A Southern Life: my take on traditions, food, sights and more.

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.…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Just a few Fall photos from my stack for an orang-y Pink Saturday! Happy Halloween and Happy Saturday! Christi

I always enjoy looking at Jim Gaston’s photos. I’ve shared some with you before. Jim Gaston owns Gaston’s White River Resort. He takes some fabulous pictures around the area. When I saw this one, I immediately thought Pink Saturday! See that pink on the edge of the wings? Isn’t that just gorgeous? How beautifully God…

A harvest table today for Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. All Hallow’s Eve is upon us soon. I think we are ready! Today’s Lagniappe: Dracula’s Revenge It is said that garlic repels the dreaded Vampires. No vampire could get past this garlicky shrimp! 1/3 cup of butter 1 ½ to…

Note: I’m adding this note on Sunday morning. First – thank you to everyone for you kind comments here and on Facebook. Second – I really thought this post would be so hard to write but it turned out not to be as hard as I expected. Probably, in part,  because I had thought about…

As so many of you know, it is breast cancer awareness month. My best friend since 7th grade died of breast cancer on Christmas morning 2005. I remember when she was first diagnosed we talked and talked and decided that it would be okay because lots of people survive breast cancer these days. She would…