Month: January 2010
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More Southern Carnival
Well really, the best metamorphosis to me right now is how each day the sun stays out longer. My friends from Down Under are experiencing the opposite! Right now, as each day grows longer, I am more and more anxious for Spring. Nothing says Spring to me more than Easter, and of course, celebrating Carnival…
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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. Hmmm, last week my favorite was about gardening and so it is again this week. I see a trend here. A garden in just inspiring. In 1912, a scripture inspired C. Austin…
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Southern Goodness
One of my favorite meals these days is smoked/grilled catfish. My husband and I have been experimenting with different techniques and have come up with what we think is the very best! We use a smoker/grill that is similar to the one my brother, Jay gave us when we got married. First, we season the…
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Southern Memory
Meetings, meetings, meetings! This week has been full of meetings and still more to get ready for! So, I’m taking a trip down memory lane to a warmer, slower time. A time when it was hot and sultry instead of cold and frosty (actually, it has started to warm up here and was even in…
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Southern Inspiration
Okay, Nester has a fun give-away going on involving inspiration! How great is that. Go check it out! You can make your own inspirational sign from Dayspring! Mine looks like this: On of my favorite verses from Ecclesiastes because it reminds me that life is about change and that is the way it is supposed…
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Southern Winter
Finally, it is starting to warm up a bit. Been really cold around here the past week! Okay, yes it was just a bit chilly here! Looking forward to some warmer temps this week. Come on Spring!!!! Today’s Lagniappe: Winter Pork Roast Something warm and yummy for Crockpot Wednesday! pork loin roast, 3 to 4…
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Southern Bird Watching
One of my favorite set of tables in the house is this little set of nested tables near my back porch. This table holds a few of my favorite things to have on hand. A book on birdwatching, a scented candle, a pretty Lenox music box (the lid on top and the musical part on…
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Change in the Southern Air
In the winter, the air in our homes can become stale, what with the windows closed and us trying to keep the cold outside air, well, outside. This past week we have been really stuck inside with the cold frigid air that has been sweeping the country. So, what we need is something to clean…
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Southern Sunday
Join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and enjoy your Sunday. This post about planting garden seeds is from last January. As I mention in this post, planting a little seed and watching it grow into a real garden is always a miracle…
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Warm Southern Memories
Since the nation is in the deep freeze this week, I thought it might be nice to remember some warmer times! Now, I’m getting warmer! Some good WARM memories to warm us up! What pink things are going on over at Beverly’s for Pink Saturday? Today’s Lagniappe: Daddy Jack’s Lobster Bisque When we lived in…
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Southern Freeze!
It isn’t just cold, it is freezing! My neighbor flies his flag every day. Here it was this morning in the COLD winter wind: Okay, so let’s warm up with some food for: One of my favorite sources for recipes is emerils.com. Everything I have ever eaten at his restaurants has been fabulous and I…
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Southern Carnival Table!
Earlier this week, I posted about the beginning of the Carnival season that starts with Twelfth Night (the Epiphany) and ends with Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). Of course the end of Mardi Gras begins the season of Lent. So, with the beginning of the Carnival season beginning this week, I created a Carnival Tablescape to…
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Southern Projects – A Look Back
It has been really cold here this week, as I understand it has been in most of the country. We had quite a bit of snow this past weekend. It is a good time to stay inside and take a look back at some of our favorite projects of 2009 for Rhoda’s Party! Many of…
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Southern Carnival
As I mentioned yesterday, January 6th is the beginning of Carnival starting with Twelfth Night of the Epiphany. This is the celebration of the three kings visiting the Christ child. While some see the Carnival season as one of drunken parties and debauchery, to many it is actually a time of celebration of faith and…