A Southern Life: my take on traditions, food, sights and more.
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Southern Walk
This past weekend, the weather was so beautiful. After the football games, my husband, the dog (Bailey) and I took a walk in the neighborhood. I took along the camera to capture some of the Autumn beauty. A little outdoor red for Outdoor Wednesday with A Southern Daydreamer and Rednesday! with It’s a Very Cherry…
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Southern New Orleans
If you followed my anniversary posts, you saw that part of the honeymoon was spent in New Orleans (the rest in Jamaica). New Orleans, the city that care forgot, the big easy, the crescent city. So many names, so little time. I loved the music, the smells, the feel of New Orleans. Come with me…
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Southern Frost
It’s time for Met Monday with Between Naps on the Porch. And Blue Monday at Smiling Sally’s We had our first frost of the season this morning. Now, we aren’t supposed to have another freeze in the 10 day forecast (who knows after that), however, I’ve been making some plans for my outdoor plants. You…
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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! This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 This was originally posted April 28th, 2009: Yesterday, I wrote about how I…
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Southern Weekend
It will be a football weekend around here with the OU/Texas and Arkansas/Florida games. We may have a little sun, which will require us to get out of the house (since it has been raining forever!). Game days call for easy and yummy recipes. Baked Potato Soup 3/4 cup chopped Leek, washed well and drained…
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Southern Chili Night
It’s Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch! It has been cool and rainy and dreary here this week. Days like this make me want to stay in and cook and just be all warm and cozy. That is where this tablescape came from. I fixed a pot of chili and set…
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Southern Red October
In between the frequently rainy days, we have had some nice ones. Everything is really starting to take color. A beautiful red October. Then there is this: These are growing all over the place. They are the weeds whose young leaves are used in poke salat (salad). The berries are gobbled up by the birds,…
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Southern Honeymoon
Okay, no more wedding pictures today (I think). If I were going to show you a wedding picture it would be of my wonderful and talented friend, Denise White, who sang The Lord’s Prayer at our wedding and also had a wonderful time singing with the Jack Mitchell Big Band at the reception. I even…
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Southern Anniversary
Okay, it’s here! October 12th is my 12th wedding anniversary. When we were looking for places for the ceremony and reception, of course, I took pictures and after the wedding, then, I had before and after pics! I would love to share some of them with you for the wonderful Monday Metamorphosis hosted by the…
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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! Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will…
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Southern Wedding
For my 12th wedding anniversary, which will be next Monday, October 12th, Ive been looking back at the big occasion this past week. I’ve been hooked on my own wedding! Jay was a wonderful brother. My daddy died of cancer in 1992 (he was 54). My brother Jay (pictured above) died in 2001. So happy…
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Southern Wedding China
As I told you yesterday, next Monday, October 12th is my 12th wedding anniversary. I remember so well picking out my wedding china. My wonderful groom went with me and we picked it out together. We wanted something that was classic and would stand the test of time. We decided on Lenox Citation Gold. The…
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Southern Reds
So many wonderful red things to see these days. This past Saturday, there was a hot air balloon event on the local campus of ASU (Arkansas State University, Mountain Home). A lot of people are decorating with fall mums. I love the red ones with the yellow centers. The pyracantha (fire thorn) berries are turning…
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Southern Quick Bits
Yesterday afternoon, I was expecting a visitor for a quick business meeting. Of course, as a Southerner, you can’t have anyone cross your threshold without offering at least a drink and preferable something to drink with a bite to eat. Since I had less than an hour and didn’t have time to go to the…
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Southern Gifts
It’s the time of year to start thinking about transforming simple ingredients into fabulous Christmas gifts. Start making your homemade liqueurs now and they will have a wonderfully delicious flavor by the holidays. So, what do you need to make your own liqueurs? A few simple ingredients, some jars and some pretty bottles. You can…