A Southern Life: my take on traditions, food, sights and more.
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Southern Thanksgiving
I can’t believe that it is really almost here! What a wonderful holiday Thanksgiving is. What a blessing it is for our nation to set aside a day to give thanks. In preparation, we have seen this: Go to this: And lots of Thanksgiving-y touches added to the house: Today, I decorated the table on…
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Southern Sunday Fav, A Hymn and A Wreath
Join Chari at Happy to Design for Sunday favorites and Charlotte and Ginger at Blogger Spirit for Spiritual Sunday and Red Writing for Twelve Weeks of Christmas. Enjoy your Sunday! First, the favorite past post from May 26, 2009: Sunday Favorite They are growing so fast! They will be gone soon. I’m going to miss…
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Southern Morning Treat
Thanksgiving is almost here and my family is coming to visit! I am so excited and am really looking forward to it. There is sooooo much to do. When things get hectic it is so nice to enjoy the everyday things. Okay, so, I am a very blessed girl. here it is . . .…
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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 Trooper
This one red rose bush is still hanging in there and producing some blooms. This is my knock-out rose bush. It is really a trooper. So glad I planted this one. It has been dark and dreary here today, so that had to be taken with a flash. Hang on little roses, it is supposed…
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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 Table
This week’s metamorphosis for Metamorphosis Monday was so much fun. We are still getting ready for Thanksgiving. This weekend, we did a bit with the dining table. The dining table without leaves is 68 inches long and 43 inches wide and seats six comfortably. Add three leaves to the table and it is just 2…
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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! The favorite post I am sharing today is from January 15 2009. It was a list of things that I have done that I would recommend every Southerner do. All in fun,…
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Southern Fall Colors
Fall around here is just beautiful. I love the colors and the crisp bite in the air and even the more common warm days and cool nights. If only fall could last forever. Of course, I say that about every season, well, except winter. I don’t mind winter for a while but I am usually…
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Southern Recipes
Recently, a visitor to this blog contacted me via Facebook. We are now friends on Facebook, and, what a friend she is. Her name is Cindy Johnson, and she is a retired Home Economist from Georgia. Cindy was kind enough to share a great recipe with me and allow me to share it with you.…
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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.…