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Gibbs Garden Center

By pwsadmin / June 5, 2022 / Comments Off

—Gibbs Garden Center— Mom and I made our way over to “Gibbs Garden Center,” located on exit 304 off I-65 today. Gibbs is by far the best Garden Center I’ve ever visited.Today was my first time visiting. I don’t know how many acres it sits on, but Mom and I guess it is about four…

Alabama National Cemetery

By pwsadmin / June 1, 2022 / Comments Off

—The Alabama National Cemetery— The Alabama National Cemetery, located in Montevallo, Alabama, is one of the nicest cemeteries I’ve visited.It sits on 479 beautiful acres and should have enough burial space to serve Veterans for 50 years. With so many Veterans buried there, you might think that it would be hard to find the grave…

On This Day – 2009

By pwsadmin / May 29, 2022 / Comments Off

My phone likes to bring up “Memories.” It does this by bringing up a picture with the title, “On this day in the such-n-such year.” (It uses the date on the image.) I smiled at the sight of the picture. I then forwarded it to my two best friends, who were also in the picture.…

Heart Of Dixie Railroad Museum

By pwsadmin / May 28, 2022 / Comments Off

—H.O.D. Railroad Museum— I’ve wanted to visit the “Heart Of Dixie Railroad Museum” ever since I learned about its existence. I love trains. Always have.The first parts of my life took place next to the tracks.My brothers and I used to hop on the train to catch a ride to our friend’s house or the…

Turkey Creek

By pwsadmin / May 22, 2022 / Comments Off

—Turkey Creek— I recently visited the famous Turkey Creek. —She is a great Creek with Great Water. Clean and Cold. Very Cold. Most of my Family grew up on the Creek. My Granddaddy Rocks house sat close to the Creek.And my Tot Tot’s house was also close to the Creek. When my Dad was young,…

Top O’ The River

By pwsadmin / May 1, 2022 / Comments Off

Today, I had the great pleasure of going to the “Top O’ The River” Restaurant in Guntersville, Alabama. I went with Mom and Papa’s Sunday School Class. It was my first time eating at this restaurant. The building is big. Two floors big. I heard that it could seat around 600 people. Once seated, the…

Good Friday Night

By pwsadmin / April 16, 2022 / Comments Off

—Good Friday Night— It’s Good Friday, 2022. At Night. I can’t sleep, so I decide to ride around.It’s after 10:00 PMThe moon is full, the sky is cloudy, and I see flashes of lightning in the distance. —I can hear the Thunder. This moment feels so familiar to me. Like I’ve done this before.The air…

Ridin’

By pwsadmin / April 12, 2022 / Comments Off

The day started with me taking my niece to School early this morning. I don’t know if my niece likes to listen to Old Timey Radio, but that’s what we listen to when she rides with me.Actually, that’s what we listen to every time either one rides with me. Growing up, when I took a…

Floyd’s Hat

By pwsadmin / April 8, 2022 / Comments Off

To get to my doctor’s office, all of my doctors, I have to drive through Birmingham.Specifically through two areas. One appropriately named “Malfunction Junction,” and another simply known as “280…”And that’s how you say it. “280…” You have to include the ellipsis after saying it. “280…” I got home from my doctor’s appointment yesterday when…

Train Museum Canceled

By pwsadmin / April 5, 2022 / Comments Off

I woke to the Cracking Sound of Thunder and Lightning. It was so loud that my eyes opened right up, and I was awake.I wasn’t even groggy. It woke me straight up. Thunder does that to me if it’s loud enough. And this was loud. —A cracking sound followed by a big boom. “Dang-it, it…