A Southern Life: my take on traditions, food, sights and more.
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Southern Fishing Trip Brunch
It’s Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch! As I told you earlier this week, my friend Linda made us a fabulous brunch at Rusticities. This fun store is owned by the same guy who owns The Cottage. Rusticities is really a fun store. Even the name is fun! Other than the…
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Southern Natural Beauty
I feel so blessed to live in such a beautiful place. Here a few random pictures that I have taken. Pictures can never do justice to God’s beauty. These pictures show what my daddy called, “God struttin’ His stuff!” That is how summer goes around here. Check out Outdoor Wednesday with Susan at A Southern…
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Southern Buttermilk Biscuits
Last week, my friend, Linda, fixed a delicious brunch for us and we had fun setting an “after the fishing trip” brunch table. You’ll get to see that table on Thursday. She made a delicious breakfast casserole, buttermilk biscuits and strawberry freezer jam. You’ll see that breakfast casserole recipe on Thursday as well. But, for…
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Southern Monday
What a great holiday weekend! A wonderful celebration of our nation’s independence. I had a wonderful weekend. I really enjoyed planning for this celebration. In celebration, I transformed my outdoor table from this: to this: With the addition of a few flags, some red and blue twizzle sticks and a red, white and blue ribbon,…
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Southern Sunday Favorite
I know this post was just a couple of days ago, but, still it is a favorite of mine. I love the red, white and blue! Sunday Favorites is hosted by Chari at Happy to Design Here is my favorite this week: After enjoying the Red, White and Blue Festival last week, my husband and…
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Southern 4th of July
Wishing all of you a happy and safe 4th of July. Please take a moment to read the Declaration of Independence. Of all of the text of this document one of my favorite lines is, “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge…
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Southern Barbecue
Once again, it’s Foodie Friday with Designs by Gollum. My husband and I are in pursuit of the perfect barbecued ribs. We pursue this beast on weekends. We experiment with different types of wood chips or a combination of different types of wood chips. This weekend we are using hickory and apple wood chips. We…
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Southern 4th of July Tablescape
After enjoying the Red, White and Blue Festival last week, my husband and I plan to have a quiet weekend at home this 4th of July. There are fireworks shows on both of the lakes (Bull Shoals and Norfork). We might venture out to see the show but otherwise we will be close to home.…
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Southern Festival
This past weekend was the Red, White and Blue Festival here. What better thing to post this week for Outdoor Wednesday? There were Civil War re-enactors there that shot off a cannon every hour, on the hour beginning at 5 p.m. Once it got dark, a choral group sang The National Anthem and then the…
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Southern Red, White and Blue
I found this bird cage a few years ago. I used crackle base coat and finished it in red, white and blue. This will hold a candle in the tablescape I will show on Thursday. Love the red, white and blue! It worked out really well that this little bird cage already had stars on…
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Southern Fun
This week I’m posting about our local Red, White and Blue Festival here in Mountain Home, Arkansas. It started off with a vintage car rally. This car rally attracts drivers from all over the world. They stopped here for lunch. These old cars have been restored and are driven through this rally. It was really,…
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Southern Sandwich
Nothing fancy today. I was inspired by this beautiful Arkansas tomato and the basil growing in my garden. I toasted some thin white bread and added some good mayo and a couple of slices of avocado (since I had it I may as well use it!) and voila! A tasty little lunch! Added some cold…
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Southern Bit of Purple
It’s time for Tablescape Thursday once again with Susan from Between Naps on the Porch. You’ve seen these dishes before but today, I wanted to bring out the purple in them. I really enjoyed the bit of purple. Hope you did too. Go see Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for more tablescapes. .…
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Southern Farmer’s Market
Yesterday, I showed you the blueberries that I got at the local farmer’s market. For Outdoor Wednesday with A Southern Daydreamer, I wanted to show you some more of the farmer’s market. Hope you are enjoying fresh local produce from your garden or farmers market or your local grocery store! . Today’s Lagniappe: Blackberry Avocado…
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Southern Blueberries
It’s a three for one Tuesday. Check out the fun blogs with great recipes and ideas that we are joining with today at the end of this post! I went to the farmer’s market recently and ran across these beauties: These were grown locally and looked and tasted wonderful. Blueberries are known as a “super…