Author Archives: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

About Deborah Fagan Carpenter

The creative and professional life of Deborah Fagan Carpenter has taken many directions: visual merchandiser, decorator, potter, sculptor, modern expressionist painter, photographer, and freelance feature writer. As Contributing Editor at PorchScene, her contributions are fueled by her love of all things beautiful, interesting, edible, and Southern.

This Week’s Southernism, Monday, January 24, 2022

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

  “It snowed all week. Wheels and footsteps moved soundlessly on the street, as if the business of living continued secretly behind a pale but impenetrable curtain. In the falling quiet there was no sky or earth, only snow lifting … Continue reading →

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“I HAVE A DREAM”

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

With the MLK holiday approaching, I decided to focus our second grade Social Studies lessons on the life of Dr. King. At the start of the week, I asked if anyone knew why we would be out of school celebrating … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, January 17, 2022

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

There’s a reason we live in the South. We’re not built for this. —Anonymous Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, January 10, 2022

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

  “People complain about the bad things that happen to ‘em that they don’t deserve but they seldom mention the good. About what they done to deserve them things” —Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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This Week’s Southernism, Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”    ― William Faulkner     Altered Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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This Week’s Southernism, Thursday, December 30, 2021

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Except for memory, time would have no meaning at all. —Pat Conroy    HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM PORCHSCENE! Art: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, December 20, 2021

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“No one has ever become poor from giving.” —Maya Angelou   Merry Christmas and Happy Hollidays from Porchscene! Please stay safe! Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, December 13, 2021

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“Let’s put just a few more strings of lights on Daddy’s bass boat and call it Christmas.”       Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, December 6, 2021

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“The earliest memories I have of my mother must have been when I was around five. One was baking cakes, which she loved to do. I can see them now ready in the pantry for Christmas; there was fruit cake, … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, November 22, 2021

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“A lively day, that Thanksgiving. Lively with on and off showers and abrupt sky clearings accompanied by thoughts of raw sun and sudden bandit winds snatching autumn’s leftover leaves.” ―Truman Capote, The Thanksgiving Visitor   Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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