Ann Cipperly Articles

Warm Up on Chilly January Days with Variety of Soups

By ANN CIPPERLY After so much rich food over the holidays, steaming bowls of soup are soothing comfort food on chilly January days. Whether it is creamy smooth, a chunky chowder or robust with beans, soup warms body and soul. Most soup recipes make a large pot, which...

Mother-Daughter Tea Honors Caroline Cannon During Holiday Season

BY ANN CIPPERLY Since Caroline Cannon was 4 years old, her grandmother, Lucinda Samford Cannon, has honored her with a Mother-Daughter Tea every year during the Christmas season. Now that she is a senior in high school, this year’s tea on Dec. 19 was especially...

Whittelsey Family Celebrates Christmas with Joyful Traditions 

Nestled on Sanders Creek where family farmed generations earlier, the home of Anne and Sheldon Whittelsey is decked with festive décor to welcome family for Christmas. Special ornaments adorning the tree, stockings hanging from the mantel, a decorative Santa and...

Skidmores Organize Ahead for a Relaxing Christmas with Family

By ANN CIPPERLY Two Opelika City Schools teachers, Erica and Zac Skidmore, began early getting organized for Christmas for seven children. They had some children by birth, some by adoption and others through foster care. As Christmas Day approaches, the gifts have...