Today is about questions for you all while sharing some information that has been sent to me.  Thank You to everyone who has sent me emails….whether it be history, memories, or questions…

This first story was one that I cannot believe that I do not remember because this was during ‘my time’…Ha!

“When I was a little girl, I would stay with my grandparents.  They lived in the “city” off of Willow Street.  Across the street from them lived a lady who babysat children….lots of children.  Anyway, ever so often we would get a treat.  My grandparents would gather up change for each of us to go across the street, because the “Rolling Store” would come and park inthe babysitter’s driveway.  We were always so excited!  I can remember going across the street with those coins held tightlly in my first, climbing the steps up into the truck, and being totally awestruck at all the goodies on the truck.  Of course, I went straight for the candy, but there was a large assortment of brooms, mops and anything else that you could imagine.  I’ll never forget climbing those steps and shopping in the “Rolling Store”.  By the way, this was in the mid 70’s.”    NB

I am so sad that I do not have memories of  the“Rolling Store”.  I had grandparents who lived in the “city” and I cannot believe that I never get the opportunity to shop in one of these stores….I still get excited when I hear the Icy Truck.  I can remember at one time, there was an Ice cream Truck and it was loaded with the best Popsicles ever….Ha!  Do any of you remember these “stores”?  I guess it was a good thing that I never knew about them because I would have been BROKE!! Ha!  If you do remember anything, email me at pennyg@scottsboro.org

Remember me talking about Bogart’s in Stevenson?  Well, it was the place to shop but I have heard it could be “expensive” but was so worth those dollars (these were in the 70’s and early 80’s) and when you got a treat from there, you were one happy person.  They carried Bobby Brooks (do any of you remember these Bobby Brooks outfits?) and if you were in high school at this time, you MUST have an Bobbie Brooks outfit. Ha!  Thanks for those memories RH.  I bet many of you had a Bobbie Brooks outfit hanging in your closet….

“Do any of you remember Airheart Feed and Seed?  It was owned and operated by Mr. Rankin Airheart and his son, Mr. Leroy Airheart.  Years later, at the age of about 40, Leroy went to Pharmacy School at Howard College (now Samford) in Birmingham.  He worked for more many years with Brooks Woodall at Payne’s Drug Store on the Square.”   SS

I know Gene Airheart but I am not sure if this is related??  I know that he had a “feed” business across the railroad tracks and yes, I have been there with my dad to pick up “goods” when I was younger.  I can still see the office that we would go into to pay for the goods.  I think that Mr. Airheart had a podium type piece of furniture that he worked from (adding machine with paper tape coming out the top)  If you remember anything about the “Feed and Seed” place, email at pennyg@scottsboro.org

Speaking of Paynes Drug Store (Above is picture of Paynes in the late 60’s).  Some of you may remember other information so please share if you do.  Thanks “Old Codger” for the information!

It was established in 1869.  Not sure if it was in the same building but that date used to be painted on the Broad Street side of the building: “Est. 1869″.  Doc Payne, the proprietor and pharmacist, was Elizabeth Payne Word’s grandfather or maybe great grandfather.  The soda fountain had an attractive carved wood back bar during the 40’s (do any of you remember that?).  It was a very popular place  for sodas and sandwiches. I would say that is true as of today also.  Love those pimento cheese sandwiches, hot ham and cheese and we all know the amazing taste of those “slaw dogs”.  As for the “fountain drinks”, my girls LOVE them.  I am not a big fan of them but prefer those cokes in the small glass bottles. Ha!

Ownership of Paynes passed to Doc Stanley who operated the pharmacy during the 40’s and 50’s.  Doc Stanley had two daughters- their husbands, Brooks Woodall (who was a pharmacist) and Herb Glass (not a pharmacist) operated the drug store for several years.  After Herb’s wife died, he left the partnership and went to pharmacy school.  Herb subsequently worked in other drug stores in the area including H&H Pharmacy which was located on Parks Avenue. (Open MRI of Scottsboro is located in this building now)  H&H Pharmacy is a ‘post’ of itself. Ha!  There were many ’stories’ told in the booths at this store. Ha!

That will be a ‘wrap’ for today but below are some of my purse advertisers…

If you are still not sure about what you are going to be giving for that Valentines Gift, The Wimberly House has some great bags and Dr. Scholls shoes that are calling your name.  I have told you before that Dr. Scholls’ shoes are some of the most comfortable shoes that you will ever honor your feet with…  You can wear these all year long.  Add socks when it is cool and go “bare” when it is hot.

If you are wanting to fill a basket of several different goods for Valentines Day,  The Wimberly House has lots too chose from.  These wines above are some of their suggestions for Valentines Day Wine…. If you are not sure what to purchase, they will be glad to help you with choosing the wine and other “fillers” for the basket.  I love Easter because going through the Easter Basket is like digging into a pool of treats (never ending).

Next week is the beginning of Mardi Gras and you are going to want your “party goods”.  Talk of the Town is not only the place to get all of you “party ware” but they will give you suggestions for your parties too.  Whether you need invitations, decorations, serving pieces, party favors, paper goods and the list goes on and on.  If you are wanting a great Mardi Gras necklaceand not your normal “colored” beads, you need to go to TOTT and get one of their festive beaded necklaces.

Don’t wait around and not make Valentine Gift decisions until Saturday….Talk of the Town is ready to help you with your Valentines flowers…. You can get a dozen of roses for $39.95 and if roses are not your choice of flowers- then they will also have tulip arrangements for $35.00.  I love tulips too.  They will also have Balloon arrangements and boxes of candy if you want to do a little ‘extra’. Ha!  You will also be able to order other arrangements too for Valentines so decide what you want to “give” and give Talk of the Town a call…

If you are expecting a baby or know someone who is- you need to check out the beautiful furniture that the Catalog Returns Plus Store has in stock at this time.  I love this changing table and baby bed.  What is even better about these pieces, the PRICES!!!  If you are not in the “baby bed” search- they have a variety of “big” beds too- twin beds up to king size beds.

If you are needing “seating” for you home or office, the Catalog Returns Plus Store has any sofa, stool, bench, chair, etc. that you could be looking for.  I love these stools and the bench (it has the plastic wrap on the cushion) too.  These pieces can be very hard to find at times and then you may not really know what you are looking for…just go to the Village on Broad and browse around to see what you find at Catalog Returns Plus.

If you have had your eye on a Mustang Car lately, there is no better time to really give it some thought and actually do something about it.  Harbin Ford has a “Mustang Program” going on at this time and it will run through April 5th of this year.  You can get a 2010 Mustang GT at 0% for 72 months.  My MM has always thought these were “cool” cars and I know she is not alone in that “thinking”. Ha!   I am in the years of having to have LOTS of room in a car so this out for me at the time but there are many others out there who could enjoy taking drives in this car right now and you need to take advantage of this deal….

If you have even glanced at the news lately, you have seen all the Toyota ‘troubles’.    There is really not a better way to put what Harbin Ford and Harbin Chevrolet can offer you- than the words above….  If you are interested in finding out more about this “deal”, then you need to go to here to find out all there is to know about it.

Below are some words straight from Jason Shelton, owner of Eden Keeper. (Jason can say it much better than myself and also get it all correct at the same time.)

“Key steps along my way to becoming a landscaper include watering flowers in the yard and rooting plant cuttings as a preschooler, enjoying doing and helping with leaf collections through elementary and junior-high school, and being an alternate on the FFA forestry judging team in high school.  Most importantly I took a dendrology class while in college where I developed an interest in hiking in addition to learning how to identify plants including species I had only heard about and names of others I could already recognize..  

Meanwhile I had been contemplating going into business including already having the name Eden Keeper in mind.  Then on one of those projects the homeowner mentioned that somebody needs to do something about the ugly landscaping around here, referring to the monotony of plant selection (specifically Bradford pear and Nandina both of which are invasive exotics), lack of design variability, and copying landscape techniques such as “crepe-murder” (and other poor forms of pruning such as tree topping or shearing), piling mulch against tree trunks, etc. none of which are valid practices for aesthetic, ecological, and economic reasons despite such results being typical of the lowest bidder doing things the easy way rather than the right way.  Shortly afterwards I went through the process of getting started in business with the most important detail being tested and getting licensed to do landscape design and installation.  Since then many of the calls have been for maintenance to correct problems caused by overgrown shrubs that were planted by a long out of business landscaper without regard to the mature size. 

Eden Keeper also does walking/hiking trails, water features, and orchards using a hexagonal pattern (or other geometries if desired).  Cost is kept down by using hand tools rather than heavy equipment or chemical sprays so that a more ecologically functional habitat is possible.”

Until tomorrow…