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Cathy Wood is a freelance writer and columnist based in Muscle Shoals, Ala. For more than 10 years she was a features writer and columnist for the TimesDaily, in Florence, Ala.,
Me and my messy bulletin board.
after first starting work there in 1997 as an advertorial writer and then as a clerk. Her writing has appeared in many newspapers across the country through the New York Times Regional Newspapers Group. Her areas of specialty include fashion, books, food, decorating, shopping, entertaining, local personalities and arts. Her weekly column, which appears on Fridays in the TimesDaily at www.timesdaily.com, is a humorous look at her life –- and the lives of her two 20-something daughters, four cats, one dazzlingly cute grandchild and her husband of four years, a sports editor who is kind and well-meaning but often befuddled about such things as women’s shoes and which day to take out the garbage. She also writes for Shoals Woman and other TimesDaily and regional magazines and has recently dipped her (monthly pedicured) toes into the blogging world. She’s a 1979 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tenn., where she was editor of the school newspaper, Sidelines. She also has worked at the Manchester Times, in Manchester, Tenn., and the Daily-Post Athenian, in Athens, Tenn. E-mail cathylwood@gmail.com
– John Lewis Pitts
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About
Cathy Wood is a freelance writer and columnist based in Muscle Shoals, Ala. For more than 10 years she was a features writer and columnist for the TimesDaily, in Florence, Ala.,
Me and my messy bulletin board.
after first starting work there in 1997 as an advertorial writer and then as a clerk. Her writing has appeared in many newspapers across the country through the New York Times Regional Newspapers Group. Her areas of specialty include fashion, books, food, decorating, shopping, entertaining, local personalities and arts. Her weekly column, which appears on Fridays in the TimesDaily at www.timesdaily.com, is a humorous look at her life –- and the lives of her two 20-something daughters, four cats, one dazzlingly cute grandchild and her husband of four years, a sports editor who is kind and well-meaning but often befuddled about such things as women’s shoes and which day to take out the garbage. She also writes for Shoals Woman and other TimesDaily and regional magazines and has recently dipped her (monthly pedicured) toes into the blogging world. She’s a 1979 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tenn., where she was editor of the school newspaper, Sidelines. She also has worked at the Manchester Times, in Manchester, Tenn., and the Daily-Post Athenian, in Athens, Tenn. E-mail cathylwood@gmail.com
– John Lewis Pitts
LOVE your blog! Don’t forget about Spring Park Market either.
Cathy:
Thank you so much for your kind words and comments about Ketchup restaurant at Bridge Street Town Centre in Huntsville, AL.
Your comments are invaluable tools that we use to make every aspect of dining with us extraordinary and memorable. Serving guest like you reminds us of the challenge of keeping our service fresh, new and exciting.
Have you had a chance to dine at Dolce Entoeca, our sister restaurant–also located at Bridge Street Town Centre?
We’d love to have you try Dolce and write a similar review.
Please call me to discuss.
Regards,
Sam Rubin
Dolce Group
samrubin@dolcegroup.com
678-644-7553
Hello, Cathy. I have to tell you I really do have my coffee break with you every day at work. I LOVE your site. It’s like visiting with family every day. I live and work in Northeast, MS
I wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season.
Myra — Thank you for reading and taking the time to let me know. That means so much! I appreciate it more than you know, and I hope your family has great holidays, too.
Cathy,
I live at Pickwick Dam, TN, and enjoy having a coffee break with you in the Tupelo Daily Journal. Hope you can write about Pickwick and our new Raise the Flag cookbook called “Served on a Pickwick Platter.” It is on sale at the Pickwick Landing State Park Inn this week end during Christmas in the Park’s Holiday Mart. It is an historic and culinary collection including the Shoals. Have a Merry Christmas.
Bettie — Thanks so much for the kind words. Your cookbook sounds wonderful! Can’t wait to try it out. The Pickwick park is an underappreciated treasure — more people should come visit to see what a great place it is.
Hi Cathy. Our family is thinking of moving to the Shoals area from PA and I’m wondering if you can email me and tell me how you like living there. I and a writing instructor at a local collage and a professional tutor. My husband is also in academia and we have an 11 year old daughter and a big Basset Hound. I’m curious to know if you think “transplants” are welcome there. We would like to plant roots south of the Mason Dixon line. Love your blog!
Best wishes,
Mary
Hey Cathy,
Doing web search on Blue Smoke Coffee and see you received some of our beans for Easter. Hope you enjoyed it.
It was fun to see your picture of your Easter basket gifts, with Blue Smoke in the background.
Thank you so much for including our web-site link in your post, we appreciate it greatly.
Take care,
Kevin
Owner/Roaster – Blue Smoke Coffee