This Belle hates to miss a good shindig…
If you are Mr. or Mrs. Goodread, you'll need to give me some time to get up to basics, but after hearing everyone and their mama ask me why I wasn't "active" on Goodreads, I've decided there MUST be something there I'm missing. And you do know this belle can't stand the idea of missing a good party-- especially if it's about words. So-- I'm
I’m Having Withdrawals
It's done. I've packed my and Phil's lunches and I'm headed to the field (laptop in tow) to visit with my hard-working husband. Today's experiment will be to see if I can write on the combine. No, I won't be driving. The darling man will be at the controls. Harvest is always a long hard season around here. Eight hour workdays are unheard of on the farm! This translates
Nat’l Kiss and Makeup Day (or settling for a forced peace)
In observance of Nat'l Kiss and Makeup Day, I dedicate this post to my fine Southern Mama who believed a forced peace was better than none at all. If my sisters and I fought, and oh did we fight, Mama would make us sit under the dining room table with our arms around each other's shoulders until we could get along. As I may have mentioned in
Lost in a Peanuts Cartoon Strip
Do y'all remember this post: http://shellierushingtomlinson.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/do-i-look-like-charlie-brown/ where I asked if I looked like Charlie Brown? Well, the madness continues. I'm beginning to think I'm lost in a Peanuts cartoon strip. If you're a regular around the ATS porch, you know that one of my daily duties is to play tennis with Dixie Belle, AKA the Squirrel Patrol Czar. I have long since given up merely throwing her ball. I
Today on ATS LIVE: Robin Jones Gunn, plus your chance to win ATS t-shirt!
Hey y'all! I just finished laying radio tracks for next week's canned daily segments of All Things Southern (did you know you can find a list of my affiliates here) and now I'm prepping for this afternoon's live show. I hope you're planning to join me. ATS LIVE airs on TALK 540 out of Monroe, LA from 5:00 to 5:00 CST. But, if you're not local-- no worries--
What do you see in this picture?
I have a piece of artwork sitting on a bookshelf here in the family room that has become quite the conversation piece. I purchased it simply because I liked what I "saw". It was only after I got it home and my husband mentioned what he saw when he looked at it that I began to realize how thought provoking it really is-- and I'm wondering if it
Blond Brownies
Welcome back to the All Things Southern Kitchen. We’re making “Blond Brownies” today. And for the record, it's not because they're so easy "a blonde can make ‘em!" Heavens no-- I'm surrounded by smart blondes in this family! They get their name because they call for white chocolate, not brown. Let me show you how easy they are and you can serve 'em to your
Paulette and the Stock Market
Paulette’s not an accountant, but she could’ve been. The girl is good with numbers. She’s always been something of a human calculator. She’s always found the stock market interesting, too, but for whatever reason, she went to beauty school instead. Paulette will tell you that she has no idea why she did that because hairdressing has very little to do with making money, but don’t
Son Bathing on the Dock
Hey y'all, I wish every last one of you could have been with me on my dock this morning! Worship was sooooooo sweet that I gave in to the strongest need to go face down-- as in, face to dock in gratitude. I do believe Dixie Belle thought I had finally lost what was left of my mind. I heard her creep closer from her resting spot and when
Guys– Brian Goins will talk about “Playing Hurt” today on ATS LIVE!
Hey Y'all, I'm at the studio getting ready for today's show. Hope you're planning on tuning in. After hearing ONE too many story about people WAKING UP right before they're buried, I'm going to give you my top three ways to make sure I've kicked the can before you start shoveling the dirt my way. :) Also, I have a great guest lined up for you. Brian