Why I Keep Returning to Birmingham, AL

Making the less than 3-hour drive to Birmingham from where I live had always been on my list of things to do over the past years. At the end of 2025, I decided to spend the weekend there, exploring as much as I could in under 48 hours.  I wasn’t expecting much beyond its well-known…

Celebrating My Birthday During a Global Pandemic

Prior to Rona craziness, I’d planned to spend my birthday/birthday weekend in Osaka, Japan for a weekend girls trip that would’ve included other celebrations. Post/during Rona craziness, the trip to Osaka had to be cancelled and I was able to return home to the US. At that time, public spaces had not begun their initial…