A Southern Life: my take on traditions, food, sights and more.
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Southern Table
It’s Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. Click on the pic to see more tablescapes. Yesterday, I posted pics of my beautiful robins and their eggs. The color of those eggs are what make me love this china so much. The pattern is called Sterling Rose by Royal Tettau. You may…
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Longing for Southern Spring
It is warming up a bit around here and I am really, really getting antsy for Spring! The other day, I was sitting in the car while my husband ran into a local store. While I was waiting, I noticed a lovely robin that landed on a winterberry tree and was having a feast. It…
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Southern Goodies
Around our house we enjoy football. With the playoff games going on it has been a lot of fun watching the games and rooting for our teams (New Orleans Saints – win, Dallas Cowboys – lost). While we are watching the games, of course, like so many, we enjoy having a little snack. 6 Layer…
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More Southern Carnival
Well really, the best metamorphosis to me right now is how each day the sun stays out longer. My friends from Down Under are experiencing the opposite! Right now, as each day grows longer, I am more and more anxious for Spring. Nothing says Spring to me more than Easter, and of course, celebrating Carnival…
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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. Hmmm, last week my favorite was about gardening and so it is again this week. I see a trend here. A garden in just inspiring. In 1912, a scripture inspired C. Austin…
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Southern Goodness
One of my favorite meals these days is smoked/grilled catfish. My husband and I have been experimenting with different techniques and have come up with what we think is the very best! We use a smoker/grill that is similar to the one my brother, Jay gave us when we got married. First, we season the…
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Southern Memory
Meetings, meetings, meetings! This week has been full of meetings and still more to get ready for! So, I’m taking a trip down memory lane to a warmer, slower time. A time when it was hot and sultry instead of cold and frosty (actually, it has started to warm up here and was even in…
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Southern Inspiration
Okay, Nester has a fun give-away going on involving inspiration! How great is that. Go check it out! You can make your own inspirational sign from Dayspring! Mine looks like this: On of my favorite verses from Ecclesiastes because it reminds me that life is about change and that is the way it is supposed…
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Southern Winter
Finally, it is starting to warm up a bit. Been really cold around here the past week! Okay, yes it was just a bit chilly here! Looking forward to some warmer temps this week. Come on Spring!!!! Today’s Lagniappe: Winter Pork Roast Something warm and yummy for Crockpot Wednesday! pork loin roast, 3 to 4…
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Southern Bird Watching
One of my favorite set of tables in the house is this little set of nested tables near my back porch. This table holds a few of my favorite things to have on hand. A book on birdwatching, a scented candle, a pretty Lenox music box (the lid on top and the musical part on…
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Change in the Southern Air
In the winter, the air in our homes can become stale, what with the windows closed and us trying to keep the cold outside air, well, outside. This past week we have been really stuck inside with the cold frigid air that has been sweeping the country. So, what we need is something to clean…
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Southern Sunday
Join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and enjoy your Sunday. This post about planting garden seeds is from last January. As I mention in this post, planting a little seed and watching it grow into a real garden is always a miracle…
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Warm Southern Memories
Since the nation is in the deep freeze this week, I thought it might be nice to remember some warmer times! Now, I’m getting warmer! Some good WARM memories to warm us up! What pink things are going on over at Beverly’s for Pink Saturday? Today’s Lagniappe: Daddy Jack’s Lobster Bisque When we lived in…
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Southern Freeze!
It isn’t just cold, it is freezing! My neighbor flies his flag every day. Here it was this morning in the COLD winter wind: Okay, so let’s warm up with some food for: One of my favorite sources for recipes is emerils.com. Everything I have ever eaten at his restaurants has been fabulous and I…