March 2010

Southern Classes

March 16, 2010

This afternoon, I spent my time on the beautiful campus of Arkansas State University, Mountain Home. It really is a fabulous campus with beautiful buildings. I was teaching a Facebook ABC’s class. Great attendance and class. Thank you so much to everyone who attended. I’ve been thinking that I would love to share some pics [...]

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Southern Green

March 15, 2010

St. Patrick’s Day, what a fun holiday. I remember as a child, being sure to wear green so I wouldn’t be pinched. It really wasn’t too much of a hardship because green is one of my favorite colors. I’ll have to say, although I love the holiday and the spirit of the holiday, I’m not [...]

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Southern Spring Fluff

March 14, 2010

I’m ready to start “fluffing” the house for Spring. I’m going to have to do this a little at a time as time allows. I’m a little discombobulated from the time change. Sometimes, I wish we would just pick a time and stay with it! Anyway, my coffee table is always the first thing to [...]

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Southern Sunday

March 14, 2010

Join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and enjoy your Sunday! Today’s favorite is from April of last year. I had been working in the yard and enjoying the beauty of the earth. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim [...]

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Southern Color

March 13, 2010

Oh, the weather has been so nice the last week. I’m looking around for all those pretty Spring colors. Ah, the spring colors just make me happy! Today’s Lagniappe: Garlic Snow Peas My favorite way to eat snow peas is actually raw – so crisp and delicious. The French name for snow peas is mange-tout [...]

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Southern Luncheon

March 11, 2010

Had a great time with my friend, Christy Case Keirn, who came for lunch today. Tablescape and more details to come later. I had planned on making lemonade cookies with lemonade frosting, but I got really busy and didn’t get around to it. My backup plan was to make lemon sugar cookies, but they had [...]

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Southern Tea Time

March 10, 2010

Not long ago, my Mother had an overnight guest. One of my nieces, Danielle, had come to visit. My Mother got to have fun being a Grandma. According to her, the story goes like this: After a good nights sleep, Danielle awoke and made her way to the kitchen, In the kitchen she found Grandma [...]

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Southern Beginnings

March 9, 2010

The daffodils are starting to bloom, soon to be followed by forsythia, phlox, redbud and so much more. Like the beauty of a Knockout Rose. Or, the sweet little baby bunnies: Today’s Lagniappe: Honey and Ginger Glazed Carrots The perfect dish for a little bunny or a hungry honey! 6 cups water 3 pounds young, [...]

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Southern Shrimp Cravings

March 8, 2010

I’m craving shrimp today. Not just any shrimp I want Wild American Shrimp – for me, that means from the Gulf of Mexico. Such a wonderful flavor. I don’t want to be bamboozled! I like shrimp most ways but today, I am wanting it barbecued, Pascal’s Manale style. You may need three or more pieces [...]

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Southern Renovation

March 7, 2010

You’ve met my friend Donna of the fabulous Donnadots before. Now she is redoing her bathroom. Here are the before pictures. I kind of like that octagonal window. She is planning on painting the walls tan and replacing the light fixtures. I will post “after” pics as she gets finished with the project. What do [...]

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Southern Sunday Favorite

March 7, 2010

Join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and enjoy your Sunday! It is 13 days to SPRING! Along with all the beautiful color that spring brings also comes the spring storms. That is the way it is in life as well. Sometimes we [...]

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Southern Pruning

March 6, 2010

The Crepe Myrtle is one of my favorite trees/bushes. When everything else in the garden starts looking a little tired in the hot days of summer, the Crepe Myrtle still shines bright. Unfortunately, the beautiful Crepe Myrtle is also one of the most abused of plants. I have seen such abuse in my own neighborhood [...]

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Southern Reflections

March 4, 2010

So glad to see March arrive. That really means that Spring is just around the corner. My husband’s birthday is March 21st so it is always near the first day of Spring. Just another reason to celebrate! This seems to have been a tough winter for so many. Around here, we are just really ready [...]

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Southern Respite

March 3, 2010

During the week, breakfast is kind of a hit and miss sort of deal around here. More often than not, I grab something as I am sitting here at my computer with a cup of coffee as I am working. Weekends, though, are another matter. Even though there is plenty to be done on the [...]

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Southern Wednesday

March 2, 2010

Getting ready for my next appearance on The Margaret Banks show. This week is about turning your passion into profits, which is actually perfect for bloggers! In the meantime, trying to get time to be still a bit and enjoy the world around us. Like a red sunset. You know the saying: Red sky at [...]

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