Parking Woes
Mrs. Myrtle has a thing about having to parallel park on Main Street. She remembers when the city planners first started talking about going to parallel marking to make more room for traffic. That must have been at least thirty or more years ago now. Mrs. Myrtle didn’t like it then, and she doesn’t like it now. She’s been known to make the block as
The Good Thing About a Bless Your Heart Face
Hello folks, and welcome back to the porch of All Things Southern! Have a seat and let’s chat…~smile~ If you’ve been wondering why you aren’t in management, I may have an answer for you. I don’t know how I missed this, but back in November the folks at Harvard Business Review published important work on what leads some people to develop effective leadership skills. Are
Johnny Bench
He was born in Oklahoma on December 7th, 1947. When, as a young boy, he voiced his dream to become a major league baseball player, his dad said his best chance of getting there was as a catcher. The young southerner followed his dad's advice all the way to the big leagues. After just two seasons in the Cincinnati Red's minor league, the twenty year
Sitting on the dock by the lake, wasting time…
...and it felt good! So, I was writing on the back porch earlier this afternoon. The lake was calling and Dixie Belle's big old lab eyes were saying, "Deadlines, schmedlines, let's go fishing." And that, is precisely what we did. I shut 'er down and grabbed a shovel and cane pole from the carport storage room. The pic on the right is an example of the healthy worms I
I Knew Before I Heard It
The image I'll never forget, nor the sounds of agony, as I watched Him struggle up the hill to His death at Calvary. On a wooden cross they nailed Him, a crown of thorns they made in jest. From a precious few came wailing, cheers came from the rest. He hung between two criminals, a sign above his head. "King of the Jews," the mocking letters read. His
“Creamy Chicken Cacciatore”
Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. Tell me, are you looking for a different main dish to serve this Easter? Maybe you just have to serve a big country ham, but you can still add this dish on the side for something new. I’m gonna share my Creamy Chicken Cacciatore with you. Ready? Great, let’s get cooking! Six to eight boneless chicken breasts 1 large
That’s All I’ve Got
I have not found it easy living on opposite ends of the earth from my only daughter. Okay, so I live in northeast Louisiana and she’s in Houston, Texas. Let’s try to avoid getting bogged down in the details. The stretches between our face to face visits can get hard but Jessica and I have developed our own ways of being a part of each other’s
Nature at Work
Okay, call this a shameless plug, but I want to give a shout out to one of the newest reality shows to hit the market. I figured I owed it to y’all since yours truly has been open about how little regard I have for most of ‘em. Yes, as a general rule, the beloved hubby and I haven’t been big reality TV fans. Heretofore,
Paulette Adds it Up
Hello folks, I've been in Seaside, Florida presenting at Escape to Create and working on a proposal for a new book project. I'm very excited about this one! I do hope to be able to share more about that very soon. But, right now, I've pulled out a classic issue from the archives for your enjoyment. I've also put a new Easter story on the
Roy Clark
He was born April 15th, 1933 in Meherrin, Virginia. During his childhood his father, a guitar, banjo, and fiddle playing cotton picker moved the family to Washington DC to pursue a career as a computer programmer. Even then, the young father took odd jobs playing at local dances to supplement the family income. By the age of fourteen Roy had learned to play the banjo,