A Southern Life: my take on traditions, food, sights and more.
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Southern Fun
My friend, Margaret Banks will be debuting her new radio show The Margaret Banks Show on Mountain Talk 97 radio on February 27th! Margaret is so much fun and so talented. I am very happy and honored that Margaret has asked me to co-host her premier show where we will discuss how technology and social…
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Southern White’s
In Emeril Lagasse’s cookbook, Every Day’s A Party, he tells of a book called Almost Innocent by Sheila Bosworth that is set in New Orleans. In the book, tow characters, Rand and Airey, meet every Ash Wednesday at St. Louis Cathedral to get ashes, then walk to Antoine’s where they have their ” . .…
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Southern Ash Wednesday
Well, Mardi Gras was fun, but it is over now. The parades are done and gone are the bright costumes of purple, green, gold, red. Gone are the beads and boas. It is now Ash Wednesday. Now is the beginning of the Lenten season. A time of sacrifice and repentance. And, 46 days (40 days…
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Southern Mardi Gras
Well, it is here! Mardi Gras 2010 on Tuesday, February 16th. Cities all over the world will be celebrating with beads . . . parades . . . masks . . . and merriment preceded by Lent which is a time of sacrifice, lasting 40 days . . . ending with Easter. Wishing all of…
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Southern Sunday Favorite
Join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and enjoy your Sunday! It is Sunday and Valentine’s Day and the day before President’s Day and two days before Mardi Gras! Wow, that is a lot to celebrate! Thank you to Chari at Happy to…
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Southern Roses
Late Winter and early Spring are a wonderful time to plant roses for great color in your garden this coming Spring. Wouldn’t a rose bush to plant make a great Valentine’s day present? How about one of these. Belinda’s Dream is fast growing with few diseases and blooms all season. A great combination and isn’t…
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Southern Celebration
This weekend calls for celebration! We have Valentine’s Day on Sunday and then Mardi Gras on Tuesday. I think I’m going to have to combine the two. How about a Sunday brunch for two? Oh, by the way, it is Let’s start with Eggs Hussarde This is my favorite Brennan’s Breakfast. This is Emeril’s version…
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Southern Valentine
We have a winner of the Fabulous DonnaDots! The winner is . . . . Sarah at Hyacinths for the Soul! Congrats Sarah! Send me your mailing address and the pattern you would like and I’ll get it to Donna! Hope you all enjoyed Donna’s Fabulous DonnaDots! The first piece of jewelry my husband ever…
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Southern Winter Color
Yesterday, I was writing about the monochromatic color of the snowy world. Well, Jim Gaston of Gaston’s Resort in Lakeview, Arkansas proved me wrong. He has such an eye for finding that spot of color in the midst of the snowy white. Thank you Jim for once again reminding me what a beautiful area we…
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Southern Stuff
Here we are in Arkansas having yet another snowfall! Okay, it was pretty the first couple of times, but I’m ready to see some color! I’ve posted the above picture before and received many nice comments on my black and white photo, however, it is actually a color photo. Just not a lot of color.…
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Southern Project
There are still a few days to enter to win the Donnadots. Check them out and see how to win at Donnadot Giveaway! I haven’t had time much lately for projects that let me express my artistic side. I’ve been looking at some of my favorite projects today. One of the most fun projects I…
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Southern Favorite
Join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and enjoy your Sunday! My favorite this week is just from this past Thursday because it is another chance to tell you about the DonnaDot give away and also to tell you more about my friend…
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Southern Fun
Still looking forward to the Superbowl this weekend. Still rooting for the Saint’s! How about a PINK fleur de lis for The New Orleans Saints and Pink Saturday? What a fun weekend it is! The start of Mardi Gras parades, the Superbowl and Pink Saturday! Today’s Lagniappe: Spinach Dip The perfect dip for a super…
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Southern Superbowl!
First things first! If you haven’t checked out the fabulous give away, you must go see it. The Donnadots are fun and you can continue to post to win through next Wednesday, February 10th at 4:00 p.m. Central Okay, the weekend is upon us. It is time for the Superbowl! The Superbowl is really, really…