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Patrician Spoke Depression Glass by Lyla Faircloth Ellzey
The elusive cookie jar with lid! I have it! I’ve seen it but once in all my years of collecting. When I found it, I had been collecting the Patrician Spoke pattern of Depression Glass in the amber color … Continue reading
Rock History Rocks On In Mississippi by Johnny W. Sumrall Jr
Editor’s Note: This is the first of two posts on Mississippi’s rock history by Mr. Sumrall. This post takes you back to the heady days of the most successful local band of the time, Andy Anderson and the Rolling Stones. … Continue reading
From the Porch by Deborah Fagan Carpenter
From our swings or rocking chairs, or from the steps of our front porches, we have witnessed joys and misery, and we have watched the world change before our very eyes. Originating as a place to catch a cool breeze … Continue reading
Posted in Deborah Carpenter, Exploring the South
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THE LEVY COUNTY QUILT MUSEUM by Lyla Faircloth Ellzey
A small sign along Highway Alternate 27 between Bronson and Chiefland, FL is the only notice you have that a hidden treasure lies down the secondary county road that meanders between fields of watermelons and peanuts. The country road takes … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Lyla Ellzey
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For the Love of Pewter by Deborah Fagan Carpenter
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, and a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Technology, Kathleen Armour Walker seems an unlikely candidate to own and operate one of the most successful and unique Pewter businesses in the country, Tennessee Pewter. But an … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Deborah Carpenter
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Tony’s Tamales by Tom Lawrence
We were in Jackson for a meeting of the PorchScene team, and when we finished our business my daughter, Mary, the brains behind PorchScene, mentioned that she was heading out on Old Canton Road to try a hot tamale … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Tom Lawrence
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Por qué no hacen el sur carolinans habla español – (Why don’t South Carolinians speak Spanish?) by Tom Lawrence
I posed this question to several of my learned friends and got a variety of answers such as: “Well, because South Carolina was settled by the English, dummy.” “A whole bunch of them do.” “Well, because the English drove the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Tom Lawrence
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TOMATO PIE AT THE MOOSE CAFE IN ASHVILLE, NC by Lyla Ellzey
Tomato Pie! That delicious, delightful taste sensation that has become so popular throughout the South. I was introduced to tomato pie at The Moose Café located on a hilltop outside Ashville, North Carolina. My husband and I were visiting friends … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Lyla Ellzey
Tagged ashville north carolina, moose cafe, tomato pie
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