Righty-tighty, lefty loosey. The rule makes no sense to me. My husband Harold put me in charge of turning the water valve on and off during a recent attempted spigot repair, and the poor man finally had to put down his pliers and do it himself.I’m not what you’d call a home maintenance whiz kid. If anything, I’m home repair impaired. I’m also directionally challenged. … [Read more...]
Who’s in a Name?
I was so embarrassed. When we ran into each other in the grocery store one afternoon, I started to introduce her to my husband Harold, but I couldn’t come up with the woman’s name.Actually, I’m not sure that I ever knew it. That happens to me a lot. It may be that when I’m first introduced to people, my mind is busy taking in their smile, their voice, the cute way … [Read more...]
OLS Marks Feast of St. Joseph
Celebrating the Feast of St. Joseph is a decades-old tradition at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Homewood. The custom continued March 16.About 200 people gathered in the parish hall for the annual event, the center of which was the huge St. Joseph Altar assembled as an offering of love, labor and sacrifice honoring the patron saint of the Universal Church.The altar … [Read more...]
AAUM Celebrates Women’s History Month
The Birmingham Branch of the American Association of University Women celebrated Women's History Month at The Club on March 9.The featured speaker for the event was Susan Reynolds, associate editor of Alabama Heritage magazine. Her topic was "Augusta Evans Wilson: Writer, Rebel and Family Woman."Wilson and Julia Tutwiler are the only two women in the Alabama Hall of … [Read more...]
OLS Renews Lenten Custom
Some 200 parishioners gathered for dinner, fellowship and a Friday Lenten tradition at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Homewood on Feb. 15.The parish’s Knights of Columbus hosted the Lenten fish fry. The Knights fried tilapia, hush puppies and French fries and also served corn on the cob.After dinner, parishioners attended the Stations of the Cross and Benediction led by … [Read more...]