Tag: Southern Holiday

  • Southern Wild Turkeys

    When we lived out by the lake, every now and then, we would see a beautiful wild turkey pass by our house. Now that we live in town, we don’t see much of the wild turkeys.  I miss that. Turkeys are fascinating to watch. The males “strut” for the females with their feathers puffed out,…

  • Southern Thanksgiving Inventory

    As I have mentioned in previous posts, my family is coming here for Thanksgiving. I have not hosted Thanksgiving since 2000. Our circumstances have significantly changed since then but, what hasn’t changed is the love we have for our family. We have less now, but, we are even more thankful for what we do have.…

  • Southern November

    A quick item before the regularly scheduled post: Are you wondering what to do with all that LEFTOVER Halloween candy? ANSWER! Soldiers’ Angels will ship it to the troops for you After Halloween has come and gone: the costumes are put away, the kids have come down from the sugar high, the jack-o-lantern is starting…

  • Southern Monday

    What a great holiday weekend! A wonderful celebration of our nation’s independence. I had a wonderful weekend. I really enjoyed planning for this celebration. In celebration, I transformed my outdoor table from this: to this: With the addition of a few flags, some red and blue twizzle sticks and a red, white and blue ribbon,…

  • Southern 4th of July

    Wishing all of you a happy and safe 4th of July. Please take a moment to read the Declaration of Independence. Of all of the text of this document one of my favorite lines is, “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge…

  • Southern 4th of July Tablescape

    After enjoying the Red, White and Blue Festival last week, my husband and I plan to have a quiet weekend at home this 4th of July. There are fireworks shows on both of the lakes (Bull Shoals and Norfork). We might venture out to see the show but otherwise we will be close to home.…

  • Southern Festival

    This past weekend was the Red, White and Blue Festival here. What better thing to post this week for Outdoor Wednesday? There were Civil War re-enactors there that shot off a cannon every hour, on the hour beginning at 5 p.m. Once it got dark, a choral group sang The National Anthem and then the…

  • Southern Memorial Day

    I want to tell you about my father-in-law, Dr. Joe B. Wharton Jr. Dr. Joe B., as he was known, was a Navy doctor during World War II. He served in the South Pacific. One of our treasures is the letters that he and my mother-in-law, Iola Holt Wharton, exchanged during his service in the…

  • Southern Good Friday

    For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 The past few weeks, Friday’s meant Frugal Friday’s around here but today is Good Friday. I want to wish all of you a happy and blessed Easter and…