An Almost Southern Way of Life Blog & Art Showcase
I like to think of myself as a DIYer… wannabe. If only I had a partner-in-crime to encourage me to take more chances and try out techniques that I think require a degree, and would point out the flaws in the project before its completion, I think I’d tackle more. My hubby says he’s…
My niece Lauren gave me the perfect opportunity to host a tea party when she became engaged to be married last year. I’ve hosted a tea party once before for my daughter’s 10th birthday. As elegant as that one was (with little girl guests arriving with their own handmade posies and their American…
When I stumbled across Pinterest about 7 years ago, I discovered a treasure. For years, I collected ideas in a cheap three-ring binder filled with clear plastic page protectors. It contained recipes from Southern Living (exclusively because “they” have great taste!), DIY instructions for all kinds of crafty Christmas gifts (we were…
Thinking back on God’s goodness, I have to recall the times that He’s taken our most insignificant prayers so seriously. My husband and I have always made wishlists about the big decisions in our lives and prayed over them. Realizing that a pet can bring joy or stress to a…
We had lived for six years in a wonderful neighborhood with awesome neighbors, but for some unexplainable reason, both my husband and I felt it was time to move. We started a 3-year search for the perfect home, because I wasn’t moving into anything less than perfect! Moves are miserable!…
My oldest child, Nate, graduated May 2019. The summer before his senior year, I went into a tizzy trying to get all my parent-of-a-senior’s ducks in a row. I scheduled a college student who is majoring in Photography and Business, figuring that he wouldn’t be as expensive as a pro but should…
In 2003, my husband accepted an offer to return to Mississippi to practice medicine following a two-year fellowship at Vanderbilt in Nashville. We returned a few months before the end of the fellowship to begin the search for a house. Our short visit to Mississippi included a delightful dinner with one of…
Spring Break 2020. We returned home from a week in the mountains in North Georgia to chaos. In our cozy cabin, we had been somewhat isolated from the turmoil spreading as rapidly as COVID 19 in our Southern region of the US. My husband spent the last day of our vacation checking emails…
Oil paintings are rather expensive to produce, due to the time involved and artist-grade materials. I might be willing to negotiate on some piece or other, or I might not! I hope you’ll take a look at what’s available and find that the price is actually very reasonable. :). Unless…
My husband and I have lived in Mississippi for 21 years now. We had no idea just how different our Southern experience in Texas was from Mississippi. We’ve often pondered it, making an effort to slow our speech the first few years until it became more natural, and making an effort to…