More than you ever wanted to know about Alabama native Joe Watts
I did a quick booklet about Eco-Tourism opportunities in Alabama’s Black Belt last weekend. I got to use a good number of photos I’ve taken over the years, some photos taken by Billy Milstead, the hardest working brother-in-law to date on Black Belt GPS coordinates and photos, and a few from elsewhere. The booklet turned out pretty good. I think I’ll be able to use it for some other venues as well.
Here’s the cover:
Another monthly newsletter for the Alabama Chapter of the Sierra Club done. We’ve been doing these for over 3 years now. This year, we started printing every other month and putting the alternate month online as a pdf before sending out an email. Last month, we discovered that the mailing company we’d been using was closing (immediately) due to the economic downturn. We’re reevaluating exactly what to do–possibly electronic only every month. If that’s the case, I’ll be redesigning the newsletter. Have to see.
Working on several projects this week: Bibb County, Alabama’s Front Porches, scenic byways, Alabama Communities of Excellence (I foolishly did their program manual in QuarkXpress just before I made the switch to the MUCH BETTER Adobe InDesign) and a couple of other projects, including a little work for my friends at Brombergs. Thought I would add the latest ad for American Mining Insurance Company just to have something new on my blog. Happy Wednesday.
This week promises to be about as busy as the previous weeks have been. I’m happy to say that, at least for the next week or so, our house is free of workers and renovation dust! The sunroom is completed, the dining room requires only a little paint, the back hall is completed and the living room is still a complete wreck–but is put back together in such a way that we can comfortably function for the next little bit as we wait for windows (which we have yet to decide on).
Ann’s been sick today, so I haven’t been as productive as I might otherwise be, but have gotten a few good things accomplished. I started work on a great little website for the Moore/Webb/Holmes Plantation and Farm in Folsom, Alabama (near Marion). I’m developing it as a WordPress website and that has been pretty interesting to start to tinker with. Nothing like Movable Type, but pretty slick and simple at the same time. I am liking what I’m seeing so far. Wrapping up an invitation/poster for Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama for their spring Garden Art Party. We got some great deals on beautiful art there last year and hope to do so again–and the money made goes to help Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama provide services for Alzheimer’s patients and those that care for them! I’ll post the invite later.
FInished up an initial redeisgn for my friends at Tyler Eaton Court Reporters last week. We haven’t quite gone live with the redesign yet (waiting on some additional copy and photos), but I created a Tyler Eaton blog site for them that Laura Nichols is now using to generate more interest. These guys are among the nicest folks I do work for–always friendly, always honest. If I needed a court reporter, I’d sure turn to them. Though it isn’t complete yet, here’s what the site looks like so far:
But a good one. Paint is going up in two of our rooms! The colors are looking amazing (well, only the lighter color so far, but still looking great. A very light bluish green on the upper portion of our walls and ceiling.
Lots of work done over the weekend–worked most of the weekend on a website for Tyler Eaton and I’m waiting on a response from that.
Finalized a newsletter for Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama, sent an email out to 780 friends of Your Town Alabama, made a couple of small changes to the Alabama Front Porches website (mainly adding an entry to the “Off the Porch” blog), wrapped up a newsletter for American Mining Insurance Company and several other projects. Good, solid start to the week.
Our house is under siege–or at least that’s how it feels. Renovations are progressing nicely, though. Acoustic Tile ceilings are out, smooth ceilings are in–or almost. Windows are about to be ordered, hopefully. Lots to do….
Much to clean up this weekend, of course.
Working furiously on several projects at once. Just wrapped up a newsletter for Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama. Working on the website for Tyler Eaton Court Reporters–this time I think we’ve got a winner! Finishing up an invitation for Alzheimer’s and another for the MS Society. Making changes to Brombergs and the Birmingham Historical Society websites. Trying to finalize the website for ClasTran here in town. Wrapped up the monthly newsletter for the Alabama Sierra Club early this week and just trying to catch my breath!
Oh, my friend Ben posted his version of our trip to the Black Belt earlier this year: http://www.davisdenny.com/blackbeltben/. Entertaining reading! I also added a few new photos to my flickr page.