Southern Predictions for 2009

Okay, I’m no psychic but I’ll take a stab at making some educated guesses about 2009. From what I understand, the economy will start to recover in the 3rd quarter of 2009. In the meantime, I think people will really get back to basics.

I think Southerners have a great advantage here. It means entertaining friends at home instead of going to restaurants and the movies. It means growing a garden full of beautiful vegetables and herbs and, of course, some flowers for beauty. We have long growing seasons in the South for all our gardens. I may even learn to make my own wine. I have friends who do this and my nephew is a master at it. I think the internet will allow more people to connect with old friends and to make new ones. I think it means we will learn to appreciate what we have instead of longing for what we don’t have. I think that Southerners will live with as much grace as we always have in hard times and when times get better, we will be better for it.