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Southern Living

Southern ‘Maters

July 1, 2010

Got some great little tomatoes out of my garden today along with a few herbs. I put together a little ‘mater salad.
It was really, really good – so it is this weeks entry for

Today’s Lagniappe: Christi’s ‘Mater Salad
Bake one Pepperidge Farm pastry shell for each serving (you can skip this if you are counting calories)
Quarter [...]

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Happy Southern Independence Day!

June 30, 2010

Looking for lots of great Independence Day table ideas for:
Here is what we are doing around here . . . Of course, we just had the Red, White and Blue Festival last weekend, so this coming weekend, we will grill some barbecue ribs and enjoy the porch!

Today’s Lagniappe: Stuffed Strawberries
Something that is no bake and [...]

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Southern Sunday

June 27, 2010

Had such a great time out at the Red White and Blue Festival yesterday. Look forward to posting some great pics from the event!
In the meantime join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and enjoy your Sunday!

From July 21st, 2009:
Southern Peace
Sometimes [...]

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Southern Defense

June 25, 2010

Yes, today I am defending the oft maligned – mimosa tree!

The beautiful, fragrant, puffy pink clouds in the Mimosa Tree (sometimes called a silken tree) have gotten a bad reputation for some! Not me, I love those pink puffs. Some call it a “dirty” tree. What kind of silly name is that? Yes, it re-seeds [...]

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Southern Fun

June 24, 2010

We will be really busy this weekend with our local Red, White and Blue Festival! Can’t wait for all the fun and festivities!
As you may know, in the South, we fry everything! Looking at the vendors for the festival I see fried Twinkies and Funnel Cakes and hot dogs and all kinds of crazy things!
The [...]

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Southern Red, White and Blue

June 23, 2010

This upcoming weekend our local Red, White and Blue Festival is taking place. This is always such a fun time. Lots of activities for kids and adults alike. The festival starts with a parade and then over 2 nights there is a lot of great music, food and then it ends with a spectacular (and [...]

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Southern Rainbow

June 22, 2010

When the storms of life roar, it is always nice to see a rainbow to remind of of God’s love and give us a moment of peace! We were blessed to see a rainbow this past week.

God, thank you for the rainbows in the midst of the storms!
Today’s Lagniappe:  Honey Fried Rainbow Trout
2 trout.
2 tablespoons [...]

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Southern Bird Feeder

June 20, 2010

Happy Monday everyone! You may remember my wonderful bird feeder.

My “bonus” father, Chester Ward, made this for me several years ago. I just loved it.

Unfortunately, time and weather and well, birds, took their toll on this bird feeder. Luckily, for me, Chester retired this year and had time to make me a brand new bird [...]

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Southern Coffee Cup

June 17, 2010

You may remember, some time ago, I posted about my pretty pink coffee cup. You know the one my husband fills with coffee every morning and brings it to me in bed (Yes, I’m a lucky girl).
Well, you can see how the pretty pink flowers have really faded on this cup. The china is pretty [...]

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Southern Fiesta Tasting

June 16, 2010

Today, I am displaying some wonderful dishes that have been shared with me by wonderful people. JoAnn Butler (aka, Mommy Jo) sent me her wonderful individual sombrero dishes. They are all different and are all so much fun to use in a tablescape! Mommy Jo’s daughter, Donna Butler Douglas sent me the great and colorful [...]

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Southern Respite

June 9, 2010

I’m on the road again! Meeting with some fabulous clients. I will definitely be sharing about some of them with you here soon! It has been hot and humid here lately. Makes me wish for a dip in a blue sparkling pool with a long tall sip of lemonade!

Into the deep end:

Sorry, no dip here:

A [...]

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Southern Favorite

June 6, 2010

It has really gotten HOT around here. Summer my not officially start until June 21, but in my mind it is already officially SUMMER! Below is a favorite post for Sunday Favorites from June 19th, 2009 about one of my favorite summer memories.

Join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites  and enjoy your [...]

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Southern Show

June 5, 2010

Happy Pink Saturday everyone! This morning I’m going to encourage you to listen online to The Margaret Banks Show at Mountain Talk 97. We hear from Dale Hoffman who is telling us what we need to know before we take our car to the mechanic. This is great information for women and men alike! Follow [...]

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Southern Strawberries

June 3, 2010

Wow, things are just getting busier and busier! That calls for an ultra easy dessert:

Store-bought sugar-free angel food cake, sliced strawberries with Splenda and Cool Whip free – all stacked in a pretty brandy snifter.  Can it get any easier and prettier than that? After a long, busy day, it really hits the spot!
Today’s Lagniappe:  [...]

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Memorial Ceremony

May 30, 2010

Memorial Day is the national holiday where we honor all of the members of the military that have fallen. Thank you to all military members, past and present for all you do to protect us and our freedom!
One of the most moving parts of honoring fallen military is the playing of taps and the flag [...]

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