A Southern Life: my take on traditions, food, sights and more.
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Southern Marine
Today, I want to introduce you to my nephew, Bryan. Bryan is a Marine. He is not actively serving, but, I learned early on, “once a Marine, always a Marine.” The metamorphosis here is what happened to him at boot camp. They took a bright, energetic, clever boy and made him into a bright, energetic, clever man.…
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Southern Sunday Favorite
Here is a post from last January. This was in the BL (before lagniappe) days. I recently read an article stating that 2008 saw an increased amount of rudeness. I’m sure you could find rude Southerners around, bless their hearts, but, hopefully, they are not the rule. Maybe in 2009, we should strive to promote…
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Southern Watermelon
This coming Sunday, summer is officially here! Nothing says summer to me more than watermelon. I remember, as a kid, eating ice cold watermelon on hot summer evenings. We always ate it outside since it can get kind of messy. Every time I eat watermelon, it brings back good memories of those simpler times and…
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Southern Drinks on the Porch
You may remember, Monday, I mentioned that last Saturday night a few friends came over for drinks on the porch. Well here are the pics for Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. I am always looking for inspiration and I get so much from all of you. Here is the inspiration…
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Southern Stroll in the Yard
We have had a lot of rain lately. This afternoon after the rain, I took a stroll through the yard and snapped a couple of pics for Outdoor Wednesday with A Southern Daydreamer. Okay, so here we go for the stroll. Can’t wait to harvest some of the vegetables out of the garden. They are…
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Southern Thunder Storm
The robin babies have been back! You can see how young they are because the red breast is not really real red yet. They sit on the fence and the mother (or many father) bird gets some seed from the feeders and goes to the fence to feed them.
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Southern Red, White and Blue
June 14th – Flag Day, July 4th – Independence Day. This is the time of year that we all want to bring out the flag to fly in front of the house and celebrate our independence. Here in Mountain Home, Arkansas, we will be celebrating again this year with the 10th annual Red, White and…
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Southern Sunday Favorite
This post was published last December. It tells about a trip I had to Columbus, Mississippi back when I was doing training around the country for a software company. Traveling is a pleasure when you meet such great people in beautiful places. The South is famous for its hospitality. I think in all my travels,…
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Southern Evening
This weekend is a good weekend to have a couple of friends over to sit on the porch and have margaritas and a few eats. This Southwestern Cheesecake is a good choice to go with margaritas. It is a combination of a couple of recipes. You could use jalapenos instead of chilies or use a different kind…
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Southern Rose
It’s Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. Click on the pic to see more tablescapes. Today, I’m posting pics of a table that I set last year in the early spring. This was before I was blogging. It is funny that I already set my table and took pics. If I…
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Southern Bunnies
Welcome to Outdoor Wednesday, hosted by Southern Daydreamer! My neighbor across the street recently made a discovery. She was watering a little garden area in her front yard and these little baby bunnies hopped out. They weren’t too happy about getting wet! So, we shooed them back under the tree. We didn’t want any neighborhood…
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Southern Garden
Several years ago, I built this herb planter. It originally resided on a side porch. Now it is in my yard. The thyme that is hanging over and the thyme in the left corner have been there for about five years. The rosemary really struggled this past winter with the ice storms. It has come…
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Southern Morning Glory
This is my Metamorphosis and Blue Monday with Between Naps on the Porch and Smiling Sally. This lovely tray bird feeder was made for me by my wonderful step father. If you have read my blog you may have met him. His name is Chester Ward and he and my mother married after the death…
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Southern Sunday Favorite
Another Sunday Favorite with Chari at Happy to Design. Click on pic above to see other favorites! I remember Sunday lunches when I was growing up fondly. When we got home from church we would set the table with the good china and all gather round the table. Often, we would have company and spend…
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Southern Basil
I worked in my herb garden yesterday. I love working in the herb garden. It is like aromatherapy. The smells of the thyme and rosemary and basil are heavenly. I am always happy to run across recipes that use these herbs in simple ways. One of my new favorites is those lemon and thyme cookies…