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Sheltering in the Garden
Sheltering in the Garden They live in a garden paradise, so sheltering-in-place has been business as usual. For over 35 years, the natural wonderland that Diane Meucci and Wolfgang Marquardt cultivated from untamed woods has been the home and home … Continue reading
Posted in Deborah Carpenter, Exploring the South
Tagged Diane Meucci, Gardens Oy Vey, Wolfgang Marquardt
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Winds of Change
Winds of Change by Gary Wright “(H)ow many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn’t see The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind.” —Bob Dylan … Continue reading
Downtown Memphis Pre-Covid 19
Downtown Memphis Pre-Covid 19 by Butch Boehm Photos: Butch Boehm
Heroism Amidst a Pandemic
Heroism Amidst a Pandemic by Deborah Fagan Carpenter This photo of Huey’s Downtown is courtesy of Tripadvisor As deep as we are into this dreadful pandemic, I have to concede that I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head … Continue reading
Hotbeds of Hostility
Hotbeds of Hostility by Gary Wright “If he has a conscience, he will suffer for his mistake. That will be his punishment.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment The North American continent had never seen carnage the likes of the … Continue reading
Posted in Gary Wright, History
Tagged American Civil War, Antietam, Gary Wright, Gettysburg, Shiloh
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Southern Supper with a Pittsburgh Foodie
Southern Supper with a Pittsburgh Foodie by Deborah Fagan Carpenter Pittsburgh food writer and passionate cook, Nancy Hanst may be a grits and greens convert. Visiting in Memphis for the winter months, Nancy has been cooking nonstop with her … Continue reading
The Southern Spread: Thanksgiving Sides
The Southern Spread 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 are served across the … Continue reading
Posted in Deborah Carpenter, Food
Tagged Thanksgiving Sides
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Poison Spring
Poison Spring by Gary Wright “. . . revenge turns to bitterness and bitterness is the worst poison . . . .” – Sarah Holman Near the town of Chidester, Arkansas, on April 18, 1864, a signal event played out … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Gary Wright
Tagged Arkansas, Chidester, Poison Spring
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Peanut Soup on the Southern Spread
The Southern Spread This month’s feature: Peanut Soup George Washington Carver put peanuts on the map by inventing over a hundred recipes and uses for them, largely at Tuskegee University in Alabama. We had a president from Georgia, who … Continue reading
Posted in Deborah Carpenter, Food Scene
Tagged Peanut soup
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