An Almost Southern Way of Life Blog & Art Showcase
There’s nothing like waiting until the last minute to decide that you need a costume for the youth group’s Fall Party on the Friday night before Halloween. My dear sweet 17-year-old daughter has been lazily considering cosplay (definition to follow for us older folk) options from her current wardrobe all week…
Do you remember that post about repurposing a memory foam mattress? Well, I have been slowly dismantling my old iComfort mattress since the beginning of September when I replaced it with a Dreamcloud hybrid mattress. I’ve been wanting cushions for my window seat in the bonus room over the garage for…
Do you ever feel a little overwhelmed by the media? The news is so dark these days! I think we all could use a good laugh on occasion, so here’s a Friday funny for you. I recently put my art on Facebook, prompting old friends to reached out to me. One reminded me…
A few weeks ago, I got into the spirit of a new season and showed you a few pictures of “fall on the inside.” Well, in typical Southern fashion, the temps turned upward, and summer returned. On Wednesday of this week, we had a good little rainstorm, and the temps turned…
I’ve been on a painting binge the last few days, due in part to an online art class led by Carol Strock Wasson. My friend Susan introduced me to the artist from Indiana and her online workshops. Having very little formal training in art, I’m constantly on the lookout for instruction that…
Everyone I’ve spoken with this week has expressed delight and amazement over the coincidence of fall temperatures occurring on the first day of fall! I don’t remember a single year prior to this one when that happened! Do you? I’ve been dragging my feet for a while about decorating for fall. It was…
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…
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…