Month: June 2009
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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…
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Southern Red, White and Blue
I found this bird cage a few years ago. I used crackle base coat and finished it in red, white and blue. This will hold a candle in the tablescape I will show on Thursday. Love the red, white and blue! It worked out really well that this little bird cage already had stars on…
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Southern Fun
This week I’m posting about our local Red, White and Blue Festival here in Mountain Home, Arkansas. It started off with a vintage car rally. This car rally attracts drivers from all over the world. They stopped here for lunch. These old cars have been restored and are driven through this rally. It was really,…
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Southern Sandwich
Nothing fancy today. I was inspired by this beautiful Arkansas tomato and the basil growing in my garden. I toasted some thin white bread and added some good mayo and a couple of slices of avocado (since I had it I may as well use it!) and voila! A tasty little lunch! Added some cold…
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Southern Bit of Purple
It’s time for Tablescape Thursday once again with Susan from Between Naps on the Porch. You’ve seen these dishes before but today, I wanted to bring out the purple in them. I really enjoyed the bit of purple. Hope you did too. Go see Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for more tablescapes. .…
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Southern Farmer’s Market
Yesterday, I showed you the blueberries that I got at the local farmer’s market. For Outdoor Wednesday with A Southern Daydreamer, I wanted to show you some more of the farmer’s market. Hope you are enjoying fresh local produce from your garden or farmers market or your local grocery store! . Today’s Lagniappe: Blackberry Avocado…
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Southern Blueberries
It’s a three for one Tuesday. Check out the fun blogs with great recipes and ideas that we are joining with today at the end of this post! I went to the farmer’s market recently and ran across these beauties: These were grown locally and looked and tasted wonderful. Blueberries are known as a “super…
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Southern Marine
Today, I want to introduce you to my nephew, Bryan. Bryan is a Marine. He is not actively serving, but, I learned early on, “once a Marine, always a Marine.” The metamorphosis here is what happened to him at boot camp. They took a bright, energetic, clever boy and made him into a bright, energetic, clever man.…
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Southern Sunday Favorite
Here is a post from last January. This was in the BL (before lagniappe) days. I recently read an article stating that 2008 saw an increased amount of rudeness. I’m sure you could find rude Southerners around, bless their hearts, but, hopefully, they are not the rule. Maybe in 2009, we should strive to promote…
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Southern Watermelon
This coming Sunday, summer is officially here! Nothing says summer to me more than watermelon. I remember, as a kid, eating ice cold watermelon on hot summer evenings. We always ate it outside since it can get kind of messy. Every time I eat watermelon, it brings back good memories of those simpler times and…
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Southern Drinks on the Porch
You may remember, Monday, I mentioned that last Saturday night a few friends came over for drinks on the porch. Well here are the pics for Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. I am always looking for inspiration and I get so much from all of you. Here is the inspiration…
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Southern Stroll in the Yard
We have had a lot of rain lately. This afternoon after the rain, I took a stroll through the yard and snapped a couple of pics for Outdoor Wednesday with A Southern Daydreamer. Okay, so here we go for the stroll. Can’t wait to harvest some of the vegetables out of the garden. They are…
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Southern Thunder Storm
The robin babies have been back! You can see how young they are because the red breast is not really real red yet. They sit on the fence and the mother (or many father) bird gets some seed from the feeders and goes to the fence to feed them.
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Southern Red, White and Blue
June 14th – Flag Day, July 4th – Independence Day. This is the time of year that we all want to bring out the flag to fly in front of the house and celebrate our independence. Here in Mountain Home, Arkansas, we will be celebrating again this year with the 10th annual Red, White and…
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Southern Sunday Favorite
This post was published last December. It tells about a trip I had to Columbus, Mississippi back when I was doing training around the country for a software company. Traveling is a pleasure when you meet such great people in beautiful places. The South is famous for its hospitality. I think in all my travels,…