An Almost Southern Way of Life Blog & Art Showcase
Years ago, I witnessed a “formal” interview between my 4-year-old nephew and his father on that child’s birthday. It went a little like this: My brother-in-law: “What’s your favorite color?” My nephew: “Ummmm. Bwue.” BIL: “What’s your favorite food?” Nephew (shouting): “ICE CREAM!!!!” My BIL asked many additional questions of…
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…
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…