topics.



Yesterday afternoon we went to the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival in downtown Pensacola. It seems to us that it has grown a little over the years. We have been when it was raining. We have been when it was so hot it was unbearable. Yesterday was just right. We bought a couple of unique items and wished we had more room for a couple more. We were lucky once again to be here on festival weekend. This is a great time of year on the coast for special weekend activities.

W. T. Rooster-November 3, 2012

There is a rooster who lives across the road but has never crossed over to this side. He is out of his mind. He crows, most nights, at 4:00 AM. That's why I call him W. T. Rooster. That stands for Wrong Time. One night he crowed every hour on the hour starting at midnight. We are concerned what tonight's time change will do to him. Perhaps, he might become AFC. That's Alabama Fried Chicken. If you are against killing innocent chickens then you better pray for W.T. before he becomes AFC. He also has the ability to wake up the bovine inhabitants of the same property. When they get to harmonizing it is.......well, I'm not sure how to describe it. I guess that's part of being in the country. Perhaps the owners of said property are deaf?? We are not, thankfully, so it is disturbing to say the least.
**Be sure you change your clocks tonight.**  Be sure you vote on Tuesday. Failure to vote is a vote for the incumbent.**     And have a very blessed Sunday.