Subscribe to PorchScene (It's FREE!)
Contributors and Categories
Recent Comments
- Randall O’Brien on A Southernism, Monday, March 4, 2024
- Jim Hagan on A Southernism, Monday, February 12, 2024
- david e johnson on A Southernism, Monday, March 4, 2024
- Gary Fuller on A Southernism, Monday, February 12, 2024
- jimmy crosthwait on A Southernism, Monday, February 12, 2024
Archives
“Sunday Morning,” oil on canvas, Deborah Fagan Carpenter
Thank you for visiting PorchScene!
Category Archives: Contributors
Henry Greene By Chip Burson
SNAPSHOTS Henry Greene By Chip Burson For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. I was not in safety, ….yet trouble came. Job, KJV, Chapt. … Continue reading
Posted in Chip Burson, Exploring the South
1 Comment
Namesake by Joe Goodell
Katrina was a natural disaster that ravaged the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and a man-made disaster that devastated the historic city of New Orleans. It was an epic event, whose aftermath revealed the very best in human nature — and the … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Joe Goodell
Tagged exploring the south, katrina, mississippi gulf coast, the south
2 Comments
IT’S ABOUT EARLY ELVIS, PART I Mona Sides-Smith
Banner at Graceland…Memphis, TN 2015 Here is the first of a probable series of short pieces offering you snippets of information and confidently presented checklists for those readers who have current collections of Elvis tunes and want to update the … Continue reading
HOW TO MAKE GIARDINIERA (PICKLED VEGETABLES) by Southfacin’ Cook Patsy Brumfield
When I was a kid, our neighbor, Wilbur Pickett, made hot sauce on an open fire on the vacant elementary school-yard between our McComb, Mississippi, houses. I didn’t think too much about why until years later when I made my … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Patsy Brumfield
Comments Off on HOW TO MAKE GIARDINIERA (PICKLED VEGETABLES) by Southfacin’ Cook Patsy Brumfield
Summertime…
Summertime….. An’ the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ An’ the cotton is high Oh yo’ daddy’s rich, And yo mamma’s goodlookin’, So hush little baby, Don’ you cry One of these mornins’ You’re goin’ to rise up … Continue reading
Posted in Deborah Carpenter, Exploring the South
6 Comments
FACING FREEDOM by Deborah Fagan Carpenter
Most of them were born in captivity, some third or fourth generation slaves — possessions of other human beings. Servitude was all they knew. Their skills were limited to what they had acquired while working on the farms or plantations … Continue reading
Posted in Deborah Carpenter, Exploring the South
6 Comments
Did She Really Say that? Collected and edited by Gary Wright
The common good is often uncommonly bad In every section of the country, colloquialisms are born and then passed on through the generations. The South has produced an abundance of them. Many are more prevalent in rural areas, some … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Gary Wright
4 Comments
CULINARY QUEST by Tom Lawrence
Galatoire’s Restaurant, New Orleans, LA The quest for delicious food is something most of us can sink our teeth into. Heated discussions take place regularly over who has the best barbeque or the most authentic ethnic delicacy. We’ve all experienced … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Tom Lawrence
Tagged Abe's Grill, Commanders Palace, Doe's Eat Place, Galatoire's, NOJA
2 Comments
SEASONAL APPROACH by Deborah Fagan Carpenter
It’s crisp; it’s delicious; it’s nutritious — it’s locally grown food. It’s unequaled in freshness, because what’s purchased from a local farmer was likely harvested that very day, or the day before. It’s an education about where our food originates, … Continue reading