Category Archives: Exploring the South

Seeds of Misery by Mary Dawson

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Mary Dawson

Wear light colored clothing, long sleeves and pants, and tuck your pants into socks. Long loose hair should be covered, braided or tied when venturing into areas where they are apt to be. Spray your clothing with the appropriate repellant. … Continue reading →

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Southern Speak: The Past is Never Dead by Gary Wright

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Gary Wright

“The past is never dead; it is not even past.” – William Faulkner “Made” This is a general Southern, catch-all word used for everything when you cannot think of a proper word to use or when there simply isn’t a … Continue reading →

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IT’S ABOUT THE YARD by Mona Sides-Smith

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Mona Sides-Smith

June 1, 2014 My yard is a paradise for possums, birds, coons and squirrels. And me. I have a mulch pile in my front yard. The mulch pile is snuggled under the most beautiful magnolia tree anywhere within a few … Continue reading →

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Shelling Peas by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Patricia Neely-Dorsey
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IT’S ABOUT THE THREE KINGS OF MEMPHIS – By Mona Sides-Smith

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Mary Prater

May 12, 2014 It baffles me why I enjoy having company so much. It wears me out. My feet swell. The utility bill goes up. The food supply goes down. Something gets broken. The cat throws up on the rug. … Continue reading →

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More Southern Speak by Gary Wright

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Gary Wright

“. . . tomorrow is another day,” by Scarlett O’Hara, a product of the mind of Margaret Mitchell. Author’s disclaimer: Any resemblance to any real person, living or dead in this work is purely the fault of that person for resembling my … Continue reading →

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Alabama’s First State Capital

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Mary Dawson

Southerners love their ghost stories, and we all have at least one to tell. With one of America’s deadliest wars fought on our soil, it is not surprising that spirits hold a special place in our past and present. That … Continue reading →

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Cumberland Island National Seashore

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Mary Prater

  Rich with natural resources such as pristine maritime forests, undeveloped beaches and wide marshes, there are sea turtles, wild horses, and sand dunes. Cumberland Island, Georgia’s largest and southernmost barrier island, is 17.5 miles long and totals 36,415 acres, of which over … Continue reading →

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Share Your Favorite Southernism

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Mary Prater

“How’s your mama’n’them?” How many times have we heard that? Not once do we have to stop and wonder what a mama’n’them is…we know because we’ve been brought up on the South’s unique way with the English language. As our … Continue reading →

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Quiet Gentility — LaGrange, Tennessee

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Quiet Gentility — LaGrange, Tennessee by Deborah Fagan Carpenter A village so beautiful, even the pyromaniacal William Tecumseh Sherman didn’t set it ablaze. La Belle Village, or LaGrange, as it is better known, rests on the bluffs above the Wolf … Continue reading →

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