Category: Book Recommendations
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Southern Reader
Have you noticed the new tab at the top of the page? It is called Christi’s Reads. I am and always have been an avid reader. I wanted to share with you what I am reading now and what I have read in the past that I really enjoy. I would love to hear about…
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Southern Thursday Tablescape
Another tablescape hosted by Between Naps on the Porch. Today’s tablescape is “coffee on the porch.” As you can see, my little doggie, Bailey, decided he liked the chair (or maybe he just wanted to be in the pics, the little ham). The coffee set is one that I’ve had for several years. It isn’t…
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Southern Chaos
I see that I forgot to add my daily lagniappe yesterday and, in fact, didn’t really write a post yesterday. Ever had one of those chaotic days when you just couldn’t get it together? Yesterday was one of those days for me. Hopefully today will be better – I’m keeping my fingers crossed. I am…
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Southern Kudzu
I recently read the book Revenge of the Kudzu Debutantes by Cathy Holton. It is a pretty funny read, especially when it gets to the part about the Kudzu Ball. Back in the day, when I was involved in politics, a woman called me in a panic about kudzu. “It’s taking over everything!” The poem…
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Southern Catfish
My husband has been wanting catfish all week long. I’m going to make it for him tonight. Like many in the South, we love catfish. We live near one of the best places on the face of the earth to get fried catfish, Fred’s Fish House in Mountain Home near Lake Norfork in Arkansas. We…
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Being Dead is No Excuse
I collect two things, cookbooks and etiquette books new and old. One of my favorite books is a combination. It is called “Being Dead is no Excuse – The Official Southern Ladies Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral” by Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays. This is no small thing. Really, funerals are one of the…
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Southern Catfish and Remoulade
I was recently reading Julia Reed’s “House on First Street” which tells about her New Orleans experience pre and post Katrina. It is a good read and I definitely recommend it. You will get hungry reading it. At one point she talks about eating catfish with remoulade. I thought “yum!” I make a pretty mean…