Month: November 2010

  • Southern Christmas Beginnings

    It turned sharply colder here today. Time for the first fire of the season! Our big Christmas decorating blitz will be this upcoming weekend. I have a pretty ambitious project going on that I hope to show you next Monday. In the meantime, our fireplace and my mother’s fireplace (she has a mantle, I don’t).…

  • Southern Turkey

    I know that the color pink is not something you usually associate with a turkey! However, according to birding.com, the quick way to identify the wild turkey is: Dark, iridescent body bare head is pink and blue Male has red skin patch on throat. How do you love that? Happy Pink Saturday! Don’t forget to…

  • A Southern Winner!!!

    Thanks again to everyone who entered the Cool Whip give-away provided by Kraft Foods. The lucky winner of this wonderful gift basket is . . . Kat Congratulations Kat!!!! I notified Kat of her win and I hope she really enjoys this fun give-away!

  • Southern Blessings

    Thanks to everyone who entered the gift basket give-away! Check back here in the morning to see the winner! In the meantime, I’m wondering what everyone’s plans are for Thanksgiving. Are you staying home, going to family, having the family coming to you? We are going to my sister’s house for Thanksgiving this year. I’ll…

  • Southern Goodies

    Time is running out! Don’t miss out on your chance to win a great goody basket for holiday baking provided by Kraft Food. Just leave a comment on either of these posts: Southern Stir-Ins Southern Holiday Surprise I will put all of the entries together and draw randomly. The winner will be announced Thursday morning.…

  • Southern Stir Ins

    The give-away is still going on. Holiday baking and cooking is just so much fun. The folks at Cool Whip and kraft foods have pitched in too make it that much more fun this year! They sent me this wonderful basket of goodies to help me get started on my holiday baking. What is even…

  • Southern Holiday Surprise!

    Special Holiday Give-Away Post! Don’t you just love cooking for the holidays? So many of our good holiday memories revolve around that delicious roast turkey that we remember from our childhood. And, what can beat mom’s pumpkin pie? The folks at Cool Whip and kraft foods have pitched in too make it that much more…

  • Southern Ham

    One of my favorite holiday foods is a delicious ham. Ham is really good for most any holiday, from Christmas to the 4th of July, just change up the sides and you have yourself a celebration! The pretty pink color of the beautifully baked ham makes a great centerpiece for any table or buffet. So,…

  • Southern Salute

    Wednesday, November 10th is the 235th birthday of the United States Marine Corp! Thursday, November, 11th is Veteran’s Day! What a great time for celebration!! So it is a beautiful Fall day here. Think it is a good time to set something up outside. Just a little red, white and blue to salute our Veterans…

  • Autumn Salad

    Oh, it is good to be back. Can’t tell you all how much I have missed blog-land while our business has been soooo busy. It is really good to have a busy business, but I really like it when we are busy and I still have time to spend with my blog friends! One of…

  • Southern Ramblings

    You know the old saying . . . Red sky at night, sailor’s delight We have had plenty of red evening skies around here. I love the warm fall days with the bright blue skies and sunshine. However, we really could use some rain. Maybe a nice rain where we could bring out some snazzy…