One Final Fling
NOTE: This was originally published on my blog.
Whether you are having a party or a cookout, the time has come for one final fling of the summer. Hopefully you live in the South where you can squeeze in another weekend cookout or day on the water. Since this is the last “holiday” [...]
An Interesting Day
Southern beaches are a wonderful place to relax. You can kick your shoes off, walk along the beach, wade in the shallow part of the water, or just lay back and enjoy the sun. They can also be a little messy at times. Sometimes they are interesting in yet very different [...]
My Whatever You Want to Call It Beans and Sausage Mix
I’m sure you are getting the idea that I do not follow directions very well in the kitchen. Sometimes I even forget my own versions of recipes. When that happens, it isn’t always good, but sometimes it is truly wonderful!
Years ago, a former friend showed me a version of red [...]
Lemon Pepper Chicken
What do you do when you send your son in after chicken and then never get around to cooking it that day? If you were planning on making a chicken finger recipe that takes two days to make and you are too lazy to start it like I was, you improvise.
My [...]
A Day I Will Never Forget
It is no secret. I am in my forty’s. I’ve lived in the south all of my life, so maybe I have lived a little more sheltered life than some. I grew up helping my family with their business. It was just a small service station and garage. Because of those [...]
Getting Help from Others
All it takes is the mention of cleaning and everyone leaves my house faster than designer bridal gowns would sell for $20. It does not matter if you are even willing to pay them. They will be out the door before you have the sentence out of your mouth. Most of [...]
The Idea Takes Root
In the rush of everyday life, finding a few minutes is a treasure. Especially when those precious minutes were found by doing less of the things you rather not do. I love to cook. I just do not enjoy cooking every day. So the thought of walking into that kitchen each [...]
The World Needs a Front Porch
Tracy Lawrence sang a song titled “If the World Had a Front Porch.” This song reminded me of many southern days and nights spent sitting on the porch. The porch was the preferred hang out. We talked about a lot of different topics and even had several heated debates. Often, we [...]
Children need to be Children
NOTE: This was originally published on my former Southern Musings blog.
Children are to be cherished. They are gifts of joy that touch our hearts. Sometimes they may be a bit difficult to deal with. Sometimes they simply have too many difficulties to deal with. They come into the world trusting and [...]