Her birthday was this week, and, as a special friend I don’t often get to see, she’s on my mind. Wednesday, I put on a cute skirt that Aunt Lori took from her closet and handed me the last I visited her in Houston. We have that kind of a…
True Southerners
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2024 MRA Garden Tour
I had such a lovely time at one of my favorite events of the season last weekend—The Madison-Ridgeland Academy (MRA) Garden Tour. It always falls on a Bible Quiz tournament weekend, so hubby and I are usually hurrying through the 7 houses on the tour during the last visiting hours…
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New Evidence that Mississippi is a Small, Small World
Last week, Hubby had a speaking engagement in Greenwood, Mississippi. The little town in the Mississippi Delta is home to the world-class Viking corporation, Viking’s cooking school, and the Alluvian, a boutique hotel. Hubby and I used to think of the Alluvian as “our weekend getaway” when the kiddos were younger. It’s…
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Bishop’s Passing
We lost a legend last week when our senior pastor, lovingly referred to as “Bishop Craft,” passed away. He was two days shy of his 91st birthday. I met Bishop for the first time when hubby and I came to Mississippi for his residency program interview at University of Mississippi Medical Center. I’m…
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Doing Business in the South
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to join the search for a suitable wedding venue for my son and his fiancé. We met near her hometown south of Jackson, and swapped cars; I rode with her mom and sister, and the bride rode with the groom. Our first stop…
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A Teaspoon and Some Homemade Jam
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.…
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A Not-Quite-Southern Menu
After a recent trip to the grocery store (a very rare one during these days of COVID-19), I unpacked my plastic bags and noticed an interesting assortment of items that I’d picked up and set aside to put in the pantry. How funny that my week’s menu represented four different…
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A Southern Greeting
A couple of days ago, my hubby came back from a very long evening walk to report on all the neighbors he’d seen. Most evenings, I join him on the walk, and we see almost no one. There’s something about him going somewhere—anywhere—alone. He is a social magnet! Anyway, my hubby announced that…
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Classic Mississippi Reticence
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…