Tag: Southern Holiday
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Southern Fireworks
It is that time of year. Hear all of the snap, crackle and pops? We just had our fabulous Red, White and Blue Festival here. Here are some pics from the event (thank you to Christy Keirn for some of the great pics – we forgot to put a card in our camera. Video of…
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Southern Celebration
This past weekend, our community celebrated it’s 11th annual Red, White and Blue Festival. One of the fun events leading up to the festival was a decorating contest. People were encouraged to decorate their homes, businesses, cars, etc. in red, white and blue and submit photos to our local newspaper where readers could vote for…
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Southern Red, White and Blue
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 – Amercian Flag
It is time for Monday, June 14th is flag day! I thought this would be the perfect time to change out our old flag for a new one. It is now out and flying proudly! I love how the flag looks against the backdrop of a blue sky with white fluffy clouds. Wondering what to…
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Memorial Ceremony
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…
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Southern Mother’s Day
This Sunday, is Mother’s Day! What a wonderful idea to honor our mothers! You may remember that one of the pictures from one of my posts was chosen to represent a Mother’s Day Luncheon for an ad for the National Junior Auxiliaries Cookbook. So, here is the entire tablescape presentation that includes this picture from…
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Southern Green
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 Ash Wednesday
Well, Mardi Gras was fun, but it is over now. The parades are done and gone are the bright costumes of purple, green, gold, red. Gone are the beads and boas. It is now Ash Wednesday. Now is the beginning of the Lenten season. A time of sacrifice and repentance. And, 46 days (40 days…
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Southern Holiday
What a fun week this has been. Seeing how everyone is celebrating Christmas! Something short and sweet (and spicy) tonight. Here is what is going on outside! I have more shots to share but, I’m trying to space them out this month. I’ll probably end up at the end of the month with dozens I…
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Southern Ornaments
An ornament party with Centsational Girl! Click to go to the Party Time for Deck the Halls with Thoughts From Over The Rainbow! – Every Tuesday It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Time for decorating and baking and caroling and celebrating the birth of Christ! Today, I want to share with you some…
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Southern Sister Tour
My sweet niece, Taylor, sent me some pics of her family’s home with their Christmas decorations. Taylor is the oldest daughter of my little sister, Linda and her husband, Mark. Their beautiful younger daughter is Brenden. I wanted to share a few of the pictures that they sent. There will be more to come from…
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Southern Sides
Many years ago, I lived in Fort Worth, Texas. A fabulous place to live. After Fort Worth, I moved to Las Colinas, Texas which is between Fort Worth and Dallas. While I was living in Fort Worth, I worked for a while doing computer work for Travis Avenue Baptist Church. Those were great times. The…
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Southern Thanksgiving Preview
Its’ a Thanksgiving preview for Tablescape Thursday! So, I got everthing out and went for a preview of the Thanksgiving table. Why do a preview? This is a good chance to make sure you have everything. All the butter knives all the salad plates, napkins, candles. I did find a couple of things that I…
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Southern Cranberries
Southern Cranberries? I know, I know, I’ve never seen cranberries grown in the South. However, as so many Americans, we Southerners love cranberries with our Thanksgiving dinner as much as the next family. Not only are they such a beautiful red color, they are also delicious and nutritious! According to Ocean Spray: They help cleanse…
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Southern Veteran’s Day
Late breaking update (9:25 CT): Valour IT has gone over $100,000! Woooo-hoooo! Wonderful! Still a little time left to get in those last minute donations. See how after the tablescape pics! A couple of things to honor veterans. First I did a Veteran’s Day tablescape for Tablescape Thursday out by the herb planter. This Thursday…