The Junior League of Birmingham’s annual Bargain Carousel, also known as the “largest garage sale in Birmingham,” will begin April 29 and include more than 100,000 items for sale at discount prices. But before the sale comes the cocktail preview party, Bargain Bash, allowing guests a sneak peek at what will be on sale. The April 27 Bargain Bash will include dinner, dancing, … [Read more...]
Grandma Bunny
The Easter Bunny is bringing all four of my grandchildren here for Easter this year and I am hippity-hopping for joy. They’ll bring their own Easter baskets, but it’s up to me to fill them. Yes, I know the Easter Bunny will slip in with his goodies while they’re asleep on Easter Eve, but I am in charge of the Gigantic, Colossal Grandma Murphy Easter Egg Extravaganza. We … [Read more...]
Madden-McFarland
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Conger Madden Jr. of Atlanta announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Carson Madden, to Carlton Reid McFarland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Keith Miller and Mr. and Mrs. James Carlton McFarland, all of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Conger Madden and the late Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Carson Edwards, all of … [Read more...]
Given-Peck
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Perry Given Jr. of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline Carter Given, to Brennan Kennedy Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kennedy Peck, also of Birmingham. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Myron Raley of Montgomery and the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Perry Given of Birmingham. Miss Given is a 2011 … [Read more...]
Back in the Saddle: Mountain Brook Woman Finds Her Calling After Carpool
By Sarah Kuper By her own admission, Joy O’Neal had no horse sense. “I never rode a horse growing up. I never even touched a horse until one of my kids wanted to take riding lessons,” she said. But now, the Birmingham native is the founder and executive director of The Red Barn, a therapeutic equine riding center in Leeds.A self-proclaimed “barn mom,” O’Neal is using … [Read more...]