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Hat display | Photo by Lucy Mercer | A Cook and Her Books
Hat display | Photo by Lucy Mercer | A Cook and Her Books

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A Stay at the Woolworth Lofts in Selma, Alabama

When you go to Selma, my friend said, you need to stay at the Woolworth Lofts. These renovated rooms atop the old five-and-dime are filled with light, art and a fair amount of history. Sixty years
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Flowers, Poetry and Light at Selby Garden

I am starved for gardens and art. Two years of the homebound life has meant experiencing these worlds through screens on
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Buildings by the Alabama river | Photo by Lucy Mercer | A Cook and Her Books

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Walking Around Selma, Alabama

“Selma is a place where we injected something very meaningful into our democracy. We opened up the political process and
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Back to the Biscuit Kitchen with Chef Scott Peacock

Driving in central Alabama in October with my daughter Laura riding shotgun in the Subaru, the cosmos were in bloom and
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Chicken & Dumplings with Chef Scott Peacock

On the kind of crisp October day that makes you long for good friends and good food, pandemic be damned, I found myself
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How to Bake Biscuits with Chef Scott Peacock

Biscuits are containers of memory and emotion.~ Chef Scott Peacock In March 2019, when the camellias were fully open
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