Month: July 2010
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Southern Summer
Wow, it has been crazy busy around here this past couple of weeks. I thought I would try to get by with combining posts and not actually posting every day. Oops, apparently not a good idea. In addition to my mother and my sister letting me know that they had noticed and missed a new…
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Southern Blue Rhapsody
Thank you so much Mama for this lovely tablescape that you put together this week. It has been a crazy week around here for me and you know I love to feature my wonderful mother and her wonderful talents. She set a table with Mikasa Studio Nova’s Blue Rhapsody for today. I love the blue…
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Southern Skies
Well, we have been looking for some rain around here. The clouds come along, but they haven’t gotten together to give us any rain lately to break this heat! I go outside and here is what I see: I know it will cool down eventually! In the meantime, I enjoy the…
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Southern Summer
Late July and Early August are really hot around here and also very humid. It has been said that the humidity is what gives Southern girls their wonderful complexions! It may also be responsible for some really bad hair days. I don’t even try to fight the curls in the summer. Just not worth it.…
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Southern Pinks
It is still really hot here, but I still try to brave the back porch whenever possible. Today, while I was out, a small rain shower moved in and cooled things just a tad. The sun was still out while the rain fell. Norvelle Turner, who helped raise my husband used to say, “the devil…
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Southern Gulf Coast
If you have been reading A Southern Life for any time, you know how much I love the Gulf of Mexico. From South Padre Island to the Florida Keys it is beautiful and has some of the best seafood in the world. The wetlands that are closer in host oysters and crawfish and pelicans and…
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Southern Retro
First a note to some of you with blogspot blogs. I went to visit several of my friends with blogspot blogs today and they would not allow me to leave a comment. I’ll try again later. Hopefully, it was just a temporary thing. Anyway, I was thinking back to my younger days today and remembering…
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Southern Sweetness
I was sitting out on the porch this morning watching the birds at the feeder. You actually have to sit out early in the morning or late in the evening this time of year because it is hot, hot, hot and steamy, sultry, humid during the day. There were several robins out in the yard…
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Southern Flamingos
This past week, one of my Facebook friends posted some really cute pictures of some kitschy flamingos that were used to decorate a table for a pink benefit golf tournament. I emailed her and asked for permission to use her pictures but haven’t heard back yet. I’ll definitely post them later on this post if…
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Southern Tweaks
Do you ever tweak a recipe? I do it all the time. As a matter of fact, almost every time I read a recipe, I immediately start thinking of ways to change it! That is, of course, unless it is something I have had and loved and want to try to duplicate. Tonight, for instance,…
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Southern Sunny Table
It is hot, hot hot here! As I write this, the heat index is 101 – down from 105 today! So, summer is in full swing. What makes me think SUMMER? The sunflower! Earlier this week I posted this pic of a sunflower about to bloom. Now it looks like this: I love those colors…
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Southern Neighborhood
Today, we were out and about visiting clients. I’ll have to tell you more about these clients later. I think you will enjoy hearing about them. In the meantime, we usually drive through this neighborhood on our way out to the bypass. I love some of the sweet gardens that people have. As I have…
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Southern Little Bites
When you live in a small town you don’t always have access to everything you think you might want. I was looking for some little fillo cups the other day and found out that they are only available at my favorite grocery store around the holidays. Okay, I better stop here and think about the…
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Southern Sunflowers!
Sunflowers just always seem so happy with their heads turned to the sun and their bright yellow colors. I wanted to use sunflowers to decorate. I found an little old bench that had seen better days and painted it with sunflowers! I had instructions on painting sunflowers before. Wish I could remember the name of…
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Southern Grandmother
One of the great blessings in life is to have a wonderful mother. I enjoy visiting with my own mother and I also enjoy hearing her talk about her mother, my grandmother. I was fortunate enough to have my maternal grandmother on earth until I was in my early 30’s. It is wonderful to have…