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Monthly Archives: September 2017
“Dark Rain’s Gonna Fall”
“Dark Rain’s Gonna Fall” PBS is currently airing Ken Burns’ and Lynn Novick’s The Vietnam War. The film is a long-overdue look at a war that changed all the rules and altered the lives of everyone involved, including the Vietnamese. It … Continue reading
This Week’s Southernism, Monday, September 25, 2017
“One place understood helps us understand all places better.” — Eudora Welty Louisiana shack photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter
Posted in Southernisms
Tagged Eudora Welty, southern literature, southern writers, southernisms
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THE SOUTHERN SPREAD, Tuesday, September 19, 2017
The Southern Spread by deborah fagan carpenter Our culture, our history, our spirit, and our hospitality are some of the ingredients. Southern foods are heavily influenced by African, English, Scottish, Irish, French, and Native-American cuisine, and although most of them … Continue reading
This Week’s Southernism, Monday, September 18, 2017
“Louisiana in September was like an obscene phone call from nature. The air – moist, sultry, secretive, and far from fresh – felt as if it were being exhaled into one’s face. Sometimes it even sounded like heavy breathing.” — … Continue reading
Posted in Southernisms
Tagged exploring the south, Jittervug Perfume, Louisiana, southernisms, Tom Robbins
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CAJUN SHRIMP AND GRITS Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy Brumfield
CAJUN SHRIMP AND GRITS Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy Brumfield Recently, I enjoyed several days pup-sitting with my granddog Bonnie in New Orleans while my daughter and her husband went off for some fun in the West. So I invited my sister … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Cuisine
Tagged cajun shrimp and grits, patsy brumfield, southern cuisine, southern food, southfacin' cook
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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, September 11, 2017
“A southern moon is a sodden moon, and sultry. When it swamps the fields and the rustling sandy roads and the sticky honeysuckle hedges in its sweet stagnation, your fight to hold on to reality is like a protestation against … Continue reading
Posted in Southernisms
Tagged About the South, Southern Quotes, Zelda Fitzgerald
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Monumental Heroics
Monumental Heroics by Deborah Fagan Carpenter They came from many states and multiple countries. They were Caucasian, African-American, Oriental, Hispanic, various cultures, origins, and religions. They were police officers, fire fighters, National Guard units, Swat teams, the Cajun Navy, ordinary … Continue reading
This Week’s Southernism, Monday, September 4, 2017
“It’s surprising how many threads are connected with religion and Southern history. You can’t talk about literature, politics _ anything Southern _ without talking about religion. If you want to study the South, you have to study religion.” —Southern … Continue reading
Posted in Southernisms
Tagged alabama, exploring the south, magnolia springs alabama, southern culture
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PROBLEM RESOLVED!!!!
PROBLEM RESOLVED!!!! Three notifications were sent out yesterday for new posts that were bogus! I have resolved the problem, so when you click on those three “foreign language looking notifications,” there won’t be anything there. If you haven’t already tried to open … Continue reading
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