Most popular Christmas Gift
The big hit: Looks like one present in particular under the Christmas tree at our place this year scored extra points!
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Thyme never disappoints
Starting the new year in Thyme: Our first evening meal out for 2025 kicks off at Thyme on Section St. We begin with an appetizer of hummus with grilled pita bread ($9). Featuring a basil pesto with roasted chickpeas, it’s excellent. For entrees, Colleen orders the grilled salmon ($29) while I choose the Bistro steak…
Lone Star State over Fairhope
Its Texas livery with white star clearly visible over the eastern shore, Southwest Airlines flight 1231 passes over McMillan Bluff in Daphne Thursday afternoon while on a flight from Austin to Tampa. Captured at an altitude of 36,325 feet or 6.8 miles, the Boeing 737 moves at a ground speed of 522 knots or 600…
Dolphin over mobile bay
Caught in the act (of training): A Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin flies north along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay on Alabama’s Gulf coast Monday morning. Captured about 500 feet in the air, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of about 93 mph. Dolphins are among several types of aircraft based at the Coast…
Fairhope Elks: Christmas Giving
If you’re looking for a sign of real Christmas spirit in the area, you need go only as far as the local Elks Lodge to find it. That’s where members spend time filling around seventy boxes with food for families in need throughout the Baldwin county area. “Along with the food for each family, we…
Visiting Cozumel
Second visit to Cozumel Bar and Grill at the Shops at Point Clear in Fairhope. These are the Enchiladas Supreme. Food on both visits: Very good. Service: Excellent (despite the fact that the place is packed during most recent visit)…
Mobile Bay Maker’s Market
Lots of fun at the DEC 15 2024 Mobile Bay Maker’s Market, the final such event for the year. The market returns in MAR of 2025…
Stopping in Thyme
If you’re Christmas shopping in Fairhope and want to stop for a bite to eat, it would be hard to do better than Thyme on Section. Colleen and I choose this spot for lunch Wednesday. We start with an order of Truffle Fries ($9). French fries don’t always jump out at me, but these–served with…
Add a little Lemon…
When life gives you lemons: When we plant our lemon tree a couple of years back, I’m glad to see it but don’t give much thought to the benefits that are coming. Today, the perspective is different. Given that Black’s Cafe is our most frequent dining spot, juice from lemons off this tree have more…
Airbus Test flight over Fairhope
Bound for Mexico at some point: A new Airbus A321neo passes over Point Clear while lining up to land at Brookley Field in Mobile during a test flight at mid day Friday. The A321neo represents a new generation of passenger aircraft that is seeing high demand in part because of its fuel efficiency and range…