The Great Mayonnaise Debacle in the Friendly Skies
Hello folks! Yes, it's really me! I figured I had best send out a newsletter before y'all filed a missing person's report on me. Sorry! I know I've been missing in action around here. All I can tell you is that the launch of my new storytelling cookbook Hungry is a Mighty Fine Sauce has kept me busier than a one-armed paper hanger since it's release
On Healing a Nation and Baby Steps
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Texting Trouble and What’s That You Say?
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Fire in the Hole!
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Big Girl Panties and Why We Need a “Witless” Protection Program
Hello folks, let's chat…If you’re a regular around here you may have noticed that I’ve not been opining much on the Presidential election. Don’t mistake that for indifference. I believe we’re about to cast one of the single most important votes of our entire lifetimes. I simply refuse to engage in public arguments which get uglier by the day. Why? Because I’ve yet to meet anyone
Why Can’t We Be Friends
Hello folks, let's chat… I don’t have all the answers for fixing our increasingly divisive world, but it would help if we made an effort to listen to each other again, however different the other person might seem. Might we turn to a story for illustration? I’m not the type to do the manicure/pedicure thing. I’m still not sure how it happened. All I know is, I
No offense to Chuck E. Cheese
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When Southern Mama Memories Meet Boot Camp
Hello folks, let’s chat…I met the mother daughter duo during an author event in South Louisiana. The mother arrived holding a worn copy of Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On that she was hoping I might personalize. Granted, I’m happy to do that anytime, but y’all, that mother had toted my book all the way from California! No, not for my signing,
Cue the Fight Song
Hello folks, let’s chat…Over the years here at All Things Southern I’ve fielded my share of grumpy reviews and hateful emails from people who aren’t from around here. If they’re really ugly it can be hard pass and repass, that’s Mama’s way of saying, “live and let live”, but I try. Other times, it’s easy to laugh ‘em off. For example, when we both know
On Word Choices and Mood Swings
Hello folks, let’s chat…As I’m sure you’ve heard, research has proven that women speak twice as many words in a day as their men do. That little fact has been well documented in the news and my own personal experience attests to it. Actually, I’m pretty sure my darling husband doesn’t even use his full male quota. He’s truly a man of few words. Phil