An Almost Southern Way of Life Blog & Art Showcase
Last week I was given a unique opportunity in an art commission. A friend asked me to paint a picture of a funeral home from his hometown where he’d gotten his start in the business years ago. The couple of pictures he sent me were not ideal. One was a black and white…
Last weekend over Sunday dinner with my sister and brother-in-law, I received glorious confirmation that the incredibly heavy memory foam mattress that I’d bought 8 years ago could be disposed of in a non-landfill way. Here’s how I’d ended up with the albatross bed: My sister had bought an adjustable…
I feel sorry for anyone who doesn’t have a friendship with a true Southerner. My dear friend Susan reached out to me this morning and suggested we chat on my front porch for a spell. She suspected that I might be feeling sad after a week at home without my two boys.…
This week has been challenging to stomach for anyone noticing the headlines. On a personal level, a long-time friend of the family was buried at the beginning of the week, and the father of my son’s girlfriend passed away a few days ago from complications due to COVID-19. She had already missed…
The highlight of my summer is over: a little more than a week ago, the family returned from a week in Bentonville, Arkansas, where my daughter participated in the UPCI’s North American Bible Quiz Tournament (#NABQT21). She learned 521 verses of the book of Mark (KJV) and was able to correctly…
I just celebrated 27 wonderful years with hubby, but each year we both say, “But it feels like it’s been only two days!” We’ve been saying that phrase since year number three. That’s the year that I remarked, “Wow! Three years! It’s doesn’t even seem like it’s been that long!” To which hubby quickly…
In two weeks, my middle child Eli will be heading off to college. He’s excited about the prospect of stepping out of the nest and spreading his wings, but I am not. If you’ve read my post about how my first child came to be, then you know that I struggled…
It’s been a while since I wrote anything about my home. It’s also been a while since I cleaned the bathroom in the cabana! Yep, that’s the space we’re talking about today. Armed with a ton of cleaning supplies and my camera tucked into my back pocket, I tackled the job. It…
Even before COVID struck our world, there was a new trend in social gatherings: parties that celebrated a certain creative interest and brought together folks who might never have met otherwise. My sister introduced me to this new method several years ago when a blogger she followed was invited to…
The temps here in the south are edging over 90 with about 80% humidity now that we’re getting to the middle of the year. It’s about to be too hot to take the dog on her daily walk! The summer is passing way too quickly for me. How about you? I just downloaded…