By Margaret FrymireIn the home of Birmingham native Nancy Smith, area children are learning all the tricks and trades of proper etiquette. Etiquette Essentials, Birmingham’s newest manners school, is run by mother and daughter team Molly and Nancy Smith.Nancy, a former interior designer, has long held proper etiquette to be among the most important things to teach one’s … [Read more...]
Extremely Happy Wanderers
By Donna Cornelius Life’s a trip – especially when friends are along for the ride.Susan and John Kidd, Peggy and Jim Lee, Carol Sue and Chris Mitchell, Lee and Mark Rives and Lowell and Ken Adams have found that it’s fun to vacation together. The couples have traveled en masse to Europe and, most recently, to Wyoming, laughing pretty much all the way.“We all … [Read more...]
A Life-Changing Night
By Keysha Drexel Journal editorAlmost every time Melisa Zwilling gets a headache, her mind flashes back to a night eight years ago that changed her life. In 2004, the Vestavia Hills woman suffered a transient ischemic attack, which is a form of a stroke sometimes referred to as a warning stroke on mini stroke. "It's something I am aware of every single day, and when … [Read more...]
A Place To Remember
By Keysha Drexel Journal EditorOn Nov. 11, as part of the Patriotic Tribute at Alabama Veterans Memorial Park in Vestavia Hills, four former soldiers from Over the Mountain will come together to honor each other and all who have served their country in the military.The men will take part in the park's StepStones Ceremony, where bricks inscribed with veterans’ names … [Read more...]
It’s All in How You Wear It
By Keysha Drexel Journal editorAnna Sibley Barclay dreamed of being a fashion designer while growing up in Mountain Brook.And now with her first line of scarves and a showroom in Atlanta, the 28-year-old is living that dream.Anna is the owner and designer of A.Barclay Designs, an evolving collection of scarves and resort wraps aimed at giving the accessories … [Read more...]