Month: November 2009
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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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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like A Southern Christmas!
Merry Met Monday and Creative Monday! At our home, we generally wait a little later to decorate for Christmas. However, my mother and my nephew have already gotten off to a good start transforming their homes into Christmas wonderlands! Don’t you just love it when that happens? There is still some left to do but…
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Southern Sunday Favorite
Join Chari at Happy to Design forSunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and Red Writing for Twelve Weeks of Christmas. Enjoy your Sunday! What is the significance of the Christmas tree to Christians? The shape is a triangle – signifying the trinity and pointing up to God. Evergreen –…
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Southern Pink Saturday
Back in my single days, I decorated with pink a lot. The comforter on my bed was pink floral, my couch was a peachy pink and white stripe, I had art that was framed with pink mats. I was and am a girly girl. These days, I don’t impose so much femininity on my dear…
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Southern Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from A Southern Life. Hope you have all had a wonderful holiday and the weekend will be peaceful and joyful! We have had so much fun here with all of the family. My sisters and I enjoyed singing together with my mother. Today’s Lagniappe: Black Friday Cocktail Something to enjoy after…
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Southern Thanksgiving Eve
On Thanksgiving eve, my mother and I did a lot of cooking so we could have as much done ahead of time as possible. After that was done, the rest of the family began to arrive. We prepared chili and all the fixins for everyone to have as they arrived. Easy and delicious and now…
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Southern Thanksgiving Readiness
Well, I think we are almost ready. The table is set, the turkey is thawing, the house is clean and Mama is here and we will be spending the day Wednesday cooking and making the final preparations. The rest of the family will arrive late on Wednesday and we will start the party! I am…
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Southern Thanksgiving Tips
It’s almost here! Whatever you are doing for Thanksgiving, I hope you will have a wonderful time and will make time to truly be thankful for all of your blessings. Here are a few tips from A Southern Life for Thanksgiving: 1. Make as much as you can ahead of time. It will save you…
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Southern Thanksgiving
I can’t believe that it is really almost here! What a wonderful holiday Thanksgiving is. What a blessing it is for our nation to set aside a day to give thanks. In preparation, we have seen this: Go to this: And lots of Thanksgiving-y touches added to the house: Today, I decorated the table on…
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Southern Sunday Fav, A Hymn and A Wreath
Join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and Red Writing for Twelve Weeks of Christmas. Enjoy your Sunday! First, the favorite past post from May 26, 2009: Sunday Favorite They are growing so fast! They will be gone soon. I’m going to miss…
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Southern Morning Treat
Thanksgiving is almost here and my family is coming to visit! I am so excited and am really looking forward to it. There is sooooo much to do. When things get hectic it is so nice to enjoy the everyday things. Okay, so, I am a very blessed girl. here it is . . .…
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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 Trooper
This one red rose bush is still hanging in there and producing some blooms. This is my knock-out rose bush. It is really a trooper. So glad I planted this one. It has been dark and dreary here today, so that had to be taken with a flash. Hang on little roses, it is supposed…
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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…