Category: Southern Holiday
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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 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…
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Southern Veteran’s Day
Late breaking update (9:25 CT): Valour IT has gone over $100,000! Woooo-hoooo! Wonderful! Still a little time left to get in those last minute donations. See how after the tablescape pics! A couple of things to honor veterans. First I did a Veteran’s Day tablescape for Tablescape Thursday out by the herb planter. This Thursday…
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Southern Wild Turkeys
When we lived out by the lake, every now and then, we would see a beautiful wild turkey pass by our house. Now that we live in town, we don’t see much of the wild turkeys. I miss that. Turkeys are fascinating to watch. The males “strut” for the females with their feathers puffed out,…
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Southern Holiday Eve Recipes
The whole gang (I’m sure my family appreciates being referred to as a gang) will be showing up the Wednesday before Thanksgiving or before. They will most likely be tired from their travels and need something warm and comforting to eat. Of course, there are a couple of considerations. One family member doesn’t like fish…
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Southern Thanksgiving Inventory
As I have mentioned in previous posts, my family is coming here for Thanksgiving. I have not hosted Thanksgiving since 2000. Our circumstances have significantly changed since then but, what hasn’t changed is the love we have for our family. We have less now, but, we are even more thankful for what we do have.…
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Southern November
A quick item before the regularly scheduled post: Are you wondering what to do with all that LEFTOVER Halloween candy? ANSWER! Soldiers’ Angels will ship it to the troops for you After Halloween has come and gone: the costumes are put away, the kids have come down from the sugar high, the jack-o-lantern is starting…
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Southern Spooky Eats
It’s almost here. Halloween! Let’s try a bunch of “spooky” food this week. Spider Bites * 1 (12-ounce) package semisweet morsels * 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter * 6 cups pretzel sticks Place parchment paper on baking sheet; set aside. In a large glass microwave-safe bowl combine chocolate chips and peanut butter. Melt on high…
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Southern Monday
What a great holiday weekend! A wonderful celebration of our nation’s independence. I had a wonderful weekend. I really enjoyed planning for this celebration. In celebration, I transformed my outdoor table from this: to this: With the addition of a few flags, some red and blue twizzle sticks and a red, white and blue ribbon,…
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Southern 4th of July
Wishing all of you a happy and safe 4th of July. Please take a moment to read the Declaration of Independence. Of all of the text of this document one of my favorite lines is, “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge…
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Southern 4th of July Tablescape
After enjoying the Red, White and Blue Festival last week, my husband and I plan to have a quiet weekend at home this 4th of July. There are fireworks shows on both of the lakes (Bull Shoals and Norfork). We might venture out to see the show but otherwise we will be close to home.…
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Southern Festival
This past weekend was the Red, White and Blue Festival here. What better thing to post this week for Outdoor Wednesday? There were Civil War re-enactors there that shot off a cannon every hour, on the hour beginning at 5 p.m. Once it got dark, a choral group sang The National Anthem and then the…
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Southern Red, White and Blue
June 14th – Flag Day, July 4th – Independence Day. This is the time of year that we all want to bring out the flag to fly in front of the house and celebrate our independence. Here in Mountain Home, Arkansas, we will be celebrating again this year with the 10th annual Red, White and…
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Southern Memorial Day
I want to tell you about my father-in-law, Dr. Joe B. Wharton Jr. Dr. Joe B., as he was known, was a Navy doctor during World War II. He served in the South Pacific. One of our treasures is the letters that he and my mother-in-law, Iola Holt Wharton, exchanged during his service in the…