Wrong Side of Temptation and the Original High Road
Today’s story is yet another from the Christmas holidays. I can’t help it. I stack up more stories than there is time to tell ‘em. At this rate, I should be opining on Valentine’s Day by Easter weekend. I have a nutcracker collection that inhabits my dining room during the holidays. Gathered in groups on the dinner table, the side board, occasional table and china buffet,
Larry McMurtry in the Southern Quote
He was born June 3, 1936 in Wichita Falls, Texas but he grew up on a ranch outside Archer City. In years to come the area would become the model for a town called Thalia that appeared in much of his fiction. Larry McMurtry’s life has been one filled with books and a love of bookstores. His first start in the business was a job managing
The Good Judge Holds Court
I take some good-natured ribbing at times about stretching the corners of my stories for entertainment value but I would like the record to show that fishermen and hunters give me a run for my money. One day a group of men were standing around the John Deere store reminiscing about hunting trips gone by when Judge Allen and his wife had dropped in to do
The Problem with Snake Handling
Hello folks, let’s chat… My late Papaw was a Baptist preacher who loved a good prank and everybody around him was fair game. Everyone. He once pulled a good one on a fellow preacher named Jerry Reed. Brother Jerry Reed was considerably younger than Papaw but they were great friends. In the early days of Brother Jerry’s ministry, Papaw let Brother Jerry get his feet wet by
Heavenly Chocolate Cake for Valentines Day!
Hello folks! Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. I was thinking we would whip up a dessert today. How about y'all? Were you thinking chocolate? Me, too! And marshmallows? Me, too! And Coffee mate creamer? GOTCHA! That’s another one of my little tricks. Let me walk y'all through my Heavenly Chocolate Cake. “Heavenly Chocolate Cake” 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 2 sticks butter, melted 4 tablespoons cocoa 1 and ½ cup
Valentine’s Day Post. Belles, Make Sure Your Bubbas See This
Hey y'all! Addressing Valentines Day was not on my agenda when I woke up this morning. The ATS Bellerina Czars are camped out here while their mommy sees some clients and I've got to leave for a speaking engagement this evening. It's not that I haven't been thinking about the potential for a Valentines Day disaster, and what I could do to help y'all avert
LOVE is in the air today on ATS LIVE with Special Guest Jonathan Wiggins!
Hey y'all! I'm in a full out run today after a weekend of lovely chaos and tremendous celebration! Shall fill y'all in on all the details this evening on ATS LIVE! I hope you're planning to join me today. I'm looking forward to spending an hour with y'all LIVE and introducing y'all to a great friend. My special guest today will be Jonathan Wiggins, senior
I Want to Be an Extreme Imitator Like Carlisle Mae
Everything comes in pairs with my granddaughters, Emerson and Carlisle, A.K.A, The ATS Bellerina Czars. And I do mean everything. Yes, I know what you’re thinking. We’ve all seen younger siblings imitate their older sisters and brothers but Carlisle Mae takes the age-old game to a whole new level. If four-year-old Emerson Ann is doing it, two year-old Carlisle Mae is going to try it
Samuel Jackson Snead in the Southern Quote
He was born May 27, 1912 in Ashwood, Virginia. At the age of 7 he began working as a caddy at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va. He got his first job as an assistant pro when he was 19 and turned pro in 1934. This self-taught golfer joined the PGA Tour in 1936 and achieved immediate success. That was interrupted while he served in the