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No trombones led the little parade

by Robin | Jul 11, 2009 | Celebrations, Fourth of July, Holidays, Personal, Photos, Southern, y'all

Our neighborhood resurrected a years' old tradition last week, born of Mayberry and family and simpler times: a Fourth of July parade.We don't have 76 trombones or 110 cornets or a thousand reeds, but we do have air horns and car horns and I think a...

The Southern Way

by Robin | Jun 15, 2009 | Family, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Kids, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Nostalgia, Parenting, Personal, Southern, y'all

Blood and marriage are reason enough to gather on the hottest day of the year to celebrate family, for no other reason than that. It's the Southern Way. On a canvas of conversation broad-stroked with laughter, the fizzy flit of flies joins a threatening...

People say the darndest things…!

by Robin | Mar 26, 2009 | Funny Stuff!, Personal, Smiles, Southern, y'all

Good laughs are oxygen to my soul; they infuse me with energy and inspiration and a host of other Very Good Things. In the past 24 hours, new smile wrinkles have burrowed their way from the corners of my eyes, and I don't even mind the age-texture...

Still magnolia

by Robin | Sep 21, 2008 | Favorite things, Personal, Photos, Plants & flowers, Southern, y'all, Thematic Photographic

Magnolias are the Southern belle of trees–steely, proud and enduring. With charming appeal and unforgettable fragrance, their beautiful exterior masks a complicated interior, full of life and secrets worth discovering. When I close my eyes and quiet...

Surcie? Cercie? Sursee? Circi? Searcy? Sussy? Sirsee? Surcy? No matter how you spell it…

by Robin | Jul 31, 2007 | Personal, Southern, y'all, Surcies, Sursees, Cercies, TREATS!

Click to subscribe to receive free updates – please & thank you!! Surcie IS a word, and if you receive one, it will make your day decidedly better. “Surcie” is a word introduced to me in college by my then new-found best...

Sweet & Sour Green Beans, Buttermilk Biscuits…and more!

by Robin | Mar 11, 2007 | Favorite things, Food and Drink, Fun Mondays, Personal, Photos, Recipes, Smiles, Southern, y'all

Curated recipes…tried and true!! Want to make a perfect pie crust EVERY time? Here are step-by-step instructions, complete with pictures. Here is a SIMPLE recipe for Pan-seared Halibut that will render your guests speechless (because their mouths will...