Birthing Babies on the Fourth of July
Hello folks, and Happy Fourth of July week! Have a seat and let's chat.~smile~ We’re all about Independence Day around here. Our celebration is always too big to be contained in one day! There are no rules stating you have to get sunburned and eat your weight in barbecue, fried corn, and peach ice cream. It’s just understood, or misunderstood. You make the call. And
“Joe David’s Big City Moment”
I’m told it’s been a while since I’ve told a Yankee joke on the porch. I will now rectify that situation, but I ask y’all to keep in mind that it’s all in good fun, okay? My readers think it’s only fair since Southerners continue to take so much flack in film and in print. We’re about the only remaining group of people that can
Happy Fourth of July from All Things Southern
Taken from an excerpt of her radio show, ATS LIVE, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson shares wise words from the father of our country we would be wise to heed today. George Washington speaks on public debt, religion, and divisive political parties.
(VIDEO) Happy Fourth of July from All Things Southern
Hey y'all! A quick note about today's ATS LIVE! It won't exactly be live. :) I've got the baby beau czars and the bellerina czars here-- four in all-- and I'm in grandkid heaven. (More pics than anyone will probably care to see will be posting to my Facebook wall later.) However, I didn't forget about y'all. Today's radio show on TALK 540, streaming here from
This is What it’s Come to!
Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, Belle of All Things Southern, shares a spray tan story
Don’t Miss Out on Living Your Life
My heart went out to the adorable little girl in the tiny swimsuit. She was all of three years old and she was not happy, not one bit. It appeared she had no plans to get happy, either—at least not during swimming lessons. She was crying when she arrived with her grandmother and she refused all consolation during the lesson. But, here’s the curious part.
Margaret Sangster
I’m enjoying the decision to borrow a few moments from our biographical sketch in order to showcase some of the best poems, fables, and morals stories from years gone by. I hope they’re inspiring to you, also. Today’s thoughts come from the late Margaret E. Sangster, born Margaret Munson on February 22, 1838. She was a talented wordsmith who initially gave up her dreams of
This Is What It’s Come To?!
Hello folks, let’s chat…~smile~ This morning Paulette asked me why I haven’t broached the subject of swimsuits on the porch this summer. I told her I figured we’d done enough complaining about swimsuits over the years and I imagine the men on the porch have tired of the whining. But then Paulette reminded me that it always elicits tons of fun email stories from y’all!
“It’s Too Soon for Voter Burnout “
What I find most depressing about the state of politics these days, and there is plenty to choose from, is that people no longer spend their time disagreeing about the interpretations of facts or the solutions they might feel the facts warrant. Oh, no. It’s common now for the opposing parties to bring a different set of facts to the table on every issue and
MaryBeth Whalen visits ATS LIVE today with “The Guest Book”
Hey y'all! It's Monday and I'm running around like a chicken with her head cut off trying to lay radio tracks here and prepare for this evening's talk show in Monroe. That's ATS LIVE in the event you haven't heard -- and if you haven't heard, today would be a perfect time to join us! We'll be on the porch swing just a'swanging at 5:06