Who Holds Your Tongue?
Chances are you’ve heard the expression, “hold your tongue.” It’s sort of an outdated way of telling someone to be quiet. But has anyone ever held your tongue for you? That’s what I figured. I believe yours truly is in the minority on this one. I’ve mentioned this before, but I want to look at it from a different angle today. So please, allow me
Bobby Jones in the Southern Quote
This famous southerner was born in 1902 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a sickly child. It was five anxious years before he could eat solid food. His parents must have been surprised to see their slow-starter develop quickly into a sports prodigy! By the age of six, he was holding a sawed off one iron, mimicking the pro at the local country club, and showing
A Plum Peachy Pie
Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. I’ve got everything out to show you how to make a Plum Peachy Pie. This thing is so good it'll make you want to slap 'ya mama-- but I don’t recommend that! Let's get cooking! “A Plum Peachy Pie” 2 cups sliced and peeled fresh peaches 2 cups sliced and peeled purple plums 1 tablespoon lemon juice ¼ teaspoon almond extract 1 and ½
A Colonel by Any Other Name
Colonel Davis looks like he stepped right out of the Old South; picture him as a cross between Mark Twain and Colonel Sanders. He has retired from the oil business after a long and successful career. Now he divides his time between the golf course and the coffee shop, where you can generally find him charming all the widow women. I found him there yesterday
SASUA (Seniors Against Single Use Acronyms) and Facebook Follies!
Hello folks, let’s chat…Every day more and more of our parents’ generation are texting and signing up for their own Facebook accounts. Granted, this is largely to keep up with their kids and grandkids, who I understand to be fleeing Facebook in equal numbers for this very reason. The way I see it, that just means they have something to hide, but that’s another story.
Dixie Has Been Forced to Retire
I mentioned in the porch chat a couple weeks back that my beloved Dixie Belle had given up on chasing squirrels. I’m sorry that comment made so many of y’all sad but it is what it is. There was a time when Dixie chased the squirrels around here to China and back on a regular basis. Not anymore. These days squirrels treat our backyard like
Glen Pitre in the Southern Quote
Glen Pitre was born at Cut Off, Louisiana on the 10th of November, 1955. He worked his way through Harvard by fishing shrimp during the summer and saving for the next year’s education. His goal, to make films that told the story of his people, the Louisiana Cajun. By the age of twenty-five, Glen had been named “Father of the Cajun Film” for his low
Baked Shrimp Cakes
Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen, friends. I’ve got a fine recipe for y’all today. Let me show you how you can whip up my Baked Shrimp Cakes! “Baked Shrimp Cakes” 1 lb jumbo shrimp- deveined and cut into 1/4 2 tablespoons mayo 2 cups crushed Ritz crackers 2 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon parsley 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning 1 tablespoon garlic powder Salt and pepper to taste 1
A Case of Intentional Failure
The man and his young son looked like Pete and Repeat in their matching and spotlessly clean jerseys. I surmised that they were on their way to the little league ball park and the father was also the coach. The boy was holding a list while his dad pushed the cart. I passed them a few times in my pass around the big box store and
This Isn’t a Political Column, Unless It Is
Hello folks, let’s chat…Has anyone seen Bubba? He went “off the grid”— his words— as soon as the whole spy thing started. The last time I saw the boy I was trying to tell him there was nothing to worry about but he kept shushing me and pointing to the dishwasher. “What now?” I asked. Bubba motioned to me to follow him out to the dock. Once