Month: October 2009

  • Southern Soup Craving

    I had some tomato soup for lunch today. As I was eating it, I was reminded of how much I loved the tomato basil soup at la Madeleine.  Oooh, it is so good. It is thick and creamy and so, so yummy. Just what is needed on a rainy fall day. La Madeleine has 60…

  • Southern Harvest Table

    Well, I would call it a Halloween table, except it is not very scary. Maybe, it is just a friendly Halloween table? Whichever, you call it, today’s table is this weeks entry for Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. All Hallow’s Eve is upon us soon. I think we are ready!…

  • Southern Beauty

    My beautiful mother sent me these pics and I am so happy to share them with you. The mums in Mama’s whiskey barrel are all volunteer. They have been coming back from last year now! The petunias have been coming back since two years ago. Aren’t they pretty. She is not even sure where they…

  • Southern Spooky Eats

    It’s almost here. Halloween! Let’s try a bunch of  “spooky” food this week. Spider Bites * 1 (12-ounce) package semisweet morsels * 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter * 6 cups pretzel sticks Place parchment paper on baking sheet; set aside. In a large glass microwave-safe bowl combine chocolate chips and peanut butter. Melt on high…

  • Southern Haunting

    A change is in the air. I can feel it and when I look around the neighborhood, I can see it. Something is afoot here! The world is metamorphosing even as I live and breath. I’m not sure what is going on but it is really scary around here. Could it be? I think it…

  • Southern Sunday and an Announcement

    Join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and enjoy your Sunday! Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John…

  • Southern Open House

    Come on in, take a tour of the house with it’s fall decorations and have a bite to eat. It’s time for Hooked on House Tours with Hooked on Houses and Foodie Friday with Designs by Gollum. I love decorating for fall. After a long hot summer, it is nice to welcome some cooler temperatures…

  • Southern Lakeside Picnic

    The weather has been beautiful the last couple of days. After so much rain, we had to take advantage of it. I live within minutes of 2 beautiful lakes and 3 wonderful rivers. Today, we ventured out to Norfork lake for a picnic of corn chowder and smoked turkey sandwiches. The rain is coming back…

  • Southern Walk

    This past weekend, the weather was so beautiful. After the football games, my husband, the dog (Bailey) and I took a walk in the neighborhood. I took along the camera to capture some of the Autumn beauty. A little outdoor red for Outdoor Wednesday with A Southern Daydreamer and Rednesday! with It’s a Very Cherry…

  • Southern New Orleans

    If you followed my anniversary posts, you saw that part of the honeymoon was spent in New Orleans (the rest in Jamaica). New Orleans, the city that care forgot, the big easy, the crescent city. So many names, so little time. I loved the music, the smells, the feel of New Orleans. Come with me…

  • Southern Frost

    It’s time for Met Monday with Between Naps on the Porch. And Blue Monday at Smiling Sally’s We had our first frost of the season this morning. Now, we aren’t supposed to have another freeze in the 10 day forecast (who knows after that), however, I’ve been making some plans for my outdoor plants. You…

  • Southern Sunday Favorite

    Join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and enjoy your Sunday! This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 This was originally posted April 28th, 2009: Yesterday, I wrote about how I…

  • Southern Weekend

    It will be a football weekend around here with the OU/Texas and Arkansas/Florida games. We may have a little sun, which will require us to get out of the house (since it has been raining forever!). Game days call for easy and yummy recipes. Baked Potato Soup 3/4 cup chopped Leek, washed well and drained…

  • Southern Chili Night

    It’s Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch! It has been cool and rainy and dreary here this week. Days like this make me want to stay in and cook and just be all warm and cozy. That is where this tablescape came from. I fixed a pot of chili and set…

  • Southern Red October

    In between the frequently rainy days, we have had some nice ones. Everything is really starting to take color. A beautiful red October. Then there is this: These are growing all over the place. They are the weeds whose young leaves are used in poke salat (salad). The berries are gobbled up by the birds,…