A Southern Life: my take on traditions, food, sights and more.
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Southern St. Patrick’s
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Hope you are wearing your green so you won’t get pinched. I remember as a kid people who didn’t wear green would say they were wearing green underwear so you wouldn’t pinch them. Didn’t you hate that? One of the biggest celebrations in the U. S. of St. Patrick’s Day is…
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Southern Roses
This past weekend I planted a rose bush. At another home, I had 21 rose bushes. I love growing roses! It is really late to be planting in my zone (6b) but I found this rose bush on sale and couldn’t resist. It is a large bush rose. I’ve grown many of the mannerly tea…
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Mama’s Southern Guest Post
A couple of days ago I posted a recipe that my mother gave me for poppy seed rolls. Mama called and was telling me about how she got the recipe and that she should leave that as a comment. I thought a better idea was for her to write a guest post. So . .…
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Southern Cooking Legend
8 days til Spring! Yesterday, I was in my home office looking for one of my gardening books when I came across Mme. Begue’s Recipes of Old New Orleans Creole Cookery. I had forgotten having this little gem. It is copyrighted @1937. The price on the inside cover was .60 but it was marked out…
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Southern Time
9 days to Spring! I must apologize to those of you who stop by early. As much as I love daylight saving time, it takes me awhile to adjust. It seems the older I get the longer it takes to adjust. When I was a kid I don’t remember taking any time. Anyway, as my…
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Southern Sprouts
10 days to Spring! The seeds that I planted last week are coming right along. The tarragon and basil have already sprouted. The cantaloupe I pre-planted is also coming up quickly. I had to plant a few things that germinate fast to help me have patience for the other things that take longer like the…
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Southern Sunshine and Mobile, Alabama
Hooray! Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend. I don’t mind the dark mornings for a few weeks. Of course, I love it in June when you start hearing the birds singing around 5 a.m. and the days are looong. I love sitting on my porch long into the evening. In the Summer, I even brave…
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Southern Spring Fever
15 Days to Spring! If you’ve been reading this blog this week, you know I have it – Spring Fever. Spring fever has appeared in love poems, stories and medical literature. There have even scientific studies to try to define it and it’s symptoms. Personally, I don’t need a scientific study. I know the signs…
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Small Southern Town
16 days until Spring Just some random things running around in my head. I was at the grocery store the other day comparing prices on crackers. Another lady who was shopping said to me, “It’s ridiculous, isn’t it?” We went on to discuss the rising prices of items. I had never met this lady. As…
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Southern Beginnings
17 days until Spring! I saw daffodils blooming yesterday! Now, I feel like I’m on a mission – there must be more somewhere. I’m also really enjoying the cardinal family that is visiting my bird feeder. From where I’m sitting, writing this, I can look out the window and see the bird feeder in the…
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Southern Planting and Old Wives’ Lore
March 2nd – only 18 more days until Spring! I was going to start planting seeds inside last week and got really sidetracked. I’m going to give it another try today. Buying plants and setting them out and watching them grow is certainly gratifying but nothing compares to watching something beautiful grow from planting a…
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Southern Friends
I was looking at my blog statistics this morning and am happy to tell you that we have readers from 42 states and 12 countries reading this blog. Y’all are wonderful. The 3rd most visitors are from New York! Thank you to all you readers everywhere. In my previous life, as I traveled for business,…
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Southern Lady
My friend, Linda Howell, is a true Southern lady. She is warm and gracious and funny. Linda is an actress. She is a National Chautauqua Scholar who performs as Laura Ingalls Wilder and gives stunning performances as a part of the We the People Players who perform War Letters by Andrew Carrol. I attended a…
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Southern Wednesday
Well, all of the Mardi Gras decorations come down today. My husband is sad about this. He really enjoys the Mardi Gras season. He is ready to have another party! He suggested St. Patrick’s, I countered with Kentucky Derby. I think the first Saturday in May will be sufficient time for our friends to recover…