Tag Archives: southern women
How to Make a Southern Style Pound Cake
My first husband’s grandmother, “Grandma Henry” was a true southern lady. When I met her in 1975, she was in her eighties. Her pride and joy was her own vegetable garden. Every morning she wore an old “house dress” with … Continue reading
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A Crystal Ball for Macro Monday
I’m calling this a crystal ball, but in reality it’s not. It’s a cute little thing-a-ma-jig. This cute little thing-a-ma-jig hangs in my friend Debbie’s mother’s car. Her mother has a real nice convertible that we were allowed to drive … Continue reading
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A List of Ten Random Tuesday Things I Feel Guilty About
Keely, over at Unmom, does this thing. You post Random Thoughts on Tuesday. That’s it. Try it – it’s addicting. Then link back to Unmom and see what other people are randomly thinking and typing about. Every Tuesday, I think … Continue reading
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My Home Town – Wilmington, North Carolina
Thanks to my friend, Jan, over at Jan’s Sushi Bar, I’ve decided to give this here posting every day thing a try, y’all. It’s called NaBloPoMo,and I can’t believe how long it just took me to write that. Stands for … Continue reading
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I Heart My Feet
This photo is for the I Heart Faces photo contest this week. The theme this week is “Feet”. As soon as I saw that this was the theme this week, I knew I had to enter. First, I really do … Continue reading
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Driving Miss Lucy
It’s time to do another Spin Cycle. Finally. I know. This week the topic was “driving”. And, miraculously, I thought of something to say about it. Now I have to admit, I’ve been real reluctant to write anything lately. I … Continue reading
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Watery Wednesday Tears
It’s Watery Wednesday and I’m makin’ some water, in the form of tears. A lot of things make me cry. Sad movies, like My Dog Skip or Charlotte’s Web. Heck, even sad commercials get me. I cry at weddings and … Continue reading
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Ginger’s a Grandma, y’all!
Welcome to the world, little one. This is my first grandchild, and my first girl. After having three boys, you can imagine how tickled I am, y’all. Her name is Freya, and she is most likely the prettiest little baby … Continue reading
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Dog Owners Have Feelings Too
I’ve told y’all this story before. But it seemed perfect for this week’s Spin Cycle topic, “Pets.” So, I’m telling it again doing a re-run because I’m southern and we love to repeat ourselves it’s a subject that I’m passionate about. I … Continue reading
Filed under rottweiler, spin cycle
